Bent rear hub axle - my fault?
Hi,
for the second bike in a row I found a bent rear hub axle: a Rossin with 6s FW on Campy hub, and a PX Peugeot with 5s FW on a Maillard Trophy hub. Unfortunately, although I tried the bikes after purchase, I didn’t properly check the hubs before removing the FW, and noticed the problem only after. In the first case the axle was significantly bent and needed to be replaced, in the second the bending was very limited and the FW wobbling barely visible, so I won’t change it.
I understand this was a quite common problem for old freewheels, especially with powerful riders or 6-7 speeds. But knowing I had to smash down hard the wrench on the FW remover over the standing bikes, I wonder whether I provoked that. Is it possible? Anyone experienced this before?
Many thanks.