Originally Posted by
papaki72
Holding my bike front wheel up, and spinning the wheel, I can feel on the hand holding the bike some murmuring, it spins smooth though without any drag. I guess that this must be a sign that the bearings are coming to an end and most likely the rear wheel is the same case. Am I correct? It is a road bike with some 12K km on it, with sealed bearings. How long can I keep riding it before getting it serviced? My LBS man is away on a sick leave. Can I ride it for 100-200 Km more, or should I put the bike aside until he gets back?
Take the wheel off the bike turn the axle in the wheel with a light touch. If you feel any grinding or binding, then you can clean and lube the bearings as described by removing the dust seal. If there is still binding after that, you might have gotten a crap set of bearings. No road wheel should be experiencing bad bearings after just over 7,000 miles.