Service it 27 times today, and then you can blow it off for another two years.
On Thursday, March 22, 2012 9:30:49 AM UTC-7, Philip Williamson wrote: > > Huh. My 1999 King-built "Bontrager" Hubs have been adjusted once, early in > their life. Am I 23 services behind, or do the older hubs not need this? I > did look up the King service guidelines a while ago, and they recommend > either their own oil ($9 for 1.2 ounces), or synthetic motor oil ($7/quart > - good for 320 overhauls). > > Philip > > > On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:40:35 PM UTC-7, benzzoy wrote: >> >> On Mar 21, 2:26 pm, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 5:25 PM, sanjoser <thomas.savar...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > > I've been advised that my chris king hubs are fine, so long as they >> get serviced >> > > every six months, so I guess I'll keep those, but everything else is >> up for >> > > change. >> > >> > You have to service your hubs every 6 months?? >> > >> > that seems... excessive. >> >> For those not familiar with Chris King hubs, that "service" refers to >> relubricating the RingDrive freewheeling mechanism every 6 to 12 >> months. This isn't at all hard and all one needs are normal hand tools >> and a bottle of Chris King RingDrive lubricant. OK, so you do need >> that proprietary Chris King hub preload adjustment tool that's about >> $25, but this is a 5-minute job and is distinctively not like >> servicing a classic loose-ball hub. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/vf8ikDRHyaEJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
