Tinight I managed to strip down and regrease my hubs all by myself. I know for a lot of people it is an easy thing, but I had just never done it before, especially given that my "good" bike uses Hope hubs with cartridge bearings.
I am especially happy that the hubs on the cheap bike are now running MUCH better than ever before, obviously not as good as the Hope's but then is anything as good as Hope?
Now all I have to do is the rear wheel, which I have already stripped down but is proving to be fiddly to get the old grease out of.
Maybe I should try a bit of wheelbuilding??
Is it easy, and if i get halfway and the get stuck cos i can't get it dished or something, will a bike shop be able to fix it or will they have to bin and start from scratch?
But I have managed to strip the front hub down and regrease it and put in new bearings, and for that I am very proud! ;-)
Dave
I am especially happy that the hubs on the cheap bike are now running MUCH better than ever before, obviously not as good as the Hope's but then is anything as good as Hope?
Now all I have to do is the rear wheel, which I have already stripped down but is proving to be fiddly to get the old grease out of.
Maybe I should try a bit of wheelbuilding??
Is it easy, and if i get halfway and the get stuck cos i can't get it dished or something, will a bike shop be able to fix it or will they have to bin and start from scratch?
But I have managed to strip the front hub down and regrease it and put in new bearings, and for that I am very proud! ;-)
Dave