Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Mans of NC & SW UT Desert
Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more
My theory on older bikes, if it is hard to remove now, its going to be harder later. So I use the Sheldon Brown bolt method and remove them. Then I inspect, if everything is OK, clean, fresh grease, bearing balls and reinstall.
I will clean and reuse Campy caged bearings, all others get replaced.
Last edited by wrk101; 07-29-22 at 06:44 AM.