Just curious as to what probelms you've been experiencing. I've got a Hadley 150mmx12mm on my wish list right now.Dusty Bottoms said:I'm sending my Hadley back for the 2nd time this year, no bueno.
First time about 8 months ago was a complete implosion. One(or two)of the bearings inside broke, and an internal o-ring broke allowing the innards of the broken bearing loose into the middle of the hub.in the trees said:Just curious as to what probelms you've been experiencing. I've got a Hadley 150mmx12mm on my wish list right now.
toby
I think your problems are a special case, as Hadleys are usually extremely strong and reliable. I have a set of the hubs from 2002 with original bearings and they are moneyDusty Bottoms said:First time about 8 months ago was a complete implosion. One(or two)of the bearings inside broke, and an internal o-ring broke allowing the innards of the broken bearing loose into the middle of the hub.
Second time, over the last couple weeks, the freehub has been sticking. So while coasting, the cassette will occasionally turn with the wheel, giving slack to the chain which drags on the ground. I'm surprised the chain hasn't whipped up into the wheel and sent me flying.
Anyway, Hadley DOES have great CS, the wheel is on the way and the problem will be resolved.
Nope, it isn't. A teammates hadley hub has had to be rebuilt twice. Screwy bearings, breaking hub parts (rings, pawls etc).MDBullit said:I think your problems are a special case, as Hadleys are usually extremely strong and reliable. I have a set of the hubs from 2002 with original bearings and they are money
How can I get a hold of them? I wouldn't mind doing that.dhkid said:you can convert a normall 135 mm king to 150mm spacing if you want to. my lbs has done it. they made a new shaft for it and used a spacer for the disc. as long as you dont mind the weight it would work with no problems.
I've seen it posted elsewhere (maybe here too) that the Brake Therapy guys have a 150mm conversion for King hubs. Drop them an email.Kanter said:How can I get a hold of them? I wouldn't mind doing that.
Hi, Brian from Therapy Components here (aka Brake Therapy).Tarpon said:I've seen it posted elsewhere (maybe here too) that the Brake Therapy guys have a 150mm conversion for King hubs. Drop them an email.
their new site has been up for quite a while already.Spunger said:Sometimes I wish Therapy Components would update their site OR post here with their cool helpers because clearly people have been searching for this stuff for the days now. Good to know it's out there though!
Actually, it turns out that the opposite of neglect might have been the problem. I am hyper-sensitive to my hub coming loose since the rear end on my vp-free is flexy to begin with. Anyway, when the hub comes loose I use the correct spanners to tighten, but apparently there is a very fine line between proper tightening and sandwiching the bearing which causes internal damage. I over-tightened which caused my problems. There is no real way to guage tightening with spanners, I'm fairly sure there is no such thing as "torque spanners".deweydude said:Man I can't understand the problems you are expriencing with your Hadley hub. Are you sure its not neglect (lack of maintenence) ?
I love my My Hadley hubs. They are bombproof and I've had no problems at all .
Personally I will never but a king hub over Hadley
email sent and questions asked.shock said:Hi, Brian from Therapy Components here (aka Brake Therapy).
We do have a couple conversions for CK hubs:
135 x 10 mm thru axle
135 x 12 mm thru axle
150 x 12 mm thru axle
Drop me an email at bikes@therapycomponents.com
How tight was yours? Mine is pretty tight, maybe I should loosen itDusty Bottoms said:Actually, it turns out that the opposite of neglect might have been the problem. I am hyper-sensitive to my hub coming loose since the rear end on my vp-free is flexy to begin with. Anyway, when the hub comes loose I use the correct spanners to tighten, but apparently there is a very fine line between proper tightening and sandwiching the bearing which causes internal damage. I over-tightened which caused my problems. There is no real way to guage tightening with spanners, I'm fairly sure there is no such thing as "torque spanners".
So let this be a lesson to the Hadley owners, do not over-tighten your lock ring on the disc side of your hub. Suzanne at Hadley was very cool and explained that the lock ring should be tightened in "1 hour increments", if you look at the lock ring like a clock. I should have my wheel back at some point this week, re-built by people who know what they're doing.
I'm assuming they answered your questions, so maybe you can answer mine. are they offsetting the wheel all the way to the drive side, and then just running a 15mm spacer on the rotor mount? I would think that if they centered the wheel, you may have problems shifting, as the derailleur is gonna have to reach another 7.5mm toward the center of the frame.Kanter said:Brian.
Ill ask here, as there is interest for the conversion...
Do you have to redish your wheel with the 135x10mm to 150x12mm conversion?
Pics?
Weight?
Pros and Cons?
No they never emailed me back.Fulton said:I'm assuming they answered your questions, so maybe you can answer mine. are they offsetting the wheel all the way to the drive side, and then just running a 15mm spacer on the rotor mount? I would think that if they centered the wheel, you may have problems shifting, as the derailleur is gonna have to reach another 7.5mm toward the center of the frame.
How much $$ are we talking for the conversion? King disc hubs are already serious cash, and there are alot of quality 150 hubs avaiable right now. Personally, I'd rather just run a DT Swiss/Hadley/Hope rear hub.
in the trees said:FYI, I spoke with Suzanne at Hadley last week and, if I understood her correctly, they are working on a 150mmx12mm hub axle that has a bolt-on option to be available this winter. I guessing it'll be like their 10mm Ti bolt-on. I'll wait for that. Hopefully, I'm not just creating a rumor here.
toby
Again, if you look at the lockring like a clock, I'm guessing I tightened mine to about 3 hours shy of completely tight. Suzanne said to be careful of this, and that you can actually feel the lockring seat on the bearing if you are careful, and should tighten no further. Also, their new'ish lockring has a rubber ball in the middle of the threads which should aid against it coming loose, which should aid against people over tightening.MDBullit said:How tight was yours? Mine is pretty tight, maybe I should loosen it
I apologize for the lack of info on th ewebsite, and my slow response here. Iy gets difficult to keep up with everything.Spunger said:Sometimes I wish Therapy Components would update their site OR post here with their cool helpers because clearly people have been searching for this stuff for the days now. Good to know it's out there though!