New answers tagged through-axle
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Why thru axle was damaged?
I was wrong so I decided to rewrite my answer.
I went to look at the bike in my shed that has a similar axle. This axle type works so that the axle is tightened by opening the lever completely and ...
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Can I use rear (thru) axle with crack for a few rides, before getting a new one?
Thru-axles are expensive because they are safety critical and they also take more load than almost any other part of the bike. Axles are important, depending on the weight distribution of the bike, ...
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Can I use rear (thru) axle with crack for a few rides, before getting a new one?
You'll be absolutely fine up till the moment it fails.
The problem is, when will it fail? It could go immediately as you tighten down the lever, which is good because your ride hasn't even started.
Or ...
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Remove the Freehub Body from a Omnium Cargo Bike
Okay, after some more steps, the freehub came off.
using a soft-faced hammer, hit the shaft from the non-drive side.
it may pop out with the whole freehub assembly still attached to it.
You can now ...
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