After a bit of searching, I treated myself to a Snowbee 5/6 Cassette reel this winter. Can't wait. Smooth, nice cassettes, gonna be great. Terriffic fit and finish, yes. Love it.
One thing, though. As I'm lining the cassettes, I notice there is a knob holding the cassette/outside rim to the reel axle. That threads on and off, the threads are M4-0.7 if you're interested.
Lots of today's reels hold their spools on with this same knob.
My old cassettes were held on to the axle by a springy clip, similar to the old Pfleuger Medalist system.
I am now 64 years old and I can tell you truthfully I'm gonna drop this knob in the water. And then I'll have no way to hold the cassettes onto the reel, so I'll either need to buy a new reel or go home and buy a new reel. I think that's unacceptable.
I've an inquiry into snowbee to see if I can buy some spares, but in the interim does anyone know what you call these knobs as a fastener, and how a guy might go about grabbing a spare or two?
One thing, though. As I'm lining the cassettes, I notice there is a knob holding the cassette/outside rim to the reel axle. That threads on and off, the threads are M4-0.7 if you're interested.
Lots of today's reels hold their spools on with this same knob.
My old cassettes were held on to the axle by a springy clip, similar to the old Pfleuger Medalist system.
I am now 64 years old and I can tell you truthfully I'm gonna drop this knob in the water. And then I'll have no way to hold the cassettes onto the reel, so I'll either need to buy a new reel or go home and buy a new reel. I think that's unacceptable.
I've an inquiry into snowbee to see if I can buy some spares, but in the interim does anyone know what you call these knobs as a fastener, and how a guy might go about grabbing a spare or two?
