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* * Chas
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"Dion Dock" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "David L. Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> > When I had my frame cold set to 130mm, I also took in my rear wheels
to
> > have them re-dished and to put 8-speed freewheels on them. They
returned
> > my old 5-speed freewheels in a bag, since they had no idea how to
remove
> > them. They had taken the freewheels apart and chocked the inner
core in a
> > vice.
> >
> > Last time I took anything to them, clearly.
>
>
> Do you still use 5-speed freewheels? If they were so important, why
did you
> switch to 8-speed?
>
> -Dion
>
That's beside the point. David took his wheel into a LBS and they
trashed his freewheel because perhaps the mechanic (?) didn't know what
he was doing and wasn't bright enough to ask for help.
On the other hand, maybe the shop didn't have the correct freewheel tool
or the freewheel was damaged and couldn't be removed any other way.
Either way, they should have explained what happened!
Without knowing the details, I wouldn't feel comfortable having that
shop cold set my frame.
and.... I still have wheels that I ride with 5 speed freewheels. There
was life before 6, 7 and 8 speed freewheels!
Chas.
Retro Grouch
news:[email protected]...
> "David L. Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> > When I had my frame cold set to 130mm, I also took in my rear wheels
to
> > have them re-dished and to put 8-speed freewheels on them. They
returned
> > my old 5-speed freewheels in a bag, since they had no idea how to
remove
> > them. They had taken the freewheels apart and chocked the inner
core in a
> > vice.
> >
> > Last time I took anything to them, clearly.
>
>
> Do you still use 5-speed freewheels? If they were so important, why
did you
> switch to 8-speed?
>
> -Dion
>
That's beside the point. David took his wheel into a LBS and they
trashed his freewheel because perhaps the mechanic (?) didn't know what
he was doing and wasn't bright enough to ask for help.
On the other hand, maybe the shop didn't have the correct freewheel tool
or the freewheel was damaged and couldn't be removed any other way.
Either way, they should have explained what happened!
Without knowing the details, I wouldn't feel comfortable having that
shop cold set my frame.
and.... I still have wheels that I ride with 5 speed freewheels. There
was life before 6, 7 and 8 speed freewheels!
Chas.
Retro Grouch