[CR]Re: Wing nuts

(Example: Production Builders:Tonard)

From: <StuartMX4@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:30:02 EDT
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Re: Wing nuts

:Surely not. Weight for weight, a tube is stronger than a rod. But here we are talking about the same diameter, aren't we?

Stuart Tallack in West Sussex
> A likely reason for wing nuts hanging on is that solid axles are less
> likely to bend.

Wrong. It is exactly the other way. A pipe that is pressured from both sides will carry a far greater strain/load than a rod. Check out your shower curtain holder, for example.