having dropped my keys down an elevator shaft once- not ridiculous at all.

One of my friend's has done that. And my old swim coach dropped his down a sewer grate. Luckily for him, and me, it wasn't bolted down or locked.

Scrod, why do you think Pugsley freehubs tend to asplode?

head = freehub (obligatory .gif, not new, possibly cliche, definite classic):
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Particular customer? Use/abuse customer is putting the bike through? Some thing not exactly bombproof about Surly hubs...?

My new fear is that I'll drop my cell phone into a toilet.

The hub is a Shimano Deore and I'm not quite sure why the dude I know has one that keeps failing. He occasionally rides trails but it's not like he's subjecting it to huge hits or anything.
The giant rear wheel has a lot of weight to it so maybe the force needed just to make the damn thing spin is somehow putting added stress on the pawls inside the freehub. According to the tech we spoke with at QBP, it's not a common problem but he had seen it happen more than once.

Link to what? We're talking about a customer at the shop where I work. I've had to replace his freehub three times already.

i deleted, but I mean to ask him if he's reading this online. you responded and I decided to forget about it

He was asking because of what I had posted in the Pugsley thread.

Way strange.

But are you scared about dropping your cell phone into the toilet like you're scared about dropping your keys into a sewer?

No.

Hey Scrod, how many FG riders does it take to change out a cog?

Scrod...i understand & appreciate you disliking others answering questions in your thread. this once i cannot resist as i just spent the past 2 weeks researching strong wheels for a bike i am building & perhaps can offer an assist.

QStorm...if you have not bought those wheels yet & were really looking at the 48 spoke julians for sturdiness, not for deep-rim cred, than allow me to point you towards a better choice. i am about finished with my new hipster mountain bike...gonna throw cx tires on a fg steamroller & take it out on the trails. these wheels made my final 2 but in the end were a bit too heavy for my taste. but compared to those julians they are weight-weeny. they come from a well-respected resource, are bound to be strong, look clean, & best of all, they are cheap...er...reasonably priced & you shouldn't need to spend a great deal, if anything at all, getting them ready to ride the first time.

enjoy...

http://www.velomine.com/index.php?ma...roducts_id=345

It depends on how tight their jeans are.

markaitch - It's all good. CR18s are an excellent suggestion and every wheel I've seen from Velomine has been ready to roll right out of the box.

And as an IRO Phoenix owner, let me just say that there are better frame choices out there. The only reason I'd suggest purchasing one is if you intend to add an IGH later on down the line. The stock front fork makes for very lazy handling, and it's pretty heavy. Also, one of the cable guide braze-ons on the chainstay was completely screwed up when it was welded on.

/alsonotscrod

That's great to know. I just ordered a wheelset from them and was planning on having to at the very least tension/true it, and maybe even clean/relube the hubs. If all I have to do is throw them on the stand and spin them to show they're true, I'll be very happy.

Ben can build a good wheel. I'm almost 100% confident that they'll be in excellent condition and true/tensioned.


Awesome!

:lol:

Scrod,

Are all/most Dura Ace cogs pretty noisy?

In my experience, most smaller cogs tend to be a little noisier than larger sizes. Angie had a 16t DA cog for a while and it definitely made a little more noise than her 16t Soma.

If a bike was in a collision that dented a front rim and bent a fork, would it be okay if I salvaged the hub and build a new wheel around it?

Maybe. Maybe not.

So that's a no go with the mineral spirits? haha