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  Topic Name: Single Speed for TD Reply #80 on: February 04, 2013, 02:23:09 PM
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« Reply #80 on: February 04, 2013, 02:23:09 PM »

I have a Jannd just for that.  What about zip ties?  I'm going to invest stock in those
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  Topic Name: Single Speed for TD Reply #81 on: February 04, 2013, 02:39:11 PM
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« Reply #81 on: February 04, 2013, 02:39:11 PM »

I have a Jannd just for that.  What about zip ties?  I'm going to invest stock in those

Zip ties are good; lots of little things to keep in your kit - extra spokes, extra bolts of various sizes, extra cleat(s), etc. Speaking of Surly hubs, I was almost out of the race in first hours, as one of the wheel fixing bolts from my surly hub came out (operator error). Made a most awful sound, as the wheel was out of alignment as the front disk was dragging on the brake. Luckily, I had an extra bolt the right size (M6 - what else on my bike uses that?!) - no idea why I brought one - and I made a washer out of a Crank Bros. cleat. That could have been a painful missing part. It's incredible I even caught the problem.
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  Topic Name: Single Speed for TD Reply #82 on: February 04, 2013, 03:11:00 PM
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« Reply #82 on: February 04, 2013, 03:11:00 PM »

so part of the surly was user error? (just making sure before I go retooling some more).

I had a Paul on there and it was giving me some major grief on my bike.  The surly seems to work well so far, but it's pretty new
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  Topic Name: Single Speed for TD Reply #83 on: February 04, 2013, 04:30:02 PM
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« Reply #83 on: February 04, 2013, 04:30:02 PM »

so part of the surly was user error? (just making sure before I go retooling some more).


Just on that bolt on the front hub - when I built up the bike in Banff, I neglected to tighten it correctly. Never gave me grief in any of the rest of ride. These are the hubs in question:

http://surlybikes.com/parts/hubs

You can see they use an M6 bolt with a large... uuugh washer face (thing?), instead of quick release. Similar really to what Paul's hubs do.
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