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Thanks for the reply, really you've just confirmed my suspicions. It would have to happen in the middle of Didsbury, in front of a reasonable sized group of good lookin' girls and on the best day we've had in months :-(
I'd been thinking that in a couple of months I'd get the hub re-built onto a nicer rim up at Wills Wheels (next best thing to Rick Green round this way!) but now I'm wondering about doing the full monty and getting a nice hub too. The formula ones on the Plug have been running fine for me but it they strip this easily I'm never going to have much faith. Maybe I need to invest in a lock ring tool and keep an eye on the tension?? I don't hear other people bothering though..
I'll have to see what the mechnic says. I'm just hoping they say it's fubar now as it removes the debate and they can just throw me a wheel from a display plug whilst they do the waranty thing with Charge. What I don't want is the we'll have to order a hub and rebuild using the same rim scenario as that means no bike for a couple of days. If they have to order a new wheel then at least I can ride in frewheel to get about on.
The nightmare is that I go back tomorrow and they have just brushed the threads off and put the old bits back on... that would be tantrum time!!