Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads I've just taken my cassette off to change it and noticed these deep grooves in my freehub. Does it need replacing? I'm assuming yes which means yet more money 😩 by mikestreety Bicycling Bike Bike Repair Biking Cycling Repair
-LupusAlba- on August 17, 2025 11:17 am I would ride it it doesn’t seem that bad, my old one looked worse. I just added lube and tightened it up to specs by torque wrench
n23_ on August 17, 2025 11:18 am Nah this normally happens, you can file them down a bit if they interfere with getting a new cassette on, but I’ve never bothered with that.
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I would ride it it doesn’t seem that bad, my old one looked worse. I just added lube and tightened it up to specs by torque wrench
Nah it’s fine, normal wear for aluminum hubs
Nah this normally happens, you can file them down a bit if they interfere with getting a new cassette on, but I’ve never bothered with that.
No, that’s normalÂ