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Old 08-22-20, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
Is that axle bent?
Nope.

Originally Posted by big john
I guess you were running a fixed gear? Seems like maybe the lock ring wasn't tight enough or didn't have enough thread "bite". When I had a freewheel hub on an old mtb I used to keep an extra axle at home because I bent them so often. The last time it broke the chainstay.
Yes, running it fixed. Not enough meat on the lockring threads, and I think just a poorly designed hub. I posted about it over in C&V.
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