Hi.
As you may of read from my previous post I've been having some fun and games recently with my wheels.
Firstly the back wheel started making some unusual noises. After lots of help from here and from friends it turned out to be water ingress in the bearings. A clean up and re grease got me back on my way again and thought happy days of trouble free cycling would be ahead of me this summer. Sadly this was not to be. A week or so later the front wheel started to make to same horrible grinding noise. After taking it apart i was met with familiar sight of horrible rusty looking grease. Water had somehow managed find there into the bearings and cause me more agro. Another clean up and fresh grease and i was certain that would be the end of it.
But no, it still had another card up its sleeve to annoy my. Just the other night the rear starting making some mysterious noises again. The bearings where fine this time. Its now the freehub that's Rattling and grinding away.
After a little research on the Internet, it turns out the freehubs on the Specialized Allez (2012 era) where not the best quality. There a non generic make laced up to Mavic rims and by and large there unserviceable and hard to get hold of.
So I've decided to ditch these wheels and buy another set.
A good look around Ebay shocked me as to how expensive a half decent set of wheels can be. Wow!!! 3/400 pounds seems to be the norm :=((
Thankfully though after asking around at my local cycling group a friend has come up trumps with a second hand pair of Fulcrum Quattro wheels. Hopefully once there swapped over i can get on with enjoying my cycling adventures again without fretting over mechanic issues.
I would just run the old ones into the ground if i was riding locally but as my rides take me a long way from home i really dont want to risk getting stranded in the middle of nowhere..
All the very best,
Johnny.
As you may of read from my previous post I've been having some fun and games recently with my wheels.
Firstly the back wheel started making some unusual noises. After lots of help from here and from friends it turned out to be water ingress in the bearings. A clean up and re grease got me back on my way again and thought happy days of trouble free cycling would be ahead of me this summer. Sadly this was not to be. A week or so later the front wheel started to make to same horrible grinding noise. After taking it apart i was met with familiar sight of horrible rusty looking grease. Water had somehow managed find there into the bearings and cause me more agro. Another clean up and fresh grease and i was certain that would be the end of it.
But no, it still had another card up its sleeve to annoy my. Just the other night the rear starting making some mysterious noises again. The bearings where fine this time. Its now the freehub that's Rattling and grinding away.
After a little research on the Internet, it turns out the freehubs on the Specialized Allez (2012 era) where not the best quality. There a non generic make laced up to Mavic rims and by and large there unserviceable and hard to get hold of.
So I've decided to ditch these wheels and buy another set.
A good look around Ebay shocked me as to how expensive a half decent set of wheels can be. Wow!!! 3/400 pounds seems to be the norm :=((
Thankfully though after asking around at my local cycling group a friend has come up trumps with a second hand pair of Fulcrum Quattro wheels. Hopefully once there swapped over i can get on with enjoying my cycling adventures again without fretting over mechanic issues.
I would just run the old ones into the ground if i was riding locally but as my rides take me a long way from home i really dont want to risk getting stranded in the middle of nowhere..
All the very best,
Johnny.