Re: [CR]Oiling Campy hubs

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From: <RDF1249@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:50:05 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]Oiling Campy hubs
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


I remember in my early track days (late 70s) people used to pack their hubs dry, with no dust caps on them, and just before each race, squirt in some lighter fluid. Talk about a light lube. Those would spin sooper smooth, for about one race.

The white grease definitely gets hard after a few years, especially if the part is not used. I have a set of wheels I built also in the late 70s and didn't have a use for them until just recently, and I had to overhaul the NOS hubs because the grease had turned to cardboard. Same thing with an unused C-Record bike I have in here now, in it's ball-bearing derailleur pulleys but no other part.

cheers.

Bob Freeman Elliott Bay Bicycles 2116 Western Ave Seattle, WA 98121 206-441-8144 Home of Davidson Handbuilt Bicycles

Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:21:55 -0500 From: Bianca Pratorius <biankita@comcast.net> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Oiling Campy hubs Message-ID: <6c8e00a26609ce94db1d83205708fad9@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v624) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Message: 7

For those that prefer to do regular oiling of Campy hubs through the oil port holes - What kind of oil do you recommend using? At one time I was told that straight 20 weight is ok if used every 100 or so miles but I'm wondering if Campy recommended some special oil for those that preferred oiling over white grease. Another question is can you use both grease and oil giving you a sort of thin grease or thick oil?

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