Got up, went to get the bike out to join the club run.
Wheeled bike outside and heard the unhappy side of the rear wheel rubbing against the frame. Some investigations revealed not a broken spoke as I'd thought but a sheared hub flange!
The odd thing is that I last rode that bike on Tuesday and had no problems, yet I can see no flange sized bits of metal where the bike is stored. Odd.
Still, I had a spare wheel so after so faffing with tyres and cassettes, I still got a two hour ride in so the day wasn't lost.
One new Centaur hub now on order 😉 Given that I got five years hard use out of the Chorus one that has just died, Campag still gets the gig.
"Arthur Clune" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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One new Centaur hub now on order 😉 Given that I got five years hard use out of the Chorus one that has just died, Campag still gets the gig.
I've just discovered that the rear hub on my Trek 1400 that is only 2 months old is shot already, it has loads of sideways play and the bearings are noisy. Like the woeful Gipiemme T-Quattro wheels that I binned a couple of years ago. The Campag Scirocco wheels I replaced them with were brilliant - stayed perfectly true right up until they got nicked.
So now this Bontrager hub will need replacing by the looks of it, still the summer bike got an airing today as the roads were dry - lovely Mavic hubs -so far.
I've just discovered that the rear hub on my Trek 1400 that is only 2 months old is shot already, it has loads of sideways play and the bearings are noisy.
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So now this Bontrager hub will need replacing by the looks of it
What's wrong with just giving it a service?
-- Tony
"The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right." - Lord Hailsham
"Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Simon Mason said:
I've just discovered that the rear hub on my Trek 1400 that is only 2 months old is shot already, it has loads of sideways play and the bearings are noisy.
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So now this Bontrager hub will need replacing by the looks of it
What's wrong with just giving it a service?
It should be under warranty I suppose, but when I hawked the Gipiemme wheel around half a dozen LBSs, the local wheel specialist adjusted it until there was no play, which lasted all of 2 weeks when it developed loads of play again. The bearings sounded like a cement mixer, so I was so fed up with it that I binned it altogether. I suppose I'll have the same palaver with this Bontrager hub as these bearings are sounding rough.
"Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Simon Mason said:
I've just discovered that the rear hub on my Trek 1400 that is only 2 months old is shot already, it has loads of sideways play and the bearings are noisy.
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So now this Bontrager hub will need replacing by the looks of it
What's wrong with just giving it a service?
It should be under warranty I suppose, but when I hawked the Gipiemme wheel around half a dozen LBSs, the local wheel specialist adjusted it until there was no play, which lasted all of 2 weeks when it developed loads of play again. The bearings sounded like a cement mixer, so I was so fed up with it that I binned it altogether. I suppose I'll have the same palaver with this Bontrager hub as these bearings are sounding rough.
What's wrong with DIY?
-- Tony
"The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right." - Lord Hailsham
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Simon Mason said:
"Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Simon Mason wrote: > I've just discovered that the rear hub on my Trek 1400 that is only 2 > months old is shot already, it has loads of sideways play and the > bearings are noisy. <snip> > So now this Bontrager hub will need replacing by the looks of it What's wrong with just giving it a service?
It should be under warranty I suppose, but when I hawked the Gipiemme wheel around half a dozen LBSs, the local wheel specialist adjusted it until there was no play, which lasted all of 2 weeks when it developed loads of play again. The bearings sounded like a cement mixer, so I was so fed up with it that I binned it altogether. I suppose I'll have the same palaver with this Bontrager hub as these bearings are sounding rough.
What's wrong with DIY?
Well, if the local wheel specialist can't fix hubs what chance have I got?
Got up, went to get the bike out to join the club run.
Wheeled bike outside and heard the unhappy side of the rear wheel rubbing against the frame. Some investigations revealed not a broken spoke as I'd thought but a sheared hub flange!
The odd thing is that I last rode that bike on Tuesday and had no problems, yet I can see no flange sized bits of metal where the bike is stored. Odd.
Any weird spoking patterns? I know the LBS ( who were M. Steel in Gosforth - lucky me! ) wouldn't guarantee the radially spoked front wheel they built on Chorus for me. Mind you it's still going strong 15 years later!
"Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Well, if the local wheel specialist can't fix hubs what chance have I got?
He probably means he can't do it cost effectively. As a business his time is worth what? 25 to 45 pounds an hour? what's yours worth on a day off? He would also be obliged (or should be) to offer some kind of warranty. -- Pete http:[email hidden]/Stuff
Hm, I had a Campag rear hub flange go a while back. The LBS replaced it but told me it was because I'd overtightened the spokes. Seems unlikely, since I'd done had to do one minor truing adjustment since collecting it from them a couple of weeks previously. And could you really knacker a hub flange that way?
Alan
"Arthur Clune" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Got up, went to get the bike out to join the club run.
Wheeled bike outside and heard the unhappy side of the rear wheel rubbing against the frame. Some investigations revealed not a broken spoke as I'd thought but a sheared hub flange!
The odd thing is that I last rode that bike on Tuesday and had no problems, yet I can see no flange sized bits of metal where the bike is stored. Odd.
Still, I had a spare wheel so after so faffing with tyres and cassettes, I still got a two hour ride in so the day wasn't lost.
One new Centaur hub now on order 😉 Given that I got five years hard use out of the Chorus one that has just died, Campag still gets the gig.
Any weird spoking patterns? I know the LBS ( who were M. Steel in Gosforth - lucky me! ) wouldn't guarantee the radially spoked front wheel they built on Chorus for me. Mind you it's still going strong 15 years later!
Just plain 32 sploke, 3x. Nothing fancy, but they were a nice pair of wheels
Hm, I had a Campag rear hub flange go a while back. The LBS replaced it but told me it was because I'd overtightened the spokes. Seems unlikely, since I'd done had to do one minor truing adjustment since collecting it from them a couple of weeks previously. And could you really knacker a hub flange that way?
Since the spokes put the flange under (a lot) of tension I can see that yes, you could knacker a hub that way. These wheels weren't over tensioned though
"Arthur Clune" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Got up, went to get the bike out to join the club run.
Wheeled bike outside and heard the unhappy side of the rear wheel rubbing against the frame. Some investigations revealed not a broken spoke as I'd thought but a sheared hub flange!
Obvious, innit... you need a complete new bike ;-)
