However, leaking oil is why you almost never see a
Sturmey-ARcher hub shell with rust on it--they live in
a protective coating of grime held together by oil.
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA
> Craig Montgomery wrote:
> >
> > Anybody oil your hubs instead of grease? What kind
> and how often do you use
> > it?
>
> Not a good idea, as the oil continually seeps out of
> the hub ends and is
> a real dirt magnet.
>
> If you want to do it, the weight and brand of oil is
> inconsequential as
> you'll be doing it a lot (the re-oiling and wiping
> off the dirt stuck to
> the oozing mess as it works it's past the hub
> flanges on it's way down
> the spokes and out to the rims and onto your braking
> surfaces and then
> onto the tires and down to the road surface for the
> next guy to slip on
> and crash).
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> SoPas, SoCal
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