Road Cycling

zophiel · 14 Aug 2016 at 12:13

its gonna need more than a skewer look like the in of the axel has come off inside the cassette

BennyC · 14 Aug 2016 at 12:40

New free-hub perhaps.

Saytan · 14 Aug 2016 at 12:43

if he's lucky, the axle endcap has unscrewed. If not, the axle has snapped.

FrenchTart · 14 Aug 2016 at 12:43

Bit hard to say without taking it apart but it may just need cleaning and re-greasing if you're lucky. I wouldn't be shocked if it's pretty knackered though.

Maxeh · 14 Aug 2016 at 14:34

Aside from being dirty and ideas what can cause it?

FrenchTart · 14 Aug 2016 at 15:27

I'd guess poor maintenance/cleaning meant that corrosion built up and caused the endcap to unscrew (or snap as Saytan has said).

Saytan · 14 Aug 2016 at 15:57

it really isn't that dirty. It'd only snap if it was badly made or excessively loaded.

if the chain caught behind the cassette, it could theoretically stop the wheel hard, and if the axle was a weak that could snap it I guess.

SoliD · 14 Aug 2016 at 21:24

Wondering why todays club run was so hard, then got home and passed out with a dodgy stomach and no appetite. Slowly settling down now! Hopefully only a quick one that passes through.

Maxeh · 14 Aug 2016 at 21:46

So what is this part, the "end cap"?

Sorry but I'm not great with mechanical stuff as you can tell!

It does fit back in the hole but very loosely, I'm sure I had a red washer with it but that pinged into a bush somewhere.

I've got the skewer separately and seems in tact.

Would this mean a new free hub and probably more cost effective to get a new wheel given their price/spec?

Saytan · 14 Aug 2016 at 22:04

That is the end cap, can you photograph it end on from the wider end so I can see how it's supposed to fit?

Maxeh · 14 Aug 2016 at 22:09

Saytan · 14 Aug 2016 at 22:17

it looks like it should just push fit onto the axle, doesn't look like it's broken off, and it isn't threaded.

try just pushing it back in - the compression of the QR should keep it in place.

If it is broken, then a new whole hub, which essentially a new wheel in this case. Replacing the freehub won't do.

Maxeh · 14 Aug 2016 at 22:25

I'll give it a go tomorrow, thanks for the help.

The red washer annoyingly shown in one of the photos is no longer with me

Saytan · 14 Aug 2016 at 22:29

looks like a sealing o-ring. If it'll work it'll work without it, but it will let slightly more crud in

grudas · 14 Aug 2016 at 23:44

It just fits in, the skewer holds the whole thing in place... My campy wheels are like that.

FrenchTart · 15 Aug 2016 at 08:32

Could've sworn I saw a post from him but can't find it...

One More Solo's 255 mile TT :eek:

https://www.strava.com/activities/676547414

Serious kudos.

One More Solo · 15 Aug 2016 at 08:38

My OH has been spamming Facebook and Twitter on my behalf so that might have been what you saw.

Exhausted today and epic saddle soreness but rode well within myself so was never in too much distress and could enjoy it as much as you can enjoy these things!

It's what everyone says but everyone should do at least one.

Bear · 15 Aug 2016 at 08:38

FrenchTart said:
Could've sworn I saw a post from him but can't find it...

One More Solo's 255 mile TT

https://www.strava.com/activities/676547414

Serious kudos.

21.6mph average over that distance, holey moley. Fantastic effort :eek:

FrenchTart · 15 Aug 2016 at 08:45

One More Solo said:
My OH has been spamming Facebook and Twitter on my behalf so that might have been what you saw. Exhausted today and epic saddle soreness but rode well within myself so was never in too much distress and could enjoy it as much as you can enjoy these things!

It's what everyone says but everyone should do at least one.

Ah yes, that's probably where I saw something

Seriously nice work. I'm not shocked you're a bit fatigued and sore

Lethal` · 15 Aug 2016 at 09:06

Looks like a huge mental game as well as physical!

How does the course work on those? Marshalls direct / count laps of each segment?