MrsIHN has a Dawes Duchess shopper that she loves, and rides it the couple of miles to work every day. It’s pretty great to be honest, proper sit up and beg shopper, just the thing for the job.
However, it wasn’t terribly expensive and consequently the components on it are pretty basic, especially the wheels, which have hubs on which there is next to no sealing (and I’m pretty sure the axle on the front isn’t actually straight…).
After a winter of daily use, they’re pretty rumbly, and last night I whacked a load of grease in which improved things a bit. Is there any way I can improve the sealing on them, or is it just a case of keeping them regularly packed with grease? I’d look out for some better second hand ones, but they’re an odd size and the rear takes a screw on 7spd cassette, so I’m guessing finding ‘decent’ ones will be tricky.