Ricardo

Guys,

Last week I was looking for a new bike and liked a Kona Blast at my LBS. The salesman said that it doesn't have sealed bearings like my old GT. What are the pros and cons of having those bearings? Are there any maintenance issues I should be aware of?

All inputs highly appreciated.

Cheers,

Ricardo

sydney

Could be the chuckle head is confusing cartrige bearing with loose ball types. The cartridges are considered 'sealed' but loose ball types can also have effective seals, or pretty poor ones on low end stuff.'Old' stuff,but old is relative,typically had the loose ball type. Good seals of whatever type on the hubs are most important. HS are next, and BB typically have sealed cartridges.