Daz put me up to this! He mentioned when I posted some pics of my Planet X about getting some retro wheels and a few days later I unearthed these in my garage; they are Shimano WH-6500 wheels circa 2003. I used them for a couple of years when I first got into triathlon and they were really smooth and comfortable and I reckon they would be good for the winter trainer. After some faffing about getting the 10-speed cassette to fit I was somewhat peeved to discover the muppet that did the hub re-build a few years ago (and I haven't used them since) had lost a bearing and so there are only 8 on the drive side instead of the required 9. This would probably account for he freehub 'grabbing' when freewheeling so I will pack it off to the LBS for a service and hopefully it will come back smooth as silk.
5 comments:
Nice !
not as retro as my spinergys!!!!
Quite true Daz, but I found these at the back of my garage so were free!
touche!!
the word verication for this post is niltri quite appropriate for your "cycling blog"
LOL!
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