The other side had no chips.
We’re 3/4 through a loaded tour around the Big Island in Hawaii. My DT Swiss 540 hub was misbehaving today so I pulled it apart to see what was going on. One side of the star ratchet was really chipped. 12 of the 18 pawls had chips and all those pieces were floating around inside the hub. We climbed 1800’ in less than 4 miles today! We weigh about 290 combined plus 35 for the bike and 45 in our panniers. I’m glad it didn’t blow apart. Anyway I cleaned it all up and re greased it and hope it will last the rest of the trip.
On on to my question. DT Swiss offers 18, 36 and 54 tooth ratchets. Which one should I get? I don’t really care about the sound or the engagement angle. Which is strongest? I don’t really want this to happen again.
Thanks