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cassette not attached to back wheel

  • 12-04-2012 9:56am
    #1
    oheilis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭


    Hoping someone can put me right on this.

    I have a set of Hed Ardennes wheels and after travelling recently I took my rear wheel out of the bag and the cassette just slipped off.

    Should there be a lock ring on here to hold it in place? Or do some wheels not require one?

    Or could this be something to do with the cassette?

    Its not completely loose, it seems to sorta click into place and it rides ok but I just feel like there should be something there holding it on?

    Am I worrying about nothing?


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  • #2
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,216 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    oheilis wrote: »
    Am I worrying about nothing?

    No. There should be a lockring. The cassette should be very secure.


  • #3
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Definitely should be a lockring.
    The cassette should not come off easily, designed only to be taken off with special tools.

    Would it be a bit cheeky to assume you're a triathlete ;)


  • #4
    Holyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Holyboy


    Are you sure the whole freehub body isnt coming off and not just the cassette!


  • #5
    oheilis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭oheilis


    Holyboy wrote: »
    Are you sure the whole freehub body isnt coming off and not just the cassette!

    Sorry just around to tinkering with the bike. Yes the freehub body is coming off too. I'm trying to change the cassette now and have removed the lock ring but the cassette won't come off the freehub.

    Any advice people? Should a hammer be employed at this point?!?


  • #6
    oheilis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭oheilis


    RobFowl wrote: »
    Definitely should be a lockring.
    The cassette should not come off easily, designed only to be taken off with special tools.

    Would it be a bit cheeky to assume you're a triathlete ;)

    Actually no I'm not! Just a lazy cyclist who used to let his LBS do all the work.and didn't/ doesn't understand the dark art that is disassembling a bike....


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