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I'm rebuilding a DA 8 speed hub - what's the best grease? I've got some Du Pont Teflon Bearing Grease.

So exactly which parts of the hub(s) failed?

Good stuff. One of the things I like is that the bearings are ordinary ones you can get anywhere. I wouldn't want to need a new cartridge bearing in Laos. I also like the old non-aero brake levers with the cable coming out the top, not because they're comfy (they're nowhere near as comfy as...

I'm building a new tourer for long rides in out of the way places, so I want sprockets which last for ever, and reliable crash-proof levers. I ruled out a Rohloff for various reasons and have plumped for 8 speed Uniglide Dura Ace with downtube levers. Been busy stocking up on NOS cassettes and...

It's for pre '96 freehubs. Sheldon's got em: http://harriscyclery.net/itemdetails.cfm?ID=557

I promise you they don't. When they're new you could be forgiven for finding them funky, in a Kermit the frog-stylee. When they get dirty they look minging. Perhaps it's possible to blacken them with a marker pen???

Hey, have a look at this email exchange with Vittoria! Go to their site and join my campaign: black is the new green! Dear Nick, thanks for the feedback, we take note. Best regards Samuele Bressan Vittoria & Geax Product Manager Vittoria S.p.A. via Papa Giovanni XXIII, 1 24040...

I might have a slightly used one in the attic for you to try? If it doesn't fit you could send it back.

I had some Vittoria Pave Evos - the green ones -and they were perfectly round. By all accounts they're very tough too. I didn't really put enough miles on 'em to have a view. It's a shame they're so green. But I read they occasionally make some 'limited edition' ones in black. They seem to...

lelobysfoot, here's some 'which tubs' advice from a useful bloke on the Serotta forum. He's American and goes to Belgium and Holland to race quite a bit: --------------------- You can order Vittorias at $45 apiece from various English mail order houses. Get a couple other people to go in at...

I have no experience of sprint rims but this is what I've been told lately. The Mavic Paris Roubaix SSC was discontinued a few years back. Legend has it that pro team mechanics are always trying to sniff 'em out in dusty Belgian bike shops for use in the spring classics. Allegedly they are...

Ha! Your plan is even more cunning than mine! The length of my tour will (I hope) be several laps of the planet and take oodles of years. I suppose I'm trying to move house to my saddle/tent and go nomad. This involves converting a crumbling old house into flats and selling them. I've been...

I have a cunning plan to go on a very, very long term tour on tubs. Am going to get a consignment of 10 Dugast 27 mm SPs very soon. The 'SP' bit is a puncture proof belt claimed to reduce p***tures by 80%. I also thought I'd use the Vittoria sealant (Pit Stop?) because unlike the Tufo stuff it...

It's worth a try! Never did I think I'd become addicted to 20 year old Shimano...

Must have a removable body. It would probably be '87-'88. (The '85-'86 6 speed freehub is no good to me because the body is not removable.)