After the Alfine gear hub, it was the Shimano Dynohub that decided to quit on me. The bearings are c
After the Alfine gear hub, it was the Shimano Dynohub that decided to quit on me. The bearings are completely shot, so I built a new wheel and saved over 300 grams in the process. More weight savings will be possible by the fact that the rims are tubeless ready. The gains will be minimal as the overall weight of the bike is already pretty high, but as I already saved a whole kilo by changing the back wheel, I hope the weight savings will add up and improve the character of my cargo bike by making it a bit more spritely on everyday commutes.All is not lost on the old wheel though. It isn’t going in the recycle bin just yet. I’ve got a new axle and some bearings plus cones on order and hope to recover the wheel for some other project or just as a spare. -- source link
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