Bearings don't lie: the old timer at the shop in Spokane called my cone adjustment 'hand tight, not gorilla tight'

Drew West · 2026-10-24T13:20:03.802665+00:00

I cranked the cones down snug like I always did and the wheel had a gritty bind by mile 40, so I backed them off half a flat and the drag vanished. How loose do you all actually run your hubs after a repack?

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