Another day with wheels (and so on).
Following up on the rear wheel from the other day.
I'm rebuilding the front wheel on the CLX50.
The front hub bearings are turning stiffly.
When I grab the axle end and spin it,
the wheel spins for only a few seconds on its own weight with the tire removed.
I've written about this many times before, but
the OEM hub from DT doesn't use
6802 bearings—those tiny ones
(smallest size for 15mm inner diameter bearings)
that are in this one. Combined with Specialized's through-axle,
which is Syntase's X-12 spec with a tapered collar that bites down tight,
there's a compatibility issue with the bearing size.
Through-axle tightening is fine as long as there's no lateral play in the front hub,
but with X-12, it'll tighten another quarter turn beyond that easily.
If you tighten it further, the bearing lifespan drops dramatically.
Since I'm allowed to replace hub bearings whenever I feel it's necessary,
I'm replacing both sides with new ones.
The two-layer can opener cut... well, that's fine, I guess.
Man, that initial tape job was sloppy.
It's built.
Reverse different-spoke-count build, half CX sprint pattern.
I'll do the lacing later.
Following up on the rear wheel from the other day.
I'm rebuilding the front wheel on the CLX50.
The front hub bearings are turning stiffly.
When I grab the axle end and spin it,
the wheel spins for only a few seconds on its own weight with the tire removed.
I've written about this many times before, but
the OEM hub from DT doesn't use
6802 bearings—those tiny ones
(smallest size for 15mm inner diameter bearings)
that are in this one. Combined with Specialized's through-axle,
which is Syntase's X-12 spec with a tapered collar that bites down tight,
there's a compatibility issue with the bearing size.
Through-axle tightening is fine as long as there's no lateral play in the front hub,
but with X-12, it'll tighten another quarter turn beyond that easily.
If you tighten it further, the bearing lifespan drops dramatically.
Since I'm allowed to replace hub bearings whenever I feel it's necessary,
I'm replacing both sides with new ones.
The two-layer can opener cut... well, that's fine, I guess.
Man, that initial tape job was sloppy.
It's built.
Reverse different-spoke-count build, half CX sprint pattern.
I'll do the lacing later.