Bearing It All
06-28-06 | 08:49 AM
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Bearing It All
bearings...
like hella expensive?
i was chatting with this old cyclist telling me they are.. iunno.. i think he's crazy..
i destroyed the bearings in my rear wheel when my chain popped off and got lodged between my lockring and dropout while going down a hill.
like hella expensive?
i was chatting with this old cyclist telling me they are.. iunno.. i think he's crazy..
i destroyed the bearings in my rear wheel when my chain popped off and got lodged between my lockring and dropout while going down a hill.
06-28-06 | 08:52 AM
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06-28-06 | 10:38 AM
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depends if you want ceramic or not.
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06-28-06 | 10:41 AM
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Go to your LBS. They usually sell them for a nickel or a dime apiece, which makes it around $2 or $3 per wheel, max.
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06-28-06 | 02:14 PM
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How would that situation destory your bearings? Did it unscrew the locknut on the axle?
Do you have a hub with loose BB cup & cone or is it a cartridge bearing. Photon, Spud and Aero were referring to the former. But spud is being flipping spud ..... again.
Do you have a hub with loose BB cup & cone or is it a cartridge bearing. Photon, Spud and Aero were referring to the former. But spud is being flipping spud ..... again.
06-29-06 | 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by poopncow
How would that situation destory your bearings? Did it unscrew the locknut on the axle?
Do you have a hub with loose BB cup & cone or is it a cartridge bearing. Photon, Spud and Aero were referring to the former. But spud is being flipping spud ..... again.
Do you have a hub with loose BB cup & cone or is it a cartridge bearing. Photon, Spud and Aero were referring to the former. But spud is being flipping spud ..... again.
yeah.. i'm not exactly sure how it happened either.. i think the chain must've tightened the cone..?
oh.. sorry.. yeah.. cartridge bearings
06-29-06 | 12:31 PM
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Still super cheap. Look at the bearings you have, and check for the 4-digit number (probably begins with a 6) on the shield. There should be some sort of bearing supply for industrial stuff in your area. That 4-digit number is the size. The can cost anywhere from $1 to $20 per cartridge. Guess which ones are good enough for most folks?
06-29-06 | 05:38 PM
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yeah.. i think it said 7901... but it's the same dimensions as 6901s which i can apparently get at a local bearing dealy.. and it sounds like it's gonna be nearer to 20 smackers.
i was just worried..
that old guy told me i might as well get a whole new rear hub... and that put the fear of god in me.. as it's just a few months old.
i was just worried..
that old guy told me i might as well get a whole new rear hub... and that put the fear of god in me.. as it's just a few months old.
06-30-06 | 06:43 AM
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