After a full winter of indoor rides, I thought it time to repack the hubs and check for truing of the wheels. I removed the rear cogs and cleaned them as well, nice a shiny. Used Phil Wood grease on both the front and the back, and tweaked the cones just right so that they roll out. The hubs were very dry to my surprise, and needed the grease, so it was a good thing I choose to repack them. I wanted to take the individual bearings out and clean them with wd, but could not get them out without trepidation. They did not appear to have any residue or dirt in them, so I spayed them with WD and whipped them out, then repacked. They spin free now. I had to readjust the rear d, but only took a minute and now they drop in nice.
Going to adjust the front brake a bit to align the pads evenly between the rim, and then out I go between storms to test it out. I will report back later.
Bought some Diablo Chicken Sausage at D&D, and will cook them up tonight with Whole Wheat Pasta for dinner....Can't wait.
I also have stopped smoking Cigars on a daily basis. I was smoking them at first to increase my metabolism to loose weight, and to keep something in my hands to keep me from eating. Now that I am riding again, I want to stop to take my aerobic capacity up a notch to make better time on the hills. I am going to allow myself to smoke once a week. Kind of like I do for eating, allowing a day of all I can eat, or out to dinner night. If I begin to add weight again I will have to rethink this plan though.
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