Can anyone tell me if it's normal for the splines on a rear wheel hub to be damaged as badly as shown in the attached photo? This wheel has less than 500 miles on it. The bike shop contacted Trek who say it is normal and the only way it can be avoided is by using steel as apposed to alluminium. I was changing the wheel over with a set of trusted Mavic training wheels when i discovered the problem. The mavic splines show very little signs of damage after thousands of miles!
The same wheel has also gone out of true due to a very loose spoke. The shop has agreed to sort that out.
Thanks,
Keith
The same wheel has also gone out of true due to a very loose spoke. The shop has agreed to sort that out.
Thanks,
Keith