After three weeks of rainy commute...

medoramas
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The sun came out yesterday so I decided to give the bike a proper clean. The weather had been rather not pleasant recently. I found that: both hubs had grease washed out, the chain fitted 4 weeks ago (with new cassette) now has 0.75% of wear, bottom bracket needs replacing, both pairs of green swissstops are gone... Lovely...
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What greese do you use in the hubs?0
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mar_k wrote:What greese do you use in the hubs?0
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brilliant, thanks.
I would have thought the castrol grease would have been too thick and cause resistance within the hub?
is that not the case?0 -
mar_k wrote:brilliant, thanks.
I would have thought the castrol grease would have been too thick and cause resistance within the hub?
is that not the case?
Grease shouldn't wash out of hubs. That suggests you haven't got the right seals in place.Invacare Spectra Plus electric wheelchair, max speed 4mph0 -
OptimisticBiker wrote:mar_k wrote:brilliant, thanks.
I would have thought the castrol grease would have been too thick and cause resistance within the hub?
is that not the case?
Grease shouldn't wash out of hubs. That suggests you haven't got the right seals in place.
+1, white lithium grease is the stuff.FCN 5 belt driven fixie for city bits
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Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.0 -
Did the same, took the BB off and my bike drained itself, not a clue how it got in but its much lighter now0