Classic Bike Guide

Fixing Big Fred

CBG WorkshopHints & tips FROM HUTCH'S WORKSHOP

wheel landed on my bench recently, rebuilt with an alloy rim. It was a lovely-looking thing but had unfortunately suffered some damage to the hub in transit, courtesy of Pa... – an uncaring courier company, I mean. You can never pack something too well these days. The damage was to one of the outer, thinner parts of the hub which is threaded where the bearing retainer fits; fortunately, the right-hand thread one, as the other side is a left-hand,

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