Cross Check durability

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Permalink Reply by Chris Mayhew on October 5, 2008 at 1:12pm

I've seen it several times at our local practice. The guys who have ridden them said it's a known issue with those bikes.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Holland on October 6, 2008 at 6:28am

I had rear wheel slippage issues at first, but once I started tightening the heck out of the rear skewer, I've had no issues either while commuting or racing on my CrossCheck.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Bramhall on October 6, 2008 at 6:57am

That's what I do. Totally torque the shit out of my rear skewer. It's become a deal-breaker with that bike (since I've been racing consistently) and I'm going to be replacing mine with a bike with vertical dropouts.

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Permalink Reply by erikv on October 6, 2008 at 11:24am

It's a known issue with all road like frames with those old-school horizontal dropouts. That's why most people don't use them anymore. But Surly does, so you can go single speed if you want (which usually uses a solid axle and nut rather than quick release). Shimano skewers seem to work the best for holding things in place on those dropouts. You could also try to texture the surface to get a little more grip.

Aren't there some wing-nut contraptions available that can help hold the axle in place? Or are those only for track end type dropouts?

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Permalink Reply by DStudley on October 6, 2008 at 11:40am

I use a the Surly TuggNut to fix this problem on my wife's Surly (http://www.webcyclery.com/product.php?productid=16573&cat=405&a...). Solves the problem, but you aren't going to get a quick wheel change in a race with it inplace.

I had figured the slippage was partially due having the frame repainted, but sounds like it is a common issue.

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Permalink Reply by erikv on October 6, 2008 at 11:57am

Yeah, that's the thing I was thinking of. I don't like them but they'll help if you use a QR skewer on horizontal dropouts.

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Permalink Reply by pretender on October 6, 2008 at 2:08pm

You're in the same boat as people who use QR for their singlespeed or fixed gear bikes. It's no big deal, and there is no need for a chaintug. Most of us have gotten a bit lazy with vertical dropouts.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed-conversion.html#qr
"If you are going to use a quick release with a fixed gear, you should make sure to use a good quality enclosed-cam skewer."

No need to throw out the baby with the bathwater.

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Permalink Reply by Jonny on May 3, 2011 at 5:56pm

Not with my Crosscheck. Was your frame new?

I did have some on my Il Pompino SSCX. Mainly because the frame was new and it takes a while before the nuts get a grip on the paint. Once the paint got a bit scratched up from them, no more slippage.

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