Originally Posted by
MTZER
Repaired hub
I have a series of questions now on my mind and I would be thankful if you can help me with:
- Did you use the ST or the LT Thudbusters?
- I would appreciate it if you can tell me which elastomers form produced the best results for you.
- In the manual it shows a semi circle piece (just like the one I have) and another cylindrical piece (Mine was just probably deformed) but some photos online shows the rod wrapped with elastomers.
- Do I have to add some lubricant grease in there?
- In the end, was it giving some cushioning or did it just function as a normal hub?
Thanks in advance!
Hi MTZER, First of all, you can call me Andrew
. My answers below:
- LT blue elastomer
- The blue was the only spare I had and I got lucky, it worked for me. I'm about 76kg. Based on 8 year old images from the Japanese Cycletech site I think the original shape was probably square cut blocks of two different thicknesses. I hope you can see in the picture that I didn't attempt to make a square block from the LT elastomer, I just cut a segment out, then jammed it into place.
- I didn't see any evidence of lube when I dismantled mine and I didn't use any to reassemble it. Yours looks similar from the picture.
- Yes, I could feel the cushioning effect after the repair. I still have the Stelvio tyres in good condition and run them at full pressure. If you will run larger section tyres at a lower pressure, then you may not feel much benefit after the repair. BUT, one of the principle reasons this bike performed so well was because of the low rolling resistance of the tyres. The resulting hard ride was mitigated by the hub. There's an impartial review here: Pantour Suspension Hub (atob.org.uk)
Notice that I didn't attempt to replace the "rebound" small elastomer, I may do so in the future. Good luck.