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Rear Brakes
Martin6:
The replacement hub has gone on. It was as good as the photos and a first ride showed smooth progressive rear braking, with new shoes.
Spoking and truing the wheel was straightforward. Used the rear axle in the soft jaws of my vice and a bent coat hanger, as a guide. Just patience, take it in small increments. But removing the old tyre and fitting a new one (Avon RoadRider) was a real bear of a job. I still need to do the front tyre...
K2-K6:
Good news on hub and wheel build.
Fitting tyres, rub some silicone grease around tyre bead, both the seat area and the backside (inside the tyre wall) before you start. This is literally the minimum amount spread sparsely over the whole circumference such that its almost invisible. They pop on easily then, and seat properly with no hang up/alignment struggling.
Martin6:
I was using diluted car wash in a spray bottle. Not good enough. I've bought some proper tyre soap to use on the front wheel from a local motor factors. They only had a 5kg tub. I hope I find other uses for it, or it lasts 20 years (and me with it!). :)
andy120t:
I had my money's worth from a local bike shop who advertised 'free removal and fitting on loose wheels' . The tyres on my CB900 resisted them for nearly an hour...they finally gave up and used a hacksaw to cut them off. Like dust inside. I'm glad I didn't ride on them!
I think the new ones went on more easily than the old came off.
Oddjob:
I had to cut my 40 year old tyres off my Lester wheels, Jesus they'd gone rock hard.
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