Sean, thanks for the tip. I may try this next time. For now, a helpful member of this group has come to my aid with a vintage Deore hub.
I've said it before, but I'll repeat: I really enjoy the free education I get from this list. And the bike pictures. Jim in Rochester On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 12:37 PM 'Sean, PNW' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > It's not so hard to strip a black T610 hub to the bare shell, remove the > anodizing w/Easy Off HD oven cleaner, wet sand it with 400>800>1500 grit > paper, polish it with some Simichrome on a buffing wheel, before rebuilding > it with fresh grease. > > *The one important tip is to really tighten the 10mm allen bolt holding > the freehub body to the hub once the wheel is fully built, using the laced > rim for the leverage needed to apply the requisite force.* > > The whole process took maybe an hour on the T610 hub I used for a dynamo > commuter wheelset I built about 2 years ago; their low price point, near > silent freehub, durable construction, and rebuildable design make them hard > to beat for said application. > > > On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 3:49:28 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> Check out Will's new Platypus on the Riv News Blog: black rear hub, >> silver SON front. It's the cool thing now! >> >> Joe Bernard >> >> On Friday, November 26, 2021 at 6:34:11 PM UTC-8 Jim Whorton wrote: >> >>> Yes, I am looking for 135 OLD this time. But Andy I am thinking on the >>> same lines as you, with a silver SON dyno hub for the front wheel. Black >>> and silver, they’re both good…..I appreciate very much all I’ve learned on >>> this forum. It’s like bicycle college for someone like me. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> On Friday, November 26, 2021 at 11:59:42 AM UTC-5 Garth wrote: >>> >>>> For clarity sake Andy the Classico is a 130mm hub and the Deore/Silver >>>> are 135mm and Jim needs a 135mm hub. >>>> >>>> On Friday, November 26, 2021 at 11:37:37 AM UTC-5 ascpgh wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I had the silver rear hub plight building up a new bike in '20. >>>>> My polished silver SON SL front hub was a given and I didn't consider >>>>> myself a victim of symmetry to want a polished silver rear hub. Noise was >>>>> definitely a consideration as long as the hub was of sound design and >>>>> construction. Aesthetics definitely floated around in my bucket without >>>>> particular ranking. >>>>> >>>>> I ended up with a Suzue Classico cassette hub. Yeah it's noisier than >>>>> a Deore but it hit it out of the park on all the other points and so far >>>>> so >>>>> good. Suzue Classico <https://www.ebay.com/itm/143231252938> >>>>> >>>>> Andy Cheatham >>>>> Pittsburgh >>>>> On Thursday, November 25, 2021 at 1:18:28 PM UTC-5 Jim Whorton wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. I am planning a wheel build. For a >>>>>> rear hub, I need something like the Deore T610…but it has to be silver in >>>>>> color, and those are scarce. The Silver brand rear hubs look pretty on >>>>>> the >>>>>> Riv site, but it sounds like they’re a little noisier than Deore. >>>>>> Coasting >>>>>> silently past a woodpecker or owl is really important to me! Anybody >>>>>> have >>>>>> suggestions? >>>>>> >>>>>> Jim Whorton in Rochester, NY >>>>>> >>>>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/krnv8o84CCw/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a5e943a1-67be-4d53-8c24-6b7ce292c4fen%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a5e943a1-67be-4d53-8c24-6b7ce292c4fen%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAJ3_7DY20t3x1RgzOC%2BZ7Vmz-oNEOVLUJ1Ogmr8Jn3_1V_9PQQ%40mail.gmail.com.
