Riding through floods

im pretty sure kh bearings are sealled, so they should be fine, i
think...

you're uni should be fine mate. dont worry about a thing(i think)

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juggle508 said:

I know why Tomsey is so good at backs and why Shaun owns at normal
flips.
It has to do with the gravitational pull. Like how the toilet flushes
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I think it'll be fine. But if the wheel stops spinning as well...then
you may want to buy new ones.

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I rode on the beach and in the sea. Wheel stopped spinning later and I
thought there might be sand in/on the bearrings. I took bearrings off
and cleaned them, now I just need to put those back and try if wheel
spins as well as before. Hopefully it does.

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henkka said:

I rode on the beach and in the sea. Wheel stopped spinning later and I
thought there might be sand in/on the bearrings. I took bearrings off
and cleaned them, now I just need to put those back and try if wheel
spins as well as before. Hopefully it does.

When you say you cleaned them, do you mean just cleaned off the outside
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henkka said:

I rode on the beach and in the sea. Wheel stopped spinning later and I
thought there might be sand in/on the bearrings. I took bearrings off
and cleaned them, now I just need to put those back and try if wheel
spins as well as before. Hopefully it does.

is it a kh though?

sparky, im 99% sure that your sealled kh bearings are gonna get wreck,
do you honestly think that, the man himself, kris holm, would not water
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juggle508 said:

I know why Tomsey is so good at backs and why Shaun owns at normal
flips.
It has to do with the gravitational pull. Like how the toilet flushes
in the opposite direction down there. Well its easier down there to
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The.Mars.Volta said:

is it a kh though?

sparky, im 99% sure that your sealled kh bearings are gonna get wreck,
do you honestly think that, the man himself, kris holm, would not water
proof his unicycles????

So you think its not going to be ok now or do you still think its going
to be ok, Im confused now :o

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Generally, water is bad for bearings, but our bearings are pretty
low-performance anyway; even if they're not working very well, they
still generally work well enough. I rode all of Moab this year with
dead bearings; my uni sounded like I'd installed spoke beads, but it
didn't really affect my riding.

Just ride it and see how it goes.

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sp4rky-m4rky said:

So you think its not going to be ok now or do you still think its going
to be ok, Im confused now :o

it will most likely be perfectly fine. so dont worry about it aye.

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juggle508 said:

I know why Tomsey is so good at backs and why Shaun owns at normal
flips.
It has to do with the gravitational pull. Like how the toilet flushes
in the opposite direction down there. Well its easier down there to
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The.Mars.Volta said:

it will most likely be perfectly fine. so dont worry about it aye.

I am worried about it, thats the problem. My wheel may stop spinning 🙁

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Water should not fully seize the bearings. Yes there very well could be
damage done to them but your wheel is not going to lock up. If you are
so worried about it just order another set so if there is any problems
you have back up. An extra set of baerings isnt a bad thing to have
anyway, as after a year of abuse on a wheelset you can definitely tell
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I rode through flood with a torker (which is really the unicycle to do
it with) where the water was so deep, I ended up swimming out, and I've
also hopped off a dock into a pond with the same unicycle. No problems
whatsoever.

The one thing I would do is get some WD-40 or something comparable and
spray the bearing while the wheel is spinning. It will displace any
water that may be in there, and prevent any possible rust. Also, keep
riding it.

Even without that, though, your unicycle will be fine. They're tough
machines. They can handle a little water now and then.

I rode a 36" through the rain for a month, and the outside of my
bearings are now a bit rusty, but that hasn't affected performance at
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a few weeks ago i rode through a 200m wide lagoon (salt water) that was
just deeper than the hub. i also rode on the beach heaps. i had to
replace the bearings, only one bearing got really screwed over, the
other was fine, im not sure why it was like that. but yea, bearings are
fairly cheap, if they start getting a bit stuck or sound a bit weird,
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It really isn't difficult to take them apart and clean them though. Open
it up, clean it with some WD40. If you're really concerned. a new set
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Chexjc said:

It really isn't difficult to take them apart and clean them though. Open
it up, clean it with some WD40. If you're really concerned. a new set
won't cost you more than $25

WD-40 is really not what you want. If you open up the bearings, you
want to clean them with a degreaser (WD-40 does degrease, but it's not
the best degreaser), and then apply new grease. WD-40 is not much of a
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Chexjc said:

It really isn't difficult to take them apart and clean them though. Open
it up, clean it with some WD40. If you're really concerned. a new set
won't cost you more than $25

These are universal bearings, common to many devices. I have used
them on motorcycles for decades.
1. If you remove the bearing, you must replace it. Pulling it off
damages it.
2. Do not open the seal. Test the bearing by turning it with your
finger. If you feel any stickiness, it is damaged, replace it.
3 Properly installed, these things are tough and require no service. I
have had many go for 50, 000 + miles on motorcycle wheels with no
trouble. I just check and replace the rough ones at tire change time. I
have ridden through enough water and mud to bury a million unicycles.
The bearings are sealed. If you open the seal they won't be sealed
anymore. You will never get the seal back on right.
4. There is a bearing # on the side of the bearing. Almost every town
has a tool repair shop. Or auto store. Give them this number and they
will have your bearing for about 8$ US. There is no such thing as a
unicycle bearing. They are all standard. As long as the first part of
the number is right, and it is double sealed, it is what you want.
There is some variety in the last letters of the number , these denote
seal type, and it's not to important.
5 . When you tap it onto the axle, use a socket or pipe to hit just
the inner race of the bearing. If you drive it on smacking the outer
race, you will damage it.
So don't worry about your bearings. Just avoid blasting them with
a pressure hose. Normal water is OK. If they pass the "finger turn
test", leave them alone. There is no advantage to replacing a good
bearing, and if you open the seal you should throw it away. Blasting
with wd40 is also a bad idea. That may penetrate the seal and dilute
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Well yea, like most things, once you tamper with them, they'll never be
like they were brand new. I realize now I forgot to mention that you'd
definitely have to apply another lubricant afterward.

^^he's right though, you're best bet is to replace them if they stop
working. I just replaced the bearings on my Torker, which was a little
bit more of a pain because they're an unusual size...but UDC sells them
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hm
guess what
your pedals are going to have more problems than your other bearings
spray wd-40 in them spin them a few hundred times to get them nice and
clean, then get some high quality wax lubricant and use that, or use
some corrosion X. any silicone/grease lubricant should work, but i'm
leaning toward a wax lubricant(thats what i do, there are obviously ppl
who know more about it than i do, but it works)

wd 40 is not a real lubricant
in fact, it does quite the opposite, it removes and dissolves greases
and liquids, leaving your bearings dry, it will work as a VERY
temporary fix, but it is made to REMOVE lubricants and water(water
dissolvant? 40) not to lubricate.

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i jumped off a few diving boards (1 and 3 meter) with mine and it is
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Come in 2 types, sealed and loose. You can service loose bearing pedals
if you want. It is a greasy, messy job. A fair amount of work to extend
the life of cheap pedals, but that's your call. An alternative to
Scrobos spray method would be to remove the nut from the spindle and
clean the mess with solvent, and reassemble with grease. Loose bearing
pedals are cheap, it's a messy job, your call , this procedure may or
may not be worth your time. Scrobos spray method sounds fast and easy.
Another cool idea is DMR v8 pedals. These cost like 30 $, are fairly
light, and come with a grease tube and have a grease fitting on them.
Fast and easy. I never tried them though, it just sounds a lot less
work then cleaning and reassembling the pedal.
Most better quality pedals come with sealed bearings. These may have
better, lighter (magnesium) platforms. These bearings are not serviced,
but rather replaced, just as wheel bearings should be. Only more often.
You can get a tube of 10 pedal bearings for 25 $ here.
http://www.vxb.com/page/bearings/PROD/MBB/686zz10
The downside of sealed bearing pedals, is if you don't replace the
bearings before they get to bad, the pedal may fall off. No biggy on a
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