> > In my search I found one abnormality.
> > I found a new tape-sealed box of Pista 36 hole
> > HF hubs with factory oil clips!!
>
> I think the oil hole thing is strange. To me, the only sane
> use of the oil hole is to lubricate the hubs for match sprint
> or other very short races.
The oil port on a hub designed for road use is to add oil to renew dried up grease in the bearings after a bike has sat idle over the winter.
Using only oil will work on a track bike (and even running without dust covers), but grease is necessary for a road bike.
Chuck Schmidt<<<<<<
I have a wheelset built up with Record track hubs, which do not have oil ports. I also have an NOS unbuilt set of Record track hubs with the oil port. When was that change made? Could it have been on the last generation, as my oil-port hubs seem to also have a higher level of polish than the other ones, much like the last of the S-Rec road components.
Wayne Bingham
Falls Church VA