u/antipathy_moonslayer

So, I mentioned last night that one of the stock hubs on my bike kinda self destructed, and I promised pictures of the new parts. So, here they are. Technique Cyclone hubs, basically a clone of the 1st Gen TNT Revolvers (no flip flop). I think they look great, they're a massive upgrade, and they're half the price of the reissue TNTs. Also did a chrome seatpost and the KMC Kool Knight chain. This was my first time building wheels, and I think it went pretty well.

Maybe my bike is the only one, but also maybe this will help somebody else. If you're riding a Crew bike and you notice substantial freewheel wobble and uneven chain tension accompanied by intermittent brake pad contact on both sides even when you've verified the wheel is pretty precisely true and it's straight in the frame, check your hubs. This is my rear hub off a bike that's just a couple months old. Initially I thought the freewheel might be cross-threaded on the hub. So, I already replaced it and, during that install, the lead tech at my shop said "wow, I've never seen a hub made like that". At that point, I decided I'd better go ahead and order some replacements. Rebuilt wheels today and I'll post some pictures of that tomorrow. This is a part of the bike that comes preassembled. So, I don't think this is some rookie error that I made. I didn't try to have it warrantied because there were other hubs I wanted anyway, but keep an eye out. This seems like it could be pretty serious if it were to fail badly while you're on the bike.

I like my first set of delrin titans so much that I had to get them in black with brass newton cores. I'm running these with a little bit longer cord than the others. So, I'm still getting used to that but they feel good and I love the way they look