Among Campagnolo spare parts, I lined up bearing kits for hub bodies.
From top to bottom: steel ball, USB, and CULT.
Each has names like Hub Renewing Kit,
Hub Kit USB, and Hub Kit CULT.
There's no word BEARING in any of them.
Hmm, so close.
Just having the word "bearing" isn't enough—
it needs to break at just the right spot,
so it's actually quite difficult.
I realize you probably have no idea what I'm talking about so far,
but this information is necessary for the punchline.
↑These are tools for Campagnolo/Fulcrum rims that have no holes on the rim's outer edge besides the valve hole.
They're attached to the nipple threads to magnetically guide (attract) the nipples.
Since we occasionally lose these, I want to replenish stock, but
Campagnolo's spare parts catalog doesn't have detailed diagrams showing which part numbers have these shapes.
So I decided to order all three types besides the original UT-WH020
and cross-reference them with the part numbers.
UT-WH110 Magnet Attracting Nipple Insert.
This is a recent release for the Shamal Ultra DB,
and it's longer than the previous version,
with a hex socket included.
The one on the left in the image above is the UT-WH020,
and the UT-WH110 works on the Eurus and Shamal Ultra it was originally designed for too.
Next, the UT-WH035
Magnet Attracting Nipple Insert.
Actually, this one isn't used very often,
but I bought one to check it out.
It's for the brass nipples on Zonda and Racing 3 up to 2012,
which are about the same length as universal nipples.
↑The one on the far right in the image is new.
Of course it shows no wear marks.
The box for the UT-WH110 says Actracting,
which is a misspelling.
Attract is a verb meaning "to pull toward,"
and as an adjective it becomes attractive (appealing), and as a noun, attraction.
Finally, the UT-WH160
Magnet Attracting Nipple Insert for Bull.
This BULL at the end refers to
bullish sentiment, a financial and investment term,
with the opposite, bearish sentiment, expressed as BEAR.
"I wonder if I can really repair this properly...?" versus
"I'm definitely going to fix this without a hitch!"—
this is a tool for when you're feeling that bullish confidence.
Of course, that's all nonsense.
This is a tool for square aluminum nipples with 4mm (3.95mm) flats
used on steel-spoke wheels like Bora models.
It also works on brass nipples like those on Zonda and Racing 3,
and it's easier to use,
so if you have this one, you don't really need the UT-WH035.
The first wheel to use this was the Bullet,
and the explanation on the box is so long that BULLET gets cut off midway,
which is the real reason for "for BULL."
So then, I started looking around to see if there was a box
where BEARING gets cut off to become just BEAR—
and that's what led me to the hub bearing box at the beginning.
↑This is FH-BUU004, freewheel body bearings (4-pack),
and since we use them a lot, I've compressed them to more than 4 pieces per box.
It says "bearing" but it's frustratingly short.
And besides, these aren't hub body bearings,
so calling them "hub bearing" doesn't make sense!
(Someone unfamiliar with this might see "hub bearing" on the box
and think it's for hub bodies.)
By the way, on Campagnolo/Fulcrum freewheel body spare parts boxes,
the freewheel body is sometimes written as "Freewheel Body"
and sometimes as "FW Body."
From top to bottom: steel ball, USB, and CULT.
Each has names like Hub Renewing Kit,
Hub Kit USB, and Hub Kit CULT.
There's no word BEARING in any of them.
Hmm, so close.
Just having the word "bearing" isn't enough—
it needs to break at just the right spot,
so it's actually quite difficult.
I realize you probably have no idea what I'm talking about so far,
but this information is necessary for the punchline.
↑These are tools for Campagnolo/Fulcrum rims that have no holes on the rim's outer edge besides the valve hole.
They're attached to the nipple threads to magnetically guide (attract) the nipples.
Since we occasionally lose these, I want to replenish stock, but
Campagnolo's spare parts catalog doesn't have detailed diagrams showing which part numbers have these shapes.
So I decided to order all three types besides the original UT-WH020
and cross-reference them with the part numbers.
UT-WH110 Magnet Attracting Nipple Insert.
This is a recent release for the Shamal Ultra DB,
and it's longer than the previous version,
with a hex socket included.
The one on the left in the image above is the UT-WH020,
and the UT-WH110 works on the Eurus and Shamal Ultra it was originally designed for too.
Next, the UT-WH035
Magnet Attracting Nipple Insert.
Actually, this one isn't used very often,
but I bought one to check it out.
It's for the brass nipples on Zonda and Racing 3 up to 2012,
which are about the same length as universal nipples.
↑The one on the far right in the image is new.
Of course it shows no wear marks.
The box for the UT-WH110 says Actracting,
which is a misspelling.
Attract is a verb meaning "to pull toward,"
and as an adjective it becomes attractive (appealing), and as a noun, attraction.
Finally, the UT-WH160
Magnet Attracting Nipple Insert for Bull.
This BULL at the end refers to
bullish sentiment, a financial and investment term,
with the opposite, bearish sentiment, expressed as BEAR.
"I wonder if I can really repair this properly...?" versus
"I'm definitely going to fix this without a hitch!"—
this is a tool for when you're feeling that bullish confidence.
Of course, that's all nonsense.
This is a tool for square aluminum nipples with 4mm (3.95mm) flats
used on steel-spoke wheels like Bora models.
It also works on brass nipples like those on Zonda and Racing 3,
and it's easier to use,
so if you have this one, you don't really need the UT-WH035.
The first wheel to use this was the Bullet,
and the explanation on the box is so long that BULLET gets cut off midway,
which is the real reason for "for BULL."
So then, I started looking around to see if there was a box
where BEARING gets cut off to become just BEAR—
and that's what led me to the hub bearing box at the beginning.
↑This is FH-BUU004, freewheel body bearings (4-pack),
and since we use them a lot, I've compressed them to more than 4 pieces per box.
It says "bearing" but it's frustratingly short.
And besides, these aren't hub body bearings,
so calling them "hub bearing" doesn't make sense!
(Someone unfamiliar with this might see "hub bearing" on the box
and think it's for hub bodies.)
By the way, on Campagnolo/Fulcrum freewheel body spare parts boxes,
the freewheel body is sometimes written as "Freewheel Body"
and sometimes as "FW Body."