Originally Posted by
tzwsp4
I read a book by Forrester that advocated running on oil. He recommended drilling the hubs and bottom bracket and installing oil ports. Anybody actually doing this? I used to work for a company that made oil seals for truck wheels. One of the selling points was that oil in the bearings was more fuel efficient but the biggest selling point was elimination of the need to repack bearings every so many miles.
Ever see older Campy hubs with those black spring clips in the middle? Those clips were oil port covers for exactly this type of thing.
Most cyclist got tired of cleaning the oil off their hubs & spokes, however, and started using grease; after a while the oil ports were dropped.
The more things change the more they stay the same.