I’ve seen a lot of people mention a potential problem with the bearing holder in the Pashley MUni: The frame is curved, but the bolts are flat, resulting in a potentially loose fit between the bearing holder and the frame. This is pretty much the same problem that caused my cheap Cyclepro frame to crack because it would never stay tight.
Has this been a problem with any Pashley owners? If so, is there any easy way to fix it?
Thanks,
Josh Lotz
I’ve never had any problems with it, but then I haven’t done any very big
drops on my Pashley.
Some people have a curved washer fitted between the bolts and the frame
which fixes this problem.
On my cheap uni, the reason this problem happened was because the bolts
always started to come a bit loose and the frame didn’t fit the bearing
holders tightly so they wobbled about. The bolts on my Pashley are very
very tight, it took me absolutely ages to undo them when I changed the
tire and quite a lot of force to get the bearing holders out of the frame,
so I’d guess it’s very unlikely that they’ll come loose and the frame
would wobble around.
joe
“Zahnpasteus” <forum.member@unicyclist.com> wrote in message
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> I’ve seen a lot of people mention a potential problem with the bearing
> holder in the Pashley MUni: The frame is curved, but the bolts are flat,
> resulting in a potentially loose fit between the bearing holder and the
> frame. This is pretty much the same problem that caused my cheap
> Cyclepro frame to crack because it would never stay tight.
>
> Has this been a problem with any Pashley owners? If so, is there any
> easy way to fix it?
>
> Thanks, Josh Lotz
>
>
>
>
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There is a description of how Brett Bymaster fixed this problem at
http://shay.ecn.purdue.edu/~bymaster/muni/munipics.html .
As long as we’re on this topic, I’d like to ask if anyone out there has
actually had problems with the Pashley frame cracking at the bearing
holder bolts to frame interface. I’ve got a new Pashley, and I’m wondering
if its worth it for me to try to track down some of these washers.
Ben Plotkin-Swing
“Zahnpasteus” <forum.member@unicyclist.com> wrote in message
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> I’ve seen a lot of people mention a potential problem with the bearing
> holder in the Pashley MUni: The frame is curved, but the bolts are flat,
> resulting in a potentially loose fit between the bearing holder and the
> frame. This is pretty much the same problem that caused my cheap
> Cyclepro frame to crack because it would never stay tight.
>
> Has this been a problem with any Pashley owners? If so, is there any
> easy way to fix it?
>
> Thanks, Josh Lotz
>
>
>
>
> –
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The Pashley is one of the good lollypop designs. The Cyclepro is one of
the bad lollypop designs. The stick on the Pashely lollypop is round and
fits snuggly in the frame. The stick on the Cyclepro lollypop is not round
(two of the faces are flat) which causes the frame to deform when the
bolts are tightened.
You are not likely to crack the Pashely frame at the bearing holder bolts
even if you stick with the flat washers. Curved washers would be better of
course but not absolutely necessary.
The only problem I had with my Pashley is the threads on the bolts get
mashed where they enter the frame. This means that it may be difficult to
get the bolts tightened again after taking the Pashely apart. I solved
that problem by always carrying extra bolts with me when taking the
Pashley apart to pack it for a trip. Not a big deal as long as you have
extra bolts of the right size on hand.
john_childs
>From: Zahnpasteus <forum.member@unicyclist.com>
>
>I’ve seen a lot of people mention a potential problem with the bearing
>holder in the Pashley MUni: The frame is curved, but the bolts are flat,
>resulting in a potentially loose fit between the bearing holder and the
>frame. This is pretty much the same problem that caused my cheap Cyclepro
>frame to crack because it would never stay tight.
>
>Has this been a problem with any Pashley owners? If so, is there any easy
>way to fix it?
>
>Thanks, Josh Lotz
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On 19/6/01 6:24 am, John Childs posted:
>
> The only problem I had with my Pashley is the threads on the bolts get
> mashed where they enter the frame. This means that it may be difficult
> to get the bolts tightened again after taking the Pashely apart.
Glad to hear I’m not the only one - i just changed my tyre for the first
time this evening and thought I was really unlucky to have wrecked two
of the bolts. Luckily, and very surprisingly knowing my garage, I had two
that were a perfect fit in a box of odds and ends.
–
Trevor Coultart
You are lucky that you had the right bolts on hand. They’re metric and can
be a little difficult to find. The first time I stripped a bolt on the
Pashley was at the Muni Weekend in Santa Cruz. I had to quickly go out and
find a replacement bolt in a city I wasn’t familiar with.
Anyone taking a Pashley to NUC, well actually anyone with a Pashley,
should keep a couple spare nuts and bolts on hand just in case you strip a
bolt getting the uni put back together.
john_childs
> >
> > The only problem I had with my Pashley is the threads on the bolts get
> > mashed where they enter the frame. This means that it may be >
>difficult to get the bolts tightened again after taking the
>Pashely > apart.
>
>Glad to hear I’m not the only one - i just changed my tyre for the first
>time this evening and thought I was really unlucky to have wrecked two
>of the bolts. Luckily, and very surprisingly knowing my garage, I had two
>that were a perfect fit in a box of odds and ends.
>
>–
>Trevor Coultart
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