road bike hubs maintenance

[bladesman73]

how often do you service your hubs? have had my campag wheels for 18 months now. should i get them services, bearings greases etc?

 

[RoubaixCube]

Depends on how many miles you do i guess. my LBS does a 'full service' for £60 which includes wheel truing and other such related tasks. Id probably have a full service once every year while having a mini service every couple of months or not at all if you ride alot.

 

[winjim]

Couple of times a year, but then stripping down, cleaning and reassembling fiddly bike parts is my idea of a good night in.

 

[Eribiste]

I do about 2000 miles a year and I clean and regrease the hub bearings twice a year. Rear hub bearings seem to take a bit more grief than the fronts due to my not inconsiderable bulk being perched over the rear wheel. I replace the rear hub balls every year, taking the opportunity to check the freehub operation at the same time.

 

[MichaelW2]

Are Campy still cup and cone or have they gone to cartridge bearings?

 

[oldleggy]

I seam to remember something about Campag being case hardened steel balls and many replacements being
just chrome plated or am I going ga ga (again ).

 

[GuyBoden]

I did mine recently, hub bearings have change over the years, so you need to check bearing size etc.

Ten 3/16inch bearings on each side of the axle on my front hub.........

List:
http://velobase.com/ListComponents.aspx?Category=110

 

[Sillyoldman]

Are Campy still cup and cone or have they gone to cartridge bearings?

My Campag Vento wheels are cartridge but I think the higher end ones are cup and cone. Just replaced my rear ones after 6000 miles. I service the freewheel once a year.