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New American Classic hub seems rough?
Hi,
I got a new set of LEW Palermo wheels with American Classic Hubs. When I was checking out the wheels I noticed the rear hub seemed a little rough, so I did a rudimentary experiment. I took my rear Rolf Sestriere, and spun it until it stopped. It took 45s. I then took the LEW and spun it until it stopped. It took only 30s. I then tried to make the LEW spin for 45s by spinning it harder. I couldn't make it go that long. I've also noticed that the friction generated when the cassette body is engaged is much higher on the American Classic hub than on the Rolf, which I believe is a Hugi hub. i.e., if all other things were equal and you were coasting on a flat road, the American Classic hub would stop you sooner than the Rolf hub. Like I said, the American Classic hub is supposedly brand new, and it definitely looks the part. The Rolf hub, by contrast, is several years old. So my questions then are does any of this matter? And if so, how do I tell for sure if something is wrong? Thanks, Eric Lambi |
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New American Classic hub seems rough?
Does it turn smooth, or does it feel like it's got square bearings or grit
in it? It sounds like it's just stiff from being new. Eric Lambi wrote: Hi, I got a new set of LEW Palermo wheels with American Classic Hubs. When I was checking out the wheels I noticed the rear hub seemed a little rough, so I did a rudimentary experiment. I took my rear Rolf Sestriere, and spun it until it stopped. It took 45s. I then took the LEW and spun it until it stopped. It took only 30s. I then tried to make the LEW spin for 45s by spinning it harder. I couldn't make it go that long. I've also noticed that the friction generated when the cassette body is engaged is much higher on the American Classic hub than on the Rolf, which I believe is a Hugi hub. i.e., if all other things were equal and you were coasting on a flat road, the American Classic hub would stop you sooner than the Rolf hub. -- Mark Wolfe http://www.wolfenet.org gpg fingerprint = 42B6 EFEB 5414 AA18 01B7 64AC EF46 F7E6 82F6 8C71 You want to read that stuff, fine. You want to create a network for such things, fine. You want to explore the theoretical boundaries of free speech, fine. But when it starts impacting *people* trying to *communicate*, then that is where I draw the line. - Russ Allbery, http://www.slacker.com/rant.html |
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New American Classic hub seems rough?
eric- Thanks for the responses. Sounds like there is no problem . . . I'm
always paranoid when I buy stuff off eBay. BRBR As you should. Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302 (303)440-3535 http://www.vecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene" |
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