Friday, February 10, 2017
examples of hugeness
examples of hugeness
took apart my WTB Laser Disc lite hub today. I try to grease the pawls up with very lightweight grease every 6months or after some serious wet riding. Using regular grease isnt a good idea because the thick grease makes the pawls sticky. I have some left over Manitou M Prep that is great for this. It just doesnt last long because it is so thin.
But this time I noticed that a tooth on the carrier was busted out. I havent really noticed it though. These hubs never had the quickest engagement so I might have just chalked any slipping to that. Overall Im pretty happy with these hubs given their weight to cost ratio. They have a slight annoyance in that they adjustment requires that there be a little bit of play. So it always seems like the bearing adjustment is off or there is play in the quick release. Sure they are not Kings, Hopes or DTs but they are less than half the price too. And they arent annoyingly hey look at me I have chris kings, loud. Not that I wouldnt mind some annoyingly loud hubs.
I heard that they have an upgraded system but am not sure if it would apply to my model hub. Hopefully I can get a new carrier. I think Cambria sells them.
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