Royce hub servicing?

Posted on Mon 9th, May 2011

• #1

Marcho

Has anyone ever serviced their Royce hubs? (I think these are the track ones) I am having trouble removing the spacers / dustcaps so that I can sort the chainline out (18mm out at the moment) Does anyone know how to dismantle these, and why they are built with a massive spacer on the driveside?

When I replace the spacers, the rims will be way off centre, leaving me thinking what bike these fitted in the first place... the dropouts on my frame are a fairly standard symetrical 120mm and I can't move the chainring in any further because it will foul the chainstay.

See http://www.flickr.com/photos/7962736@N02/5664796172/in/photostream/ for example. Tanks.
• #2

31trum

those ^ are road hubs, not track. it is meant for a screw on cassette
• #3

tallsam

those ^ are road hubs, not track. it is meant for a screw on freewheel

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• #4

GA2G

I think these are the track ones

Blimey.

So thats what a track hub looks like? I did always wonder.
• #5

dubtap

To respace Royce hubs road or track you need to buy new spacers from Royce which with bearings are about £70 posted. I sold a used 130mm spaced Royce wheel I got off Ebay rather than bother respacing to 120mm.
• #6

Marcho

Thanks doubletap, Ga2g may be sarcastic ... never can tell.
Always pleased to be corrected.

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