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i have a rear hed 3 on a fixed axle.
jumped on it today and after a few hours i could feel the wheel slip a tiny bit.. kinda like if the cog wasn't tight enough on the lockring, but only about half a cm give each way.. enough for me to initially think it might be a slack chain.
anyway i take the wheel off to check and i can move the cog half a cm each way? like the axle on one side moves but the wheel doesn't,
i then notice a wafer thin piece of metal hanging off, like a thin washer and a small piece pulls away. the wheel rides fine otherwise, but not as solid as its supposed to be.
wheel is pretty much brand new, less than 30 miles on it.
cant see anything on the net regarding similar cases?
anyone got any advice?
thats the piece that came away.
