Nix Walker

Thanks @Rock Guy. I'd be lying if I said every 6 months, but I do get the hubs serviced on all the bikes on a regular basis. I guess this was just a short piece of string hub/bearings/freebody/springs 🤷‍♀️

Hi all, I got brand new wheels in Dec 2022, they were a replacement set after the rear wheel smashed. I went for the DarkHorse DH 50 CTR with ceramic bearings. I have since done just under 10 000km on the wheelset. In Dec LY there was a strange noise that started, like a clonk occasionally. It wasn't regular so took a while to establish that it was coming from the rear wheel. In March, my LBS found that 2 of the 6 springs were broken, but couldn't get replacements as they are quite a lot smaller than those available. He replaced the bearings around this time too. He also distributed the springs evenly incase another fails while we try source replacements. Now my questions Should ceramic bearings last longer than 10 000km? How do the springs break? And surely they should last longer than 10 000km? In my 23 of cycling I have only had one freebody pack up and that was an old freebody. Was this just a bad hub and bad luck, or is this something that happens? Thanks

I built my monster gravel in May. And I love it! I had an old Scott Scale that I used for commuting. With a little help from a friend, I converted her and don’t regret it for a second! SRAM GX MTB setup at the back with a conversion kit for the 11spd sram force shitfers. The fork is a rigid MTB fork, so has the clearance if I do want to put bigger tyres on. My American Classic wife Lightning’s fitted the gravel tyres. I broke the hanger a month ago, which caused the derailleur to break the frame. So all fixed and resprayed making her proper one of a kind! IMG_9908.mov