[CR]hub cone question

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Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:54:11 -0500
From: Tom Hayes <hayesbikes@gmail.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]hub cone question

Yesterday, after fitting a track bike with a rear wheel and tightening the locknuts on the dropouts, I noticed that the wheels did not spin smoothly and stopped abruptly. I surmised that tightening the locknutsl onto the frame squeezed or put too much pressure on the cones, forcing it against the bearings instead of riding smoothly. I used a different rear with the same result. The spacing in the rear drop-outs is about 114 mm, and the wheels are approximately the same from locknut to locknut. As it is right now, the only way I can get the wheel to spin smoothly is to tighten the locknuts into a position where, when riding the bike, I would for sure pull the rear wheel forward or make it go into the chainstays.

Anyone have experience with such a problem and might know a ready solution? Both wheels have cup and cone bearings.

Thank you.

Cheers.

Tom Hayes
Chagrin Falls, Ohio USA