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    heavy metal unicycling
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    I was just wondering if the amount of splines a hub has is related to
    strength (more splines=stronger hub). It makes sense, but an old 8
    splined KH hub without cranks costs only a few dollars less than a Qu-Ax
    with cranks. Are you just paying for the name with the KH, or is it
    actualy better? Those are the only 2 that go out of order like that, all
    the rest go most splines=most expensive. Any help would be great.
    Thanks!

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  2. phlegm
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    I don't think it's as simple as more splines make a stronger hub. I
    think the dimensions of the splines play a part as well as the
    tolerances used when manufacturing them. This is not to say that either
    of those crank/hub brands are better.

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  3. Fuego
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    i think it would be pretty hard to break/tweak either of those axels. I
    bet you would bend the cranks first.

    Not that I know.

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  4. john_childs
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    Here is a thread that discusses splined hubs: 'splined hub and cranks'
    (http://tinyurl.com/bwu56)

    There is more to the strength and reliability of a hub than just
    counting the number of splines. More splines makes for good marketing
    hype but does not necessarily translate into a stronger or more reliable
    hub and cranks. There is more to a hub and cranks than just the number
    of splines.

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  5. Butty
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    i have the old kh hub and i have found nothing rong with it apart from
    the fact that it is really heavy

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