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Dan Baker
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Sheldon Brown <[email protected]> wrote in message ...
> There has been some controversy on this list about the observed greater durability of quick
> release axles vis-a-vis solid axles, and this would seem to support those of us who maintain that
> QR axles are less prone to breakage than solid ones, despite having less material. .....
gee, I hate to get caught between a rock and a hard pace with you two, but its a pretty well-known
fact that tubes are better than solid rods for bending moment stress. which an axle should be if it
is properly tight. Now, if its loose, and in pure shear, then its a different story. the arguement
might be clouded if one considers whether its more likely a person would apply proper tension to a
QR skewer versus a bolt-on nut.
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> There has been some controversy on this list about the observed greater durability of quick
> release axles vis-a-vis solid axles, and this would seem to support those of us who maintain that
> QR axles are less prone to breakage than solid ones, despite having less material. .....
gee, I hate to get caught between a rock and a hard pace with you two, but its a pretty well-known
fact that tubes are better than solid rods for bending moment stress. which an axle should be if it
is properly tight. Now, if its loose, and in pure shear, then its a different story. the arguement
might be clouded if one considers whether its more likely a person would apply proper tension to a
QR skewer versus a bolt-on nut.
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