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05-12-15 | 09:27 PM

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FBinNY

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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

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Originally Posted by Friendo

thanks so much for the instruction. I was perplexed as the old bearings just rolled out, so I assumed they hadn't been packed in grease, 60yrs ago.

Of course they were, but it dried or washed out or both. 66 years is a long time.

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