Oh yea, but are so brave as to remove the dustcaps like Eddy? That was one of the coolest things about being able to study his hour record bike close up. All the little things they did to lighten up the bike. Back on the actual topic, Sid is totally correct about using oil on track hubs and it does make the bikes measurably faster. I think it was Bicycling Science that had a test with "real" numbers. I do know a buddy of mine who's 200m times did get a little faster after I gave them the oil treatment. enjoy, BrandonIves "Nobody can do everything, but if everybody did something everything would get done." Gil Scott-Heron
On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 Sid_Smith@baxter.com wrote:
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> FWIW -
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> I have a track bike that I race at the local velodrome (talk about a lucky
> guy!). In the back, this bike runs a Campy Record hub (with oil port)
> laced to a Fiamme Ergal rim. Our races are thankfully brief, few longer
> than 15-20 laps (3 to 4 miles). There are two to three races per category
> per outing. At the start of each evening, I oil my hubs with a light
> weight machine oil. Including warm ups, I probably put 12 - 15 miles on
> the bike in an evening. If you have in mind this sort of application for
> an oiled hub, it's pretty livable. Don't know that I have the nerve to go
> for a century like this. I do know that I'd never go for this high
> maintainence situation on my better half's bike. ;->
>
> Sid 'Still snow on the velodrome, Drat!' Smith