American Classic hub failure

Well, I'm not alone in this:

http://www.roadbikereview.com/Hubs/A...4_2500crx.aspx

I did call them and they are sending me a new free hub body. We'll
see if it works better. I only had around 1500 miles on this hub.

John

"WiScottsin" wrote in message ...
"John S" wrote in message
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Over the weekend my AC rear hub began to disengage whenever I stopped
pedaling. It would take a few slow revs of freewheeling to get it to
re-engage again. I had to ride 30 miles home this way. It was a real
hassle.

I took it apart and noticed a wire hooked into the freehub body,
protruding slightly. When the freehub body is installed, the end of
the wire rests against the cam plate. The end of the wire gets caught
in the holes of the cam plate, turning it slightly and engaging the
pawls. This wire was occasionally not hooking onto the holes on the
cam plate. I bent it out and it started working again. This design
does not inspire a lot of confidence in me with this hub.

Anybody who rides these hubs had any experience such as this? Should
I junk this hub and go back to Campy?

John

I always had good luck with AC components, although I haven't seen any of
the newer stuff in a few years. You don't mention how old the hub is/how
many miles are on it ?- sometimes things wear out (even Campy ;-)

Boyd Speerschneider wrote:

Boyd- And while you're at it, trade in that light alluminum frame for
a heavy

italian steel one. BRBR

Naw...a light Nobilette steel one...I bet a guy with a DA/Schwinn
Fastback that my lugged steel, steel fork, C-Record weighed less than
his..it did-mine 19 lbs, his 19.2...

Did he have some Barney Rubble stone wheels on it or what?
Or was his a 64cm and yours was a 52cm?

C'mon, Boyd. The frame is such a small part of the overal
bike weight. I built up a 17.3 pound Heron Road which
started with a 4.25 pound frame. Used American Classic
wheels, too! Details are on our website.

Todd Kuzma
Heron Bicycles
LaSalle, Il 815-223-1776
http://www.heronbicycles.com