Advice on what to buy for someone who snaps rear axles often To start off, I have snapped my rear axle on my current bicycle four times already. Usually the wheel never &quot;dislocated&quot;, so I was fine, but the last time I almost drove off a 10m drop because I almost lost the rear wheel. (It got stuck between the seat pole thing and was held on by the chain.)
I have no clue about bicycles though. I just bought what the dealership recommended to me at the time of purchase. (I would gladly read up &amp; learn about that stuff, but I have the case of mountain stupid, where I do not even know what terms to look up...)
I have been riding every day on a relatively steep decline / incline (~20%) which is paved with beton (concrete) blocks, and I am quite heavy (120kg with clothes). That weight is still under the &quot;rated for&quot; weight of my current bicycle, but I'm guessing the axle snapping is caused by my weight.
The bicycle originally had a &quot;tube&quot; axle which you could tighten with a lever. Originally I replaced it with an identical one, which also snapped so I tried replacing it with a solid one, hoping that would be better but that snapped too. Twice.
I am really unsure what to do about it / what to get now, and was hoping I could get some advice of what to look for. I live in Europe, so if you are going to recommend a product it would be great if I wouldn't have to import it.
My current bicycle is from a company called &quot;Bulls - The Ride You Want&quot;, but I couldn't find anything about them online except for a really crappy advert on YouTube.
You almost certainly have a 7 or 8 speed freewheel hub. They can do this, especially 8. Google those terms along with broken axles.
8 speed freewheel hubs had some years of prominence circa 2000-2001 and then were rejected by the industry because of these problems. They have now made a return due to manufacturers answering the pressure to fit so many other name features into a low price point. They're cynical trash.
If the above surmising is true, get a compatible cassette hub wheel and a cassette, plus a new chain.