I received a first generation Racing 1 from a customer.
They're requesting an overhaul "and such."
Cleaning in progress...
I didn't check the preliminary centering (slight misalignment can occur from inserting and removing the axle or
reassembling the hub), but at the point of reassembly the wheel was perfectly centered,
and even after correcting a slight lateral wobble (the state shown in the photo), it remained perfectly centered.
After the work, at the customer's request, one spoke has been changed to red.
This is the "and such" part I mentioned earlier.
Stylish theft apparently is trending these days.
The Nitto front spokes on the first generation Racing 1/Zero have
"two vertical" markings, but the black spoke that was removed appears to be from a very early production run
and had no markings.
Next, the rear wheel. During the overhaul,
the customer wants me to replace the Shimano 10-speed steel freewheel body
with an 11-speed white aluminum freewheel body.
The pawl spring on the removed freewheel body was bent,
but since it's no longer going to be used, I didn't replace it.
The outer bearing clearly shows internal damage
and rust seepage,
but the hub axle had no secondary rust damage.
Cleaning in progress...
The Nitto rear spokes on the first generation Racing 1/Zero are left-right interchangeable,
and the hub dimensions were apparently designed to allow this.
The marking is "one vertical," and the original black spoke had markings as well.
When I replaced the freewheel body and reassembled the hub,
the rim was offset toward the non-freewheel side. I didn't check the preliminary centering before that.
I centered and trued it.
Done.
Apparently it's trending.
They're requesting an overhaul "and such."
Cleaning in progress...
I didn't check the preliminary centering (slight misalignment can occur from inserting and removing the axle or
reassembling the hub), but at the point of reassembly the wheel was perfectly centered,
and even after correcting a slight lateral wobble (the state shown in the photo), it remained perfectly centered.
After the work, at the customer's request, one spoke has been changed to red.
This is the "and such" part I mentioned earlier.
Stylish theft apparently is trending these days.
The Nitto front spokes on the first generation Racing 1/Zero have
"two vertical" markings, but the black spoke that was removed appears to be from a very early production run
and had no markings.
Next, the rear wheel. During the overhaul,
the customer wants me to replace the Shimano 10-speed steel freewheel body
with an 11-speed white aluminum freewheel body.
The pawl spring on the removed freewheel body was bent,
but since it's no longer going to be used, I didn't replace it.
The outer bearing clearly shows internal damage
and rust seepage,
but the hub axle had no secondary rust damage.
Cleaning in progress...
The Nitto rear spokes on the first generation Racing 1/Zero are left-right interchangeable,
and the hub dimensions were apparently designed to allow this.
The marking is "one vertical," and the original black spoke had markings as well.
When I replaced the freewheel body and reassembled the hub,
the rim was offset toward the non-freewheel side. I didn't check the preliminary centering before that.
I centered and trued it.
Done.
Apparently it's trending.