Everyone I know that has these hubs love them, tout them as super reliable, tough, pretty, etc. I know there are people on here with these hubs, so chime in. Maybe some of you have experienced these issues and have a solution. No one I know has had any of the issues I've had. Spoke to a guy this weekend... 2 years, has never opened them up.
Mine have about 100 rides on them tops and are about 6 months old. So few because they are on my XC race bike... which shares ride time with 3 other bikes.
Rear: About 2 weeks from the build it developed a creak under power only. Turned out to be the hub, so I pulled it apart, greased the freehub with Park Synlube and put it back together... Noise gone. 2 weeks later it returned, so I did the same... noise gone. I've done this about 5 times now. Other than this noise, they are good, spin well, no lateral play in hub, no play in free hub.
Front: Developed lateral slop. I've had hubs do this before and it's almost always worn out bearings... but never this soon.
Any reccommendations? Do I have a pair of Lemons.
Mine have about 100 rides on them tops and are about 6 months old. So few because they are on my XC race bike... which shares ride time with 3 other bikes.
Rear: About 2 weeks from the build it developed a creak under power only. Turned out to be the hub, so I pulled it apart, greased the freehub with Park Synlube and put it back together... Noise gone. 2 weeks later it returned, so I did the same... noise gone. I've done this about 5 times now. Other than this noise, they are good, spin well, no lateral play in hub, no play in free hub.
Front: Developed lateral slop. I've had hubs do this before and it's almost always worn out bearings... but never this soon.
Any reccommendations? Do I have a pair of Lemons.