Thread: When to replace the bearings on my wheels?
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Old 03-05-26 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by papaki72
Not any racing, but what scares me most is ruining my wheels. I would like to service these myself, but I really have no idea. Funny, when I raise my front wheel, the valve being logically the heaviest part of it instead of turning the wheel so that it gets at the lowest, it turns nice and smoothly untill it stops always at 9 o' clock.
the heaviest part of the rim is the factory joining point, opposite of the valve.
tubes and tires are never totally balanced.
any slime inside the tube or tire throws off the balance too.

and, unless the bearings are extremely high quality, they will always produce a bit of noise, when amplified by the spokes and rims.
grease that totally eliminates noise is too thick, and will cause excessive drag.

What type of bike is yours? MTB? Road? Comfort?
what brand/model hubs?
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