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Old 02-28-07, 08:34 PM
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Waldo
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Originally Posted by recneps


From a factory built zipp 404. Evidently wheel had never been crashed or even ridden outdoors.

Maybe the bearings have gotten better but the set sitting at the shop right now dont feel so hot.

Full hub failure here. http://fixedgearfever.com/modules.ph...ewtopic&t=2811
Thanks for the info and the link. I haven't been good about following FGF on account of time shortages. As Josh pointed out in that thread, we have since upgraded to a different heat treating process and slightly reduced the size of the lightening holes.
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