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Wondering if anyone knows of any high flange track hubs that use allen bolts for wheel axles, like the Paul Comp hubs...or is he the only one cool enough to do so?
mylesofsmyles said:Wondering if anyone knows of any high flange track hubs that use allen bolts for wheel axles, like the Paul Comp hubs...or is he the only one cool enough to do so?
There's no way you could consistently get the recommended torque (34 Nm) for rear axle nuts with the Allen bolts on the Comps without eventually (as said) rounding out the hex, stripping some threads or breaking the Allen wrench. It's a cool marketing-driven design, but not good engineering practice. Get the Sears stubby 15 mm box / open combination. It's small, doesn't weigh much and looks nice because of its flawless finish.mylesofsmyles said:something to consider...bolt them tighter?
A multi-tool is never going to tighten allen-bolt track nuts on a pair of track hubs to the point where they won't slip. Or it won't get a properly tightened track hub loose.mylesofsmyles said:gotta carry my multi-tool...which has the allen key, so I wouldn't need to lug around a 15mm. not going to cost me effort cuz I needz new wheels anyway...just don't wanna shell out for the Paul's...wondering if there's a less expensive option that offers this feature.
Perhaps because they don't want to "lug around" this 71 gram, 4-1/2 inch long 15 mm wrench.alexb618 said:you could get a track hub, replace the axle with a road axle then use a bolt on skewer
not sure why anyone would do this though
Use a chaintug, then you don't need to worry about torquing up the bolts, just nip them tight.wim said:There's no way you could consistently get the recommended torque (34 Nm) for rear axle nuts with the Allen bolts on the Comps without eventually (as said) rounding out the hex, stripping some threads or breaking the Allen wrench.
wim said:There's no way you could consistently get the recommended torque (34 Nm) for rear axle nuts with the Allen bolts on the Comps without eventually (as said) rounding out the hex, stripping some threads or breaking the Allen wrench. It's a cool marketing-driven design, but not good engineering practice. Get the Sears stubby 15 mm box / open combination. It's small, doesn't weigh much and looks nice because of its flawless finish.
/w
Chase15.5 said:As DH said above. Phil Wood hubs. I've been using them for 6 years on my fixie...never had one issue with the allen bolts. Or anything else for that matter.
the allen bolts on PW hubs take a 6mm wrench and actually I could imagine them rounding out if they were made of softer steel and/or the hub did not grip as well and needed way more tension than bolts that size are meant to give....but the design and materials are good so no problemsmylesofsmyles said:yeah, can't imagine there would be...what is it, a 6 or 8mm?
These are the only ones that I know of. Phil Wood makes a good hub.Dave Hickey said:Phill Wood