Re: [CR]Hub Oil

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing:Falck)

From: <CMontgo945@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:34:11 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]Hub Oil
To: monkeylad@mac.com
Cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 6/25/2002 2:04:40 PM US Mountain Standard Time, monkeylad@mac.com writes:


> On Tuesday, 25, 2002, at 12:10AM, <CMontgo945@aol.com> wrote:
>
> >Anybody oil your hubs instead of grease? What kind and how often do you use
> >it?
>
> I did for a very short time on the track, taking the tip from Eddy. I used
> Phil and no dustcaps, when the wheels started to roll I had oil all over my
> spokes. It wasn't quite as bad as Chuck described, but not a whole lot
> better either. I know a couple of folks that have done it on the road for
> time trials and I't doesn't seem to help a whole lot.
> enjoy,
> Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
>

OK, ya'll convinced me. I'll grease the damn things. BUT, why then do so many vintage hubsets have oil holes?

Run with it,
Craig in Tucson