Re: 2011 Zipp 404 FC Question
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:18 pm
Ok so now I'm officially PISSED. Rode the bike back to the shop, had them check it out, said it was norm for ZIPP hubs to loosen up a bit at first, they d have the mechanice check it out, tighten it up, etc.
Rode back 10 miles, just checked and its loose again, that little end piece ("clinch-nut"?) doesn't tighten up due to the tiny hex bolt that's waytoo small.
These hubs are the worst design I haave seen, I had no idea a hub could be so shodily made. I know there's been fair warning here on WW but I had also read they'd worked the hub out. Not so. The hex screw is #2, it couldn't be smaller or less effective and easier to strip the threads. An advanced wheelset should have a more advance locking-mechanism, a $3000 wheelset should not be held together by a $.003 screw!
Someone suggested I remove the clinch-nut and file it down to increase clamping distance for the screw.... I imagine this would void a warranty? Noit to mention pop the tiny head off that tiny screw.
Rode back 10 miles, just checked and its loose again, that little end piece ("clinch-nut"?) doesn't tighten up due to the tiny hex bolt that's waytoo small.
These hubs are the worst design I haave seen, I had no idea a hub could be so shodily made. I know there's been fair warning here on WW but I had also read they'd worked the hub out. Not so. The hex screw is #2, it couldn't be smaller or less effective and easier to strip the threads. An advanced wheelset should have a more advance locking-mechanism, a $3000 wheelset should not be held together by a $.003 screw!
Someone suggested I remove the clinch-nut and file it down to increase clamping distance for the screw.... I imagine this would void a warranty? Noit to mention pop the tiny head off that tiny screw.