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The Street => The Bike Shop => Topic started by: montymitch on December 19, 2014, 01:30:13 AM

Title: Rough Hub Rolling
Post by: montymitch on December 19, 2014, 01:30:13 AM
I'm amassing a collection of parts for a build I have coming together, and I picked up a pair of Antigram hubs, which are awesome (or so I'm told).
I haven't laced them up yet and I've noticed that the front hub is really rough in places when I roll it in my fingers. What's the deal? Is this a tension issue, i.e. once it's laced the spoke tension will relieve the pressure on the bearings, or should I look into warranty before I build these suckers up?
Title: Re: Rough Hub Rolling
Post by: Brooklynrider on December 19, 2014, 03:26:40 AM
Are they new? The bearings need to break in a bit. Spoke tension will help and you will feel a lot less grittiness when you're actually riding it.
Title: Re: Rough Hub Rolling
Post by: Sasha on December 19, 2014, 05:48:47 AM
IT'll be fine once it's a wheel.
Title: Re: Rough Hub Rolling
Post by: montymitch on December 19, 2014, 10:49:20 AM
Sounds good then. It's a brand new hub and I expected it to be a bit more smooth.
Title: Re: Rough Hub Rolling
Post by: Prodigal Son on December 20, 2014, 05:26:12 PM
Nah, everyone had the same issue with their vandero 2. Just odyssey.