Kell
Veteran
- Location
- High Wycombe/London
So, like many people, I’ve not ridden my Brompton much over the past year and a half.
We’ve only been going in to the office for a couple of months and only occasionally at that.
Anyway.
I’ve been thinking that it sounded very ‘graunchy’ at the front end. I put it down to the fact that I’ve been using my road bike during lockdown and it has better hubs - so thought that maybe they just feel poo in comparison.
A quick inspection revealed the cones on the front had worked a bit loose though, so I thought i’d give them a nip when I cleaned the drivetrain.
When I took the wheel out, I couldn’t work out why the axle seemed to be going in an oval rather than rotating in a circle.
Turns out last time I removed it for cleaning and then refitted, I must have knocked one of the bearings into the recess.
So over time it’s worn the cone down on one side, and also put a groove in the axle.
God know how long it was like this, but it must have happened so gradually I didn’t really notice it until I rode something else.
Oops.
Bought and fitted a new one today (local shop had one in stock).
Funnily enough, it feels a lot better now.
https://youtube.com/shorts/KOMswvqWIsc?feature=share
We’ve only been going in to the office for a couple of months and only occasionally at that.
Anyway.
I’ve been thinking that it sounded very ‘graunchy’ at the front end. I put it down to the fact that I’ve been using my road bike during lockdown and it has better hubs - so thought that maybe they just feel poo in comparison.
A quick inspection revealed the cones on the front had worked a bit loose though, so I thought i’d give them a nip when I cleaned the drivetrain.
When I took the wheel out, I couldn’t work out why the axle seemed to be going in an oval rather than rotating in a circle.
Turns out last time I removed it for cleaning and then refitted, I must have knocked one of the bearings into the recess.
So over time it’s worn the cone down on one side, and also put a groove in the axle.
God know how long it was like this, but it must have happened so gradually I didn’t really notice it until I rode something else.
Oops.
Bought and fitted a new one today (local shop had one in stock).
Funnily enough, it feels a lot better now.
https://youtube.com/shorts/KOMswvqWIsc?feature=share
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