"Sir Ridesalot" wrote in message
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On Tuesday, November 25, 2014 2:48:24 PM UTC-5, Ian Field wrote:
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On Monday, November 24, 2014 1:42:59 PM UTC-5, Ian Field wrote:
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On Sunday, November 23, 2014 1:01:14 PM UTC-5, Ian Field wrote:
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 18:06:45 -0000, "Ian Field"
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"Phil W Lee" wrote in message
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"Ian Field" considered Thu, 20
Nov
2014 20:05:04 -0000 the perfect time to write:

Just scrounged a pair of MTB wheels - but they have QD
spindles.

My locking up chain isn't long enough to go through both
wheels,
the
frame
and whatever I'm chaining it to.

Is there any technical reason why I couldn't swap the spindles
over
from
a
pair of old damaged wheels?

Thanks.

Why not just drop the front wheel out when you lock it up, and
thread
it on the locking up chain where it will fit, next to the back
wheel?

I've seen plenty of bikes locked up that way, without any
apparent
problems.

Too lazy - also involves unhooking the front brake cable so the
blocks
clear
the tyre.

I get grease on my hands often enough fixing things that go
wrong.

Get another locking cable/chain and lock the frame and wheels
together
and then the whole package to the lamp post. Cable locks are
cheap.
Or
a length of chain and another padlock.

Or spray paint the bike with various colors. I had a mate that
did
that figuring that no one would steal anything that looked "that
bad",
and nobody did but whether that validates his theory I'm not sure
:-)

The bike was scrounged on Freecycle a few years ago, I have spent
money
on
it - but generally as little as I can get away with.

From time to time I get comments while locking it outside the
supermarket;
"the chains worth more than the bike isn't it?".

As yet, I have other spare wheels - so I can put off using the QR
ones
untill there's no other choice.

A regular wheelnut is a loose fit on the QR axle - a QR cone wont
fit
the
regular axle.

Since a regular cone will go on the QR axle, I can spin one down
the
thread
and see whether it fits with the bearing.

If the fit 8is "loose" you're very likely to have trouble keeping
the
cones adjusted properly.

Do try to pay attention!!!!!

The fact that a regular cone can be run down the thread of a QR axle,
allows
me to check its fit to the bearing.

The whole point of the exercise is to fit a regular axle that's right
for
the cones I'm checking out.

You have a habit of getting pretty nasty to some who are trying to help
you.

If a cone or nut "spins" down a thread then it's likely a loose fit. If
the fit's loose adjustments don't stay. You can have a nut thread onto
something where there's a bit of movement of the nut on the threads.
That's called a Class B fit and it's something that you'd want to
avoid.

I'm a lot more polite to people who give helpful information that isn't
just
plain wrong.

As I've explained twice now; the fact that the regular axle cone can spin
down the QR axle, allows me to test that cone for fit to the bearing.

The whole object of the exercise is to fit the axle that correctly fits
*THAT* cone.

If you can't be bothered reading and understanding what I said - please
also
not be bothered replying.

Let's try one last time.

If the part "SPINS" on and has any play then it's a Class B fit and you'll
have trouble keeping things adjusted properly.

Lets try explaining this slowly, like I'm talking to a totally brain dead
****wit;

The QR axle that I want to get rid of is a loose fit inside the regular axle
cone.

Its not a working fit, but allows me to run the cone down the thread to see
how it matches with the bearing.

The bearing has the right number of the right size balls, and the temporary
fit of the cone showed it fit the bearing just right.

So I took out and discarded the loose fit QR axle and fitted the regular
axle that the cones belongs on.

I suppose I should give you credit for memorising a few impressive technical
terms - but you really do come across as pretty clueless!!!