Originally Posted by
Taxi Rob
I just got my new front wheel back from the LBS and it doesn't seem right. I didn't take the bike with me so I didn't test anything out, but while handling I noticed that the axle is REALLY stiff, as it would be on a bike with overtightened bearing cones. Is that normal?
Is that a Shimano dynohub? At least in the past they shipped them with ovetightened cones - just adjust them. Generally, don't pay attention to the fact that the wheel is not spinning as easily as with a regular hub. The latter is an unavoidable effect of presence of the magnets in the hub.