I was cleaning the cassette on my Vado 3.0 (13 months old and 700 miles) and I noticed about 2mm play in the cassette. I removed the cassette to find the play was in the freehub and it felt as though the bearings were knackered.
I couldn't see any way of dismantling the freehub so I took it to my LBS and they couldn't either.
In order to solve the problem, they had to replace the whole hub. Unfortunately, as the bike was 13 months old, it was out of warranty, but as an act of good faith they waived the cost of the new hub.
Freehub bearings only lasting 700 miles seems ridiculous, I just hope the rest of the bearings last a lot longer.
Other that that, I absolutely love the bike and can't fault it.
I couldn't see any way of dismantling the freehub so I took it to my LBS and they couldn't either.
In order to solve the problem, they had to replace the whole hub. Unfortunately, as the bike was 13 months old, it was out of warranty, but as an act of good faith they waived the cost of the new hub.
Freehub bearings only lasting 700 miles seems ridiculous, I just hope the rest of the bearings last a lot longer.
Other that that, I absolutely love the bike and can't fault it.
