getting unicycle wet??

if you submerge the bearings a lot, or in dirty water,
etc... they will seize up. When the grease gets washed out
by water, etc...that's not a good thing.

Rinsing your uni off will do no damage, and is helpful for
preventing rust...if you have your uni out in salty roads in
the winter, etc...

I never dry my uni's off after I wash them off...it's all
good.

'You can take them apart and regrease them'
(londonunicyclingclub.cabearings.htmOpen ↗) , or you
can buy new ones.

Look at the picture of all the dirt and crud that comes out
of the bearings...that's bad.

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Both my muni's bearings failed after riding thru only about
3 short (10'-15'😉 and 1 long (50'😉 creak crossings. The muni
has a KH wheelset, the bearing had metal seals (I've
replaced them with rubber sealed bearings). The last muni
ride included riding about 50' with the hub submerged; the
creaking was *quite* obnoxious by the end of the ride. I
suspect that just splashing or spraying the bearings is much
less hard on them than is submerging them (particularly,
submerging them while rotating).

After removing the bearings, one was so stiff I could not
turn it by hand at all; the other can still be turned by
hand, but does not rotate smoothly. I have not tried
rebuilding them (yet) - I figure it's worth giving that a
try so I might get a "free" spare set of useable bearings.
-- Thanks for that link, Sofa.

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