On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:06:02 +0000, Jordan wrote:
Bill Noble wrote:
hitting the odd pothole would put a load of at least 10X the weight,
probably closer to 100 to 1000X the weight on the axle for a few
miliseconds

But all my bikes hit the odd pothole, and the axles don't bend.


Maybe "heat treating is optional" wasn't all that great of advice?

Good Luck!
Rich