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New front wheel bearings now available!

Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:48 pm
by lawrence

https://www.vintagebearings.co.uk/news


Spotted by young Gary of HoE

Re: New front wheel bearings now available!

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:27 am
by bob121
I've just had the last one.

Re: New front wheel bearings now available!

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 12:51 pm
by LynP
Vintage bearing company are still listing some on eBay at the time of my post if anyone needs them

Re: New front wheel bearings now available!

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:29 pm
by 56G80S
It's tempting to get them "for stock" particularly as there was very faint roughness in the front wheel bearings when I greased them before the IJR although the wheel span forever on a delicate touch of spin. However, I used a graphite grease and on return to home Sunday they seem to have cured themselves!

Perhaps leave to those in real need and not add to the stock of things I've bought and not fitted.

Johnny B

Re: New front wheel bearings now available!

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 3:03 pm
by bob121
It's a modified spindle. The bearings have an inner race.

Re: New front wheel bearings now available!

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:30 pm
by 56G80S
"The bearings have an inner race"

does this mean that in future, should one live that long as to wear them out, it would be possible to put new bearing "easily" onto the modified spindle? That makes it a more inviting proposition in my view.

Is it possible to tell who has made the bearings? Not all are created equal.

Johnny B

Re: New front wheel bearings now available!

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:27 pm
by bob121
Won't know until arrives. Although the comment was "yes, after about 100,000 miles when they need replacing, you only need to change the bearings".

Re: New front wheel bearings now available!

Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:12 am
by 39speedtwin
About 5 years ago, we had a stall at the Banbury run next to Vintage bearings, they had just produced a batch and were selling at £115.00.
I wonder what the current price is?

Re: New front wheel bearings now available!

Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 12:05 pm
by SPRIDDLER
39speedtwin wrote:About 5 years ago, we had a stall at the Banbury run next to Vintage bearings, they had just produced a batch and were selling at £115.00.
I wonder what the current price is?
There's a bit of a clue in their advert from Lawrence's above link, Didley.
Front wheel axle (596x469).jpg

Re: New front wheel bearings now available!

Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 2:51 pm
by bob121
Arrived today. Hopefully all will go well with the fitting.