anyone ever converted record hubs to sealed cartridge bearings?
05-28-16, 08:50 PM
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You started this thread a year ago?? Sheesh, time flys. Nice work. A quick glance at the finished product and you wouldn't think anything was out of the ordinary.
05-28-16, 09:58 PM
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I missed this thread last time around. I think it's a great conversion. Any tiny additional drag from sealed bearings is, in my opinion, offset by not needing to repack cup and cone bearings. Maybe I'm biased because I ride in a rainy climate.
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My question is, "why would you wand to?" Ball bearings, without cages, are the best way to go! Properly maintained, they will not wear out, nor will the races! Properly maintained, they will produce less friction than caged or sealed bearings. Properly maintained, they will be original issue, and many of you already know how I feel about that.
The cage and sealed bearings are intended to reduce maintenance/installation costs, not improve performance. I suppose that is an opinion, but my guess is that science and engineering know-how, will support my opinion, in this instance.
The cage and sealed bearings are intended to reduce maintenance/installation costs, not improve performance. I suppose that is an opinion, but my guess is that science and engineering know-how, will support my opinion, in this instance.
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But I have a set of Mavic 500 sealed bearing hubs on my daily commuter bike, 13,000 miles since I bought them used, ridden rain or shine, filthy much of the time, never received any attention at all, and the wheels still spin seemingly forever . . . I figure I'd have had to repack cup and cone bearings at least 3x in that time. Sealed bearings are really great for lazy people like me.
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But I have a set of Mavic 500 sealed bearing hubs on my daily commuter bike, 13,000 miles since I bought them used, ridden rain or shine, filthy much of the time, never received any attention at all, and the wheels still spin seemingly forever . . . I figure I'd have had to repack cup and cone bearings at least 3x in that time. Sealed bearings are really great for lazy people like me.
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