Concerning the parts and mechanism of bike gearing, both internal and external. Multi-speed, single-speed, fixed and freewheel.
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100 mm front hub, 94 mm fork dropouts, options?
Simple as that. I thought I could He-Man the fork to fit the hub as it's only 3 mm on either side. Looks like it requires a bit of force and I'm concerned about breaking something in the long-run; ...
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i have an se dirt jumper with 4 sealed bearings in the rear hub, can i convert it from QR to solid axle?
i dont want the quick release for single speed, i want to ditch the skewer for a solid axle to torque it down good for single speed... my LBS mechanic said they couldnt do it but with sealed bearings ...
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What 's the size of bearing?
What's the size of ball bearing on WH-R550 hub, is it 1/4" for the front one and rear one ?
Can I replace them with 1/4" ceramic bearing ?
Thanks
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How is the quality of carbon wheelset from taiwan?
Recently I read from some websites, it sells taiwanese carbon wheelset,
How is the quality of the carbon rim, spokes and hub from those wheelset made in taiwan ?
I didn't see any brand name, so it's ...
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Raleigh Twenty forks too narrow to accept 93mm hub
93mm hubs are standard size for the R20s but on this particular bike there isn't enough clearance between the fork ends to get a wheel in (I'm using an original R20 wheel as a replacement so it's ...
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Is there 28 hole front/rear drum brake hub
No time research this now, so has there ever been made a 28 hole front or rear drum brake hub? I know that Sachs and Sturmey-Archer have done a lot of drum brakes. Neither to my knowledge have such a ...
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Bicycle rear hub sounding weird
My rear axle broke about 2 weeks ago, and I replaced it with a new one.
I also replaced the ball bearings with new ones when I did this.
The issue I am having is when I'm going with a higher speed ...
