I've taken in a Racing 1 for a complete overhaul.
Both wheels came in with tires attached,
but when I took these photos the front tire happened to be off.
The photos look washed out because I forgot my digital camera
and ended up shooting with my phone camera.
My secret shop technique collection has grown—
I've now settled on a definitive method for cleaning stubborn grime
that's baked onto Fulcrum stickers.
I've tried various approaches in the past,
but today's the first time I've locked in one method as "the way forward."
Cleaning the rear hub internals...
Cleaning the front hub internals...
The front doesn't look dirtier than the rear—
I'm just using the same tray after washing the rear hub.
Among the front hub parts is the spring that lifts the pawls on the freewheel body,
which I replaced during the rear hub overhaul.
As you can see, it's bent.
Cleaned the sprocket "while I was at it."
The Fulcrum logo on the rear hub was reading backwards, so
I oriented the front hub the same way.
I tried to apply the "orange WARNING sticker on the left side" rule,
but the customer had already peeled off that sticker,
so I asked which way was fine. They said this works,
so that's how I left it.
The spoke magnet is on the rear wheel, so the front can go either way.
All done.
The customer said, "This could probably sell for a good price online. Though I'm not actually selling it."
As for the crucial spoke truing and hub centering—
both wheels had only very minor runout.
Apparently they've been ridden for two years with zero maintenance.
The centering was spot-on for both wheels.
The centering gauge snapped right into place.
I told the customer this must mean a conscientious shop built it with care!
Then they said "It was mail order."
Well... that's pretty lucky!
Both wheels came in with tires attached,
but when I took these photos the front tire happened to be off.
The photos look washed out because I forgot my digital camera
and ended up shooting with my phone camera.
My secret shop technique collection has grown—
I've now settled on a definitive method for cleaning stubborn grime
that's baked onto Fulcrum stickers.
I've tried various approaches in the past,
but today's the first time I've locked in one method as "the way forward."
Cleaning the rear hub internals...
Cleaning the front hub internals...
The front doesn't look dirtier than the rear—
I'm just using the same tray after washing the rear hub.
Among the front hub parts is the spring that lifts the pawls on the freewheel body,
which I replaced during the rear hub overhaul.
As you can see, it's bent.
Cleaned the sprocket "while I was at it."
The Fulcrum logo on the rear hub was reading backwards, so
I oriented the front hub the same way.
I tried to apply the "orange WARNING sticker on the left side" rule,
but the customer had already peeled off that sticker,
so I asked which way was fine. They said this works,
so that's how I left it.
The spoke magnet is on the rear wheel, so the front can go either way.
All done.
The customer said, "This could probably sell for a good price online. Though I'm not actually selling it."
As for the crucial spoke truing and hub centering—
both wheels had only very minor runout.
Apparently they've been ridden for two years with zero maintenance.
The centering was spot-on for both wheels.
The centering gauge snapped right into place.
I told the customer this must mean a conscientious shop built it with care!
Then they said "It was mail order."
Well... that's pretty lucky!