That's easy. Not only the drop outs have teeth but also the ends of the
axle are toothed, so that the rear wheel is always centered correctly.
You can see it at John Barron's Velo Stuf pages:
http://www.velostuf.com/
Dirk
- Dirk Feeken Heidelberg Germany
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Bianca Pratorius Sent: Dienstag, 15. August 2006 09:51 To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Ebay Cambio Corsa bike
When using the Cambio Corsa bike, when the rear quick release is released and then re-tightened after a gear change, what insures the rear wheel will be straight in the drop outs? When I am doing this by standing behind the bike on a regular rear drop out, it usually takes me a little giggling to make sure the rear wheel is right down the center before I retighten the quick release. If I don't do this carefully, the rear wheel will often be a little cocked to one side or the other. Having the screw down adjusters in the back set evenly is a help but not a guarantee. On a bike without even that assurance, I would imagine that it's possible to end up with a dangerously off kilter wheel. The saw tooth drop outs on the Cambio Corsa don't reassure me much either.
Take Rae Dawn Chong's performance as a quick wheel changer in "American Flyers". At the speed she did it, I would be very reluctant to trust that bike for fear that either the wheel would be crooked or the tension in the quick release would be too loose. Saving ten seconds for a wheel change would be poor economy indeed, if you caused a crash down the road.
Garth Libre in Miami Shores Heights Fl.
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