tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post1426766918762186686..comments2023-03-24T21:49:49.118-04:00Comments on Dubious Prospects: If there had to be a ping noise...Graydonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374676813519438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-27954264816271255982011-04-14T11:02:48.579-04:002011-04-14T11:02:48.579-04:00Janice --
That looks like it would been exciting...Janice -- <br /><br />That looks like it would been exciting at any speed. Glad you stayed up!<br /><br />Ric --<br /><br />It's a stainless bolt (or at least nickel-plated, but I think stainless) into a threaded hole in the titanium droppout. I don't know enough about the chemistry to know if Locktite or similar would work; I know I need to be careful about always putting copper Graydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374676813519438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-14275702900533625172011-04-14T01:30:49.586-04:002011-04-14T01:30:49.586-04:00You may find a weak chemical thread lock an altern...You may find a weak chemical thread lock an alternative solution to lock nuts.<br /><br />It interposes itself between the fasteners involved, so should still function to prevent seizing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473623013438755629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-8464790437103294562011-04-13T23:33:01.517-04:002011-04-13T23:33:01.517-04:00At least you didn't have what I had with the T...At least you didn't have what I had with the Tubus rack on my REI Novara bike. The bolts that held the rack to the seat stays weren't tight and the whole rack pivoted back onto the rear wheel. http://www.flickr.com/photos/archergal5129/5189516033/in/photostream I had a 16 lb bag of dog food strapped to the rack at the time.<br /><br />Luckily I was going slowly up a hill when it happened,Janice in GAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642298460152468319noreply@blogger.com