> Sounds good but when I read Bicycling Science by Frank Rowland Whitt and
> David Gordon Wilson they debunked that idea. But I am with you I would
> just repack the hubs every now and then.
If I ever see any indication of grease hardening, changing consistency or otherwise functioning at less than full strength, I will repack the hubs. What has been very consistent over the years is Phil Wood grease in the port, Phil Wood grease out the ends of the hub and never a feeling of the least amount of grit in the bearings. In thoery, there may be any number of things wrong with it. In my decades of practice, I have yet to experience any downside except a little grease on the outside of the hub and the fork ends if I wait too long to clean it off.
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