Ride, Wrench, Swap, Race
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Northern California
Posts: 9,181
Bikes: Cheltenham-Pedersen racer, Boulder F/S Paris-Roubaix, Varsity racer, '52 Christophe, '62 Continental, '92 Merckx, '75 Limongi, '76 Presto, '72 Gitane SC, '71 Schwinn SS, etc.
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I've had only good luck with just leaving the bearings in old Phil hubs alone.
It surprises me, year after year, as I accumulate more (thousands of) miles on them (and as I accumulate more Phil-hubbed wheelsets).
The same seems to be true of bikes such as Kleins and Viscounts, where old pressed-in bottom bracket cartridge bearings give me no trouble while getting no servicing whatsoever.
This bike's spokes appear to be chromed, so will respond well to the brass wool moistened with a bit of WD40.