Originally Posted by
Chombi
Looks like crud (with salt?) and water collected at the bottom of the flange while the bike was sitting stationary for a long time. I'm you're lucky, it's just dirt that might wipe or polish off, but if it ate deep enough into the aluminum, the hub could be too questionable to use........
Just proves that one should never put away their bikes "wet"......
I wiped off some of the grime, it has eaten into the aluminum about half a millimeter or so.