Timeline for Broken rear axle. Why does it happen and is it worth trying to repair?
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| Apr 24, 2019 at 21:18 | history | protected | CommunityBot | ||
| Jan 30, 2015 at 16:58 | answer | added | Calvin Hulburt | timeline score: -2 | |
| Dec 28, 2013 at 13:38 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackBicycles/status/416926065744154624 | ||
| Dec 27, 2013 at 4:20 | answer | added | user8874 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 26, 2013 at 20:56 | comment | added | D.Salo | You're going to hate this answer, but... sometimes it Just Happens. My husband and I have each broken an axle on our bikes in the last couple years, and as cyclists we are almost nothing alike. | |
| Dec 26, 2013 at 16:45 | vote | accept | dbrandt | ||
| Dec 25, 2013 at 18:14 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | A standard axle can be easily replaced, so long as the hub has not been significantly damaged (which, alas, is a definite possibility, depending on how long the axle was broken). As to why it failed, it's hard to say -- could be a defective part, corrosion, or something else. Generally abuse alone will only bend an axle (with resulting bearing failure), not break it. (Axles and ball bearings are standard parts that most shops will carry.) | |
| Dec 25, 2013 at 17:53 | answer | added | Alexander | timeline score: 8 | |
| Dec 25, 2013 at 16:46 | review | First posts | |||
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| Dec 25, 2013 at 16:26 | history | asked | dbrandt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |