Totally.N8 said:God I suck.
ah, good memory. i was trying to think of their name as soon as i saw n8's photo.narlus said:i guess they're ok if you had a boner for Pulstar hubs back in the day.
moff_quigley said:Crack one open, take some pics and show us what the innards of the freehub mech. look like. I don't think I've ever seen a pic of the internals.
los jefes said:Functionally, they have nothing in common with Pulstar hubs. Not even the same concept.
Man, that brings me back. I had a set of those on Mavic 231 rims. Then after they had gone away, I came across a blow-out sale from one of the distributors that our shop used, titanium spokes for the front wheel for $20. Snapped those bad boys up, it was a pretty sweet little wheelset, kinda wish I still had it. My hubs were silver though...narlus said:i guess they're ok if you had a boner for Pulstar hubs back in the day.
Yep. Somewhat similar.MMcG said:Do the I9s work similar to the Cane Creek wheels/hubs?
Busted!!binary visions said:I assume you are affiliated with the company in some way? Since the wheels are designed specifically to not tear out the threads at the hub, would doing so result in a warranty situation?
One other quick question: when truing the spokes, does the spoke have any tendancy to "wind up" or twist, since you are applying torque at the base of the spoke and need to overcome whatever friction exists at the spoke head on the rim side? Or are the spokes so thick that they resist that?
I can't find that excerpt at the website... Am I just missing it?
If the bearings are not in the proper plane, then you could try loosening the wheel, rotating the axle a few degrees, then clamping it down again. If it's still not straight in your frame, then that would indicate to me that possibly the bearings aren't straight or the axle is screwy.N8 said:Possible hub problem with my SS:
When the wheel is centered between the chain stays the wheel leans to the non-drive side seat stay and when it is centered between the seat says, it leans toward the drive side chain stay... we measured the frame just as a precaution to make sure it wasn't racked and it isn't.
Just to check we put the another rear wheel with an I9 hub and it works fine. We think that perhaps the bearings are some how canted/tilted around the rear axle...
New I9 axle was installed and the wheel dish/etc is fine...
Thoughts???
Drevil said:1. If the bearings are not in the proper plane, then you could try loosening the wheel, rotating the axle a few degrees, then clamping it down again.
2. If it's still not straight in your frame, then that would indicate to me that possibly the bearings aren't straight or the axle is screwy.
3. a. Another thing, is the tire seated on the rim straight and properly? b. Is there any wobbles in the tire?
4. Finally, are the dropouts slots perfectly straight and parallel (including the angle of the slots)?
N8 said:Wheel shipped back to I9, hopefully it won't take to long to see what the problem is... I was just getting to the SS grove.
I9 got the wheel Friday and found it to be 5mm out of dish. They also, as a bonus, replaced the hub shell and cleaned up the interals for me. It shipped back to me today so I can get back on the single speed!MMcG said:Hopefully we can find out what the issue was and how it was resolved by I9 and keep this thread on track.
Thanks for your cooperation monkeys.
I9 knows how to keep customers happy. I had a problem with a set I bought off of a Monkey (who had won them at a race). They helped me out at the race and two weeks later I had replacement spokes and a whole new axle assembly for the front hub. I was impressed and very stoked, super dedicated guys.MMcG said:That is the type of customer service that should go along with wheels of that magnitude. Good to hear.
benwitt11 said:I'll second the props to I 9. They've been top notch from day one. Great product and service to back it up.
Pretty sure the head side has a small allen head machined in....well i finally broke a spoke on the Racer X's rear wheel... sheared off right at the hub thread.. flush.
what's the method for the extraction of the threaded part?
holy tiny allen head Batman!!!!Pretty sure the head side has a small allen head machined in....
No problem.holy tiny allen head Batman!!!!
i figured there had to be an easy way to do it and thx 2 you for pointing it out to me.
Ha! Brilliant! Good attention to detail. I hadn't yet thought of that scenario to even wonder if it had an easy solution. Luckily the guys at i9 are on their game.Pretty sure the head side has a small allen head machined in....