Noisy hubs when freewheeling

[Racing roadkill]

As an aside, that last post takes me to 5000 posts. Apparently I’m ‘addicted’.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Pretty sure it was lithium grease I used on the hub that bound up, but it was a cheap hub and the spring wasn't great. It was the sort that has one circular spring like clip that the 3 pawls are held in place by. I had to degrease it, and oil it to get it working again.

Yes, I know the type. It is the DT Swiss patent. Rubbish. The slightest bit of moisture gets behind that seal made from Swiss cheese and it rusts that little spring and it loses strength. Buy a piece of 0.5mm piano wire and make your own. I can see how that would jam with grease but then, the spring is faulty.

 

[NickNick]

As an aside, that last post takes me to 5000 posts. Apparently I’m ‘addicted’.

Pleased to have helped provide the inspiration for such an epic milestone