Al_Bushman wrote:

Stun wrote: Mine lasted about 8 months.
Hopefully the revised versions on the 2007 models can be retro-fitted to the older wheels...

Mine's a 2004 so I've probably got some good mileage from it! It's still working fine, but just making strange noises. I'm tempted to persist with it until it just stops working! I just know that's gonna lead to aggro on the trail though so I'd better take it in.

They do need regular maintenance - which is fairly straight forward
In a nutshell, you add some mineral oil from time to time.
You'll generally only hear noise when you're low on oil... and the noise you'll hear a the freehub pawls grinding on the inside of the hub

Well todays ride was South Brighton up to the Kiwi, Gov's Bay over to Gebbies, up Gebbies back through Motuekarara, Tai Tap, and back to South Brighton. Bad head wind from Moteukarara to home I'm shatterred now, rest day tomorrow though thank goodness

nzkel wrote: Well todays ride was South Brighton up to the Kiwi, Gov's Bay over to Gebbies, up Gebbies back through Motuekarara, Tai Tap, and back to South Brighton. Bad head wind from Moteukarara to home I'm shatterred now, rest day tomorrow though thank goodness

On windy days like today I stay clear of flat rides and usually ride on the hills as it usually means slow hard climbs. I hate long rides into headwinds. Having said that - today I did nothing apart from clean the car/ bike/ garage and walked up to the cave at the head of Barnett Park in Redcliffs!

Yeah - my road ride was flattened by two things.
1: Winds.
2: Winds that brought lots of pollen, which in turn floored me with hayfever.

Al_Bushman wrote:

nzkel wrote: Well todays ride was South Brighton up to the Kiwi, Gov's Bay over to Gebbies, up Gebbies back through Motuekarara, Tai Tap, and back to South Brighton. Bad head wind from Moteukarara to home I'm shatterred now, rest day tomorrow though thank goodness

On windy days like today I stay clear of flat rides and usually ride on the hills as it usually means slow hard climbs. I hate long rides into headwinds. Having said that - today I did nothing apart from clean the car/ bike/ garage and walked up to the cave at the head of Barnett Park in Redcliffs!

Yep got to agree with you there, it wouldn't have been my pick of ride but my coach organised it a week ago - I was hoping it would rain so I wouldn't have to go It would be a lot nicer ride on a nice day....

Did the Ashburton Crit in C grade. Fellow Vorber Lauren Webb was in with me as well. Fely okay but piked on a few corners and at the death decided not to risk crashing. Good thing as Gary Sword went down in the final lap.

Too many people cutting corners and pedalling through them. Also not enough people keeping the pace high so the race easily fell into James Archbold's hands in the sprint.

Great course though and excellent weather!

had a nice easy roll up to upper hutt, then a bit of a grovel back into the wind yesterday. saw one or two pros out for a cruise ahead of the big event this week, there was someone in a zookeepers top at the bp halfway between ngauranga and petone, not sure who though as i'm out of contacts

Stun wrote:
They do need regular maintenance - which is fairly straight forward
In a nutshell, you add some mineral oil from time to time.
You'll generally only hear noise when you're low on oil... and the noise you'll hear a the freehub pawls grinding on the inside of the hub

that sounds about right for the noises Al's hub was making - being 04 it's the original freehub, not the lighter but more prone to dying fts-l - so download the 04 tech manual (big) off www.tech-mavic.com (login mavic-com / dealer) it's got the step-by step on removing/cleaning/reassembling the freehub

The key is to stop riding it as soon as it begins making noise.
Otherwise things could get VERY expensive!!

i rode to sumner and back today it was great as the weather is surperb and there was some hot telent out on the beach and the wind was pretty good both ways

Yep - I went for a surf at Taylors tonight The surf wasn't that flash but I adree with Xcrider - the talent on the beach was 10/10

Stun wrote: The key is to stop riding it as soon as it begins making noise.
Otherwise things could get VERY expensive!!

Hmmm & I was going to ride it on Wednesday night in the first of the hillclimb series. Oh well, it's only Rapaki anyways I'll drop the bike off tomorrow to Bike HQ.

Al_Bushman wrote:
Hmmm & I was going to ride it on Wednesday night in the first of the hillclimb series. Oh well, it's only Rapaki anyways I'll drop the bike off tomorrow to Bike HQ.

just drop the back wheel in to bikehq - I'm sure I can find you a spare rear wheel for the hill climb (evil thoughts of lending al a really heavy back wheel to cripple him)

ohh the hill climb i totally forgot hopefully i will be there

i rode to rotorua from lake tarawere, then round lake rotorua, and then around some other random loop then round mount ngogataha then back to tarawera,mint as ride! apart from the rain and the rugged as road surface round the lake!!