It’s not great, but it shouldn’t be a real problem if you can get the cassette on and secured nice and tight.
BikeCustomizor on
A little wear is normal, but this is worse than a little wear. Looks like it is toast. How old is it?
We1come2thesyst3m on
short answer, yes. long answer, this is what happens overtime, the cassette cogs apply lots of pressure to the spindles on the freehub body, basically just bedding them into place. it shouldn’t get any worst than this but I recommended sanding it down a little bit so you can remove the cogs easier if you haven’t done that already.
makerspark on
Yeah, it should be fine. You may eventually run into issues getting the individual cogs off, but deal with that when it happens. For now, make sure your lock ring is really tight, and that there is no grease on the interface of the cassette and the freehub body.
Higher end cassettes will have a large monoblock that will prevent this somewhat, but they are generally pricey.
adnep24 on
I’d just take a file to it to clean up the rough edges and keep riding it. make sure to torque the cassette lockring properly.
Kaharnemelk on
Cassettes should be really tight. Like 40nm otherwise you get this. Looks quite serious. But I think you can still use it. Maybe you need a additional ring. If there is movement in the cassette.
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Yep.
It’s not great, but it shouldn’t be a real problem if you can get the cassette on and secured nice and tight.
A little wear is normal, but this is worse than a little wear. Looks like it is toast. How old is it?
short answer, yes. long answer, this is what happens overtime, the cassette cogs apply lots of pressure to the spindles on the freehub body, basically just bedding them into place. it shouldn’t get any worst than this but I recommended sanding it down a little bit so you can remove the cogs easier if you haven’t done that already.
Yeah, it should be fine. You may eventually run into issues getting the individual cogs off, but deal with that when it happens. For now, make sure your lock ring is really tight, and that there is no grease on the interface of the cassette and the freehub body.
Higher end cassettes will have a large monoblock that will prevent this somewhat, but they are generally pricey.
I’d just take a file to it to clean up the rough edges and keep riding it. make sure to torque the cassette lockring properly.
Cassettes should be really tight. Like 40nm otherwise you get this. Looks quite serious. But I think you can still use it. Maybe you need a additional ring. If there is movement in the cassette.
Dude, this cannot be caused by a human being.