new king hub

[langer]

this may be a dummy question but...
just received my new wheelset from dave thomas the other day and i was wondering if this was the way the non-drive side of the rear hub was supposed to be. in other words, are there supposed to be no gnarls (or whatever you call them) as opposed to the drive side? how does the hub engage the frame without some type of mechanical lock?
sorry for the size of the pic's attached... :)
thanks!

[drevil]

this may be a dummy question but...
just received my new wheelset from dave thomas the other day and i was wondering if this was the way the non-drive side of the rear hub was supposed to be. in other words, are there supposed to be no gnarls (or whatever you call them) as opposed to the drive side? how does the hub engage the frame without some type of mechanical lock?
sorry for the size of the pic's attached... :)
thanks!

*edited*

Big duh on my part. Just realized what you were talking about. Sorry.

I can't remember if my non-drive side of my King rear hub is gnurled or not, but I think it is.

[Joe Yannie]

The clamping force on the hub and the resulting friction between the frame and hub will be plenty strong to keep the hub in place.

Don't worry, the force of the disc brake will just push the hub into the dropout anyway.

And if you think about it the surface area that is in contact with the frame is greater on the "smooth" side.

[drevil]

*edited*

Big duh on my part. Just realized what you were talking about. Sorry.

I can't remember if my non-drive side of my King rear hub is gnurled or not, but I think it is.

On this page (http://www.chrisking.com/hubs/hbs_ISO_disc.html), it looks like they aren't gnurled on the non-drive side.

[Joe Yannie]

If you look at the front hubs in that picture both of the ends are "gnurled" <- is that a word? :P

[langer]

thanks for the input...true about more contact area with a smooth surface. i was just worried about it not having something that bites into the drop. aight, guess i'll throw on my cassette and rotors and take them babies for a spin (oh, and tires too)!! :cool:

[drevil]

If you look at the front hubs in that picture both of the ends are "gnurled" <- is that a word? :P
I meant on the rear hub, Mr. Smarty Pants. You probably already know this because you are so smart, but when you use a disc on the front, the forces want to pull the hub out of the dropout. Thus, the gnarly gnurls are especially good for the front.

One day we'll have a beat box competition and I'll show you who is the king of whom, Mr. Smarty Smarty Pants Joe. :p

[mark w]

The HD axle has knurling on both ends if you're worried. I've had King disc wheels for the past 5 years now and have never had an issue with the q/r axle slipping (including on my DH bike with 8" rotors).

[CountZero]

It's the quick release. That's why it's so important to have a proper, steel quick release. Shimano still makes the best.

When did Dave start using King hubs? He used to recommend DT Hugi and Hadley.

[Joe Yannie]

I meant on the rear hub, Mr. Smarty Pants. You probably already know this because you are so smart, but when you use a disc on the front, the forces want to pull the hub out of the dropout. Thus, the gnarly gnurls are especially good for the front.

One day we'll have a beat box competition and I'll show you who is the king of whom, Mr. Smarty Smarty Pants Joe. :p

lol, you make me giggle


Sheesh, i was just pointing out that the FRONT hubs had grippy "gnarly gnurls" fly boy.

And I will pwn you in beat box boy......I spent MY formative years summers at band camp :)

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