Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee to Bicycles@lemmy.ca · 7 months agoHere's your reminder to service your bike's freehubi.imgur.comimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down19
arrow-up1169arrow-down1imageHere's your reminder to service your bike's freehubi.imgur.comThorny_Insight@lemm.ee to Bicycles@lemmy.ca · 7 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareEddoWagtlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·7 months agoI recently did my yearly service of filling the tires, I’ve literally never opened up the wheel hub of a bicycle in my entire life
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoI have had my frame about 16 years, when i repacked crank bearings I also cleaned and repacked wheel bearings. You have to do in an area where you can track down a lost ball, but they run nice with some lithium grease.
minus-squareMr_Blott@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·7 months agoThose ball bearings are loose for a reason. Because you never fuckin open the hub for any reason
minus-squarelntl@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoI have a small jars of bearings for my BBs and another for my freehubs. I’m not afraid :)
I recently did my yearly service of filling the tires, I’ve literally never opened up the wheel hub of a bicycle in my entire life
I have had my frame about 16 years, when i repacked crank bearings I also cleaned and repacked wheel bearings. You have to do in an area where you can track down a lost ball, but they run nice with some lithium grease.
Those ball bearings are loose for a reason. Because you never fuckin open the hub for any reason
I have a small jars of bearings for my BBs and another for my freehubs. I’m not afraid :)