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I'm having no luck finding a solution to the rear axle problem on my second SS. I've got a lovely Raleigh Pursuit frame with horizontal dropouts and some very lovely Fulcrum Racing 7 wheels with a freewheel rear hub. Had no problems with the chain line or tension - but the first time I stepped on the pedals, the axle slipped and pulled the tyre across to rub the chainstay. I assumed I hadn't tightened the allen-QR skewers enough (new, "aircraft grade alloy", apparently), so I realigned the wheel and tightened them further - but found that I could easily pull the wheel out of place by hand. I checked Sheldon, checked LFGSS, decided I was being a wuss, REALLY tightened the skewer, and promptly snapped it, sending the acorn nut + snapped portion flying across the room, where it made a small dent in my wall. I went back to an old cam-based QR skewer, and tightened it to the point that I couldn't give it any more (bearing in mind I rock climb to 7a+) but still, the wheel can easily be shifted by hand. This QR system is the same I used on my first SS bike (also with horizontal drops), and I cycled that for a year without any problems at all.
Any help, please? It's a bastard to get the rear wheel in and out of the dropouts, but no worse than any other bike I've worked on - I can't work out where I'm going wrong...