[Virago] Front wheel bearing or . . .?

["Wawa" <wawat@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was traveling about 10 mph a couple hours ago sagging a group of bicycles when I suddenly heard a spinning sound like a ball spinning in a roullet wheel. From the fast spin noise it slowed to a 'bouncing in a roullet wheel' noise. I stopped at one stop light and it was still there when I took off again. However, after stopping and putting it on the center stand and spinning the wheel, I didn't hear anything. And I heard nothing on the last mile to my house. Is it possible my bearings are okay and I maybe picked up a rock or small road trash that popped into one of the holes in the wheel hub? Maybe putting it up on the center stand it was able to fall out?

 

I hate to take it into the shop if there's nothing wrong. In the past when a bearing started going bad, I could feel it while making curves and I didn't feel that now but I didn't get over 30 mph. If it was a wheel bearing, would I hear it while spinning it freely or do I have to have a load on it?

 

Any ideas? Thanks in advance gang!

 

P.S. During my escorting this morning I made a spectacle of myself chasing a cage down the road about 2 miles with my bright orange shirt, 4 way flashers and yellow spinning safety light. I was honking, pointing and waving my arm to get the car to pull over. Finally the woman driving did while the male passenger watched me pull up along side them. I shouted "You have a briefcase on your roof!!!" It was inches from hitting the road when he got out and grabbed it. With the big smiles on their faces and thank you's I wonder if I almost had me a new laptop! That is if it had survived the fall. (Good karma deed for the day!)

 

wawa

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