Re: [Classicrendezvous] oil ports on hubs

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 18:32:33 -0400
From: "Steve Freides" <sjf11@idt.net>
Organization: Friday's Computer, Inc.
To: tomwitkop@juno.com
CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [Classicrendezvous] oil ports on hubs
References: <20001004.175853.-1950525.2.tomwitkop@juno.com>


I inject grease in there using the same grease gun I use on a couple of other things, including my not-classic Speedplay pedals. It's a good between-rebuilds thing to do.

-S-

tomwitkop@juno.com wrote:
>
> What is the point of the oil ports in campagnolo record hubs? I have
> some stiff old dura ace hubs and am tempted to inject motor oil to loosen
> up the grease but if that is the idea, why aren't they are oil ports on
> the track hubs? It would seem that motor oil would offer less resistance
> than grease and make the hubs incrementally faster, however, the motor
> oil would also be more rapidly displaced making it more appropriate for a
> track event rather than a Road racing event. Thank you very much.
>
> Tom Witkop
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