Re: [CR]Hub Oil

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Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 06:32:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Tom Dalton" <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Hub Oil
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <162.fc9c349.2a4aa270@aol.com>


>Now that's a good one Steve. Has it been documented anywhere?
>Craig in Tucson

I'm not sure about documentation, it was just conventional "wisdom" at the time.

CMontgo945@aol.com wrote:
> . BUT, why then
> > do so many vintage hubsets have oil holes?
>
> Back in the old days, you hung your bike up at the end of the season.
> When you took it out again in the spring, you could reactivate the grease
> with a some oil.
>
> Steven M. Johnson, Chesapeake, VA
> Now that's a good one Steve. Has it been documented anywhere? Craig in Tucson

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