I was thinking I would wait a while longer to post my latest ongoings with the topos, but figured what the heck.
I'm still using the topos but have had a few problems with them since I first got them. After the first few weeks of riding I noticed a popping sound coming from my bike. At first I thought it was a bottom bracket, but after a bit of diagnosis it turned out the sound was coming from my rear wheel, more specifically the hub.
After my ride I noticed my rear wheel was out of true so I took it into my LBS for a truing. At this point I didnt know it was the hub and figured perhaps the popping was one of the spokes shifting or something. I got the wheel back and went for a ride only to hear the popping sound again. At the end of the ride the wheel was out of true again and I found that if I wiggled the wheel back and forth while holding the bike, I heard creaking sounds coming from the rear hub.
After a number of emails with Topolino and discussion with my LBS it was determined that the bearings shipped with my rear hub were just barely too small for the shell. Rather than send the wheel back to Topolino, they shipped new bearings for both wheels out to my LBS. I have been out of town on rides and just got the new bearings put in but haven't taken them out on a ride yet. They have passed my low-tech wiggle test and seem much tighter than before. Only time will tell if the new bearings slience the squeaking or fix the constantly out-of-true ness of the wheel. I'm hoping so.
While this has been a bit of a headache I have to say that the folks at Topolino have been extremely helpful, very cooperative and easy to talk to.
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