http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: rear - Recent Topics en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:11:49 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12042#post-139739 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:33:17 +0000 TractorFactory 139739@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was wondering if anyone here could provide any pointers. I thought I'd gotten pretty up to speed on overhauling my wheels that were cup and bearing types but had to replace my rear wheel a couple of months ago. I don't need to do this just now but the any information may come in useful in future.</p> <p>I was doing and wee mid winter gunk extraction so I took my wheel apart as far as possible. The new one is a Giant 700c 29er wheel on my commuter which has cartridge bearings. I worked out how to reveal these bearings, but in the event of replacement, I've no idea how to extract them.</p> <p>Additionally, on my old wheel, the free hub was screwed on using a large hex adaptor that fitted down the centre of the freehub. Simply a case of unscrewwing and replacing. This new one doesn't have any obvious through the middle unscrewing method.</p> <p>Anybody come across these and can point me in the right direction? Know of any specific tools I might need for it? </p>