Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is way OT, traingeekNC, but -- if I understand your train-bearings story -- in the long-ago days when I worked on my three-speed and 10-speed bikes, the best wheels I had were those with loose ball bearings packed in heavy grease. The less-expensive bikes had ball bearings in mounts or what I believe were called "races." These races were also in heavy grease but were not regarded as efficient as the individual ball bearings and, therefore, the bike wouldn't roll as freely....regards, bob cole, asheville, nc