Final adjustment of the Shimano XT hub?

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines

4.03.2021

I am about to buy a new  rear XT hub (BN) or buy from Lazada (but unfortunately its the front being sold) just to get over my difficulty in the rough rotation of the rear wheel.   I have spent about 2 weeks trying to figure out myself how to get this right.  

It all started when I overhauled the rear hub.  I might have missed some steps.

My problem is:   if I adjust the preload too tight, the wheel wont turn freely;   if I adjust the tighetining nut by 90%  (or quarter) then the wheel plays laterally.   

I planned to go to a super mechanic to get this right.   But before doing that:

    1.  I consulted again Google how to do the disassembly and assembly

    2.  I disassembled the hub again  -  found out:

                1.  That some of the bearings  fell off the races;

                2.   The cone at the non drive side had scores on the surface

                3.   That the bearing  cover on the drive side were not properly pressed in

                       hence the drive side cone cant be tightened well by 2 to 3 threads, and hence

                       there was no correct tightening and loosening

   3.  So I reinstalled and regreased the bearings

        Pressed the bearing cover;   regreased the non drive side;

   4.  Refitted the cones,, and followed the advice of loosening again the nut by 3 to 6 minutes

This time, the wheels spun freely even if I tightened the locking nut full.

And so I can smile again and not go to the mechanic anymore

My bike is teaching me a lot on mechanics, patience and analysis.   

        

New emerging class of bikers.

Wheels of Happiness

It used to be just roadies and mountain bikers. (MTB)  But there is a new emerging class of riders:

1. The fixies   They are growing in numbers (despite the apparent dangers) and they come with fluorescent colored bikes and sometimes racing with traditional roadies

2.  The cyclocross.  I would be one of them.  They have road bike frames handle bars but have MTB gears changers.  They would have typically gears up to 11 to 36.   They would have doubles for cranks and even triplets (I have triplets in front)  They ride roads, but go to places only fitted to MTB.

So there are now four classes of bikers

To All Our Recyclists Friends, Happy New Year, Cheers!

Wheels of Happiness

Angono, Rizal, Philippines |  December 31, 2013

Today is the last day of 2013.  Looking back to the year (that was 2013) we had undertaken some extreme, very long, difficult, challenging, thigh burning, long busting rides:

1.  Manila to Baguio ride
2.  Angono to Lemery ride
3.  Angono to Kaybiang tunnel in Ternate climb

These were true tests of our endurance, speed, determination, courage, equipment and our character.
And we all passed the test.  Not so many bikers could do what he had done.  We belong now to the stratosphere of real bikers.

For the first time in my life, I could call myself as a Real Cyclists (Re Cyclist)

I started out in cycling as a therapy for painful back legs (rayuma).   A doctor head of PT in  MM hospital prescribed to me a bike as a cure to an ailment that would make a paralytic.  Lo and behold, after two weeks of biking on a P3t mountain bike, my rayuma was gone.  My mobility was back:  my blood chem became normal:    uric acid and cholesterol.   The BS went down but not much.  I had to do more.

I ended up with five bikes;  I sold my mountain bike.   The two others were given and/or sold.  I have three;   the two others are spare. You never know when  you get flats as you leave house.

Gerry and I rode together to Antipolo via Teresa today July 7, 2013

Real Cyclists

Morong Rizal   PHL   |  July 7, 2013

                                Gerry K and I rest near China bank in Antipolo City

The group was poised to ride to Pililla (Pisong Kape) this morning.  However it was taking some time to get organized because Jess got a flat.  So when Gerry who was sporting a new hairdo said he was going via Teresa, I joined him.  He said he was going to Cubao and he wanted to leave early.

We started out at a little past 8:00 and we were in Antipolo by 8:50.  We met Danny in Teresa.

                                     Gerry sports new hairdo;  no more mini braids

                                             Jorgeusbiker a la Higante/Dew Arellano pose