forumula hub appreciation thread
04-03-06 | 06:25 AM
#26
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: baltimore
Bikes: Pake Track; Bianchi XL EV2 El Reparto Corse, Kona Jake the Snake
I love mine, got them last July from Harris (laced to Mavic CP22) and have no problems with them so far.
04-03-06 | 06:35 AM
#27
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Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Stockholm, Sweden
Bikes: Bridgestone track bike
Broke one "inner locknut" but that didn't stop me from building a second Formula wheelset. Love these hubs. Reliable stuff.
What kind of "inner locknut" should I look for when repairing? Does it have a name? What's the threading? Where could I find it?
What kind of "inner locknut" should I look for when repairing? Does it have a name? What's the threading? Where could I find it?
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04-03-06 | 06:52 AM
#29
Dismount Run Remount etc.
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Some Latitude and Some Longitude
Bikes: A couple customs and some beaters.
Originally Posted by LóFarkas
"inner locknut" is not the cone. It is a nut that's screwed against the cone to fix it in place (in loose ball hubs. I dunno about cartridge stuff). Dunno if it has any other name, but it's certainly not the cone.
04-03-06 | 08:35 AM
#30
Deez nutz are inside the ends, between the cone and the track end. They're knurled on one side and notched (for a wrench) on the other. I'm pretty sure they're called cone locknuts. And they do break. I'm going to replace the rear bearings for springtime on mine, but other than that they're fine, just fine.
04-03-06 | 01:41 PM
#31
mortar and f***ing pestle
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: sf, ca
I have a set that I've beat the crap out of for the better part of a year, still spinning with no grit or weirdness. They've always looked a little cheap to me but, then again, they *are* cheap. When good hubs cost the same or less than a decent set of brake calipers, that's a durn good deal, breh...
12-10-06 | 10:57 PM
#32
The outer locknut (locknut that contacts the inside of the dropout or trackend) split in half today during wheel re-installation after a flat fix in the middle of my century ride. I found a large, almost thick enough washer on the road to slip over the axle so I can remount the wheel.
12-11-06 | 12:08 AM
#33
Loners
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Richmond VA / Fairfax VA
Bikes: 1980s Schwin Sprint SS, IRO Mark V
Originally Posted by Fix_me_up
Yeah I'm lovin' mine. On another thread recently it was brought up that the inner locknuts break easily on Formula/IRO hubs, anyone else have any experience with this? I personally broke both of my rear ones.
YES YES Oh my effing god yes... and its usually at the worst effing time possible, like fixing a flat in a race... but other than that mine have been bomb proof
12-11-06 | 12:15 AM
#34
No Talent Assclown
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Southern US :(
Bikes: 1984 Ciocc Designer '84, Custom Columbus EL Keith Anderson -- Ultegra/DA 10sp mix, 2019 Trek Checkpoint AL All-arounder
I dunno about the track hubs, but the formula hubs on my felt are fine. I think the fuji wheel I have on the back is a formula hub. It works fine.
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