If you mean the axle, it should spin smoothly and easily with finger pressure. Take the wheel off the bike and the cassette off the wheel. Can you turn the axle easily or is it still tight. If its tight, take it to a shop and have them adjust it. If it spins easily something is incompatible with the cassette and hub. You may need a thin spacer before the cassette, but I'd call American classic for advice.

Styrrell

Thanks!

It's the cassette body itself, even w/o the cassette, that seems very sluggish.

I suppose I could take my Krysirium off and compare, but that would be too easy compared to asking you folks for advice!

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When I hold onto the actual axle thing on the non-drive side, it spins fine...

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I've got a set of Planet X Pro Carbon 50's w/ American Classic hubs. I think they're the 240 version. I also had a bit of stiffness and to remedy this, I took off the non-drive side locknut and backed off the nut that holds the bearing/boot to the axle. According to the AmC website, that nut was only supposed to be finger tight whereas mine required a wrench to remove. They give a pretty decent explanation on their website. My wheel is rolling much smoother now. But I gotta admit, I'm tempted to upgrade to ceramic bearings. Good luck.

Peace,
Rob

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Rob,

Thanks! That's what I was wondering when I saw those two lil nuts (ok... everyone stop giggling) on the non-drive side.

I'll give it a shot!!!

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I'd try adjusting the 2 nuts also (he he). The casette body can be a bit sluggish. It wont effect anything while pedaling (because it is not spinning in relation to the wheel) but will slow you down a bit quicker when you aren't pedaling. The real problem if its too tight is that the chain can go slack and get tangled when coasting.

Styrrell

Seems like your problem is mostly solved, but we've found here that American Classic wheels ride better after a few hours on the road. The 6 pawl design comes well lubricated and after a few hours of riding it definitely loosens up.

Remember to use the spacers they give you if you put a Shimano cassette on. If you put a SRAM or their AC Conversion Cassette on you should be ok. Shimano cassettes will shift on the freebody hub without the provided shims.

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