Surly sealed bearing record (PB)
02-27-06, 11:08 AM
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Surly sealed bearing record (PB)
I just got 5, er 6 seasons out of my sealed bearings. Was riding last night and trashed the hub, but that's 6 seasons with the original bearings, not that I was going for a record, and now that I'm replacing them, I may as well replace the bearings in all my hubs.
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That's pretty impressive, especially since I have two friends whose surly hubs are all F'd up after 2 seasons.
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02-27-06, 11:25 AM
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Once you've burned through a set of bearings in a Surly or Formula hub, you don't NEED the street cred you'd get from buying Phils
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Originally Posted by hyperRevue
That's pretty impressive, especially since I have two friends whose surly hubs are all F'd up after 2 seasons.
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02-27-06, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by lumenredundas
i dont know how all of you are burning through those hubs, im on year 3 or 4 now and still runs awesome. thats every day commute, fun rides, alley cats every month, and bike polo every weekend. what are you doing to F those bad boys up.
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Three days ago you said you needed to replace your Surly rearwheel because the hub was ****ed up.
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Originally Posted by naisme
I just got 5, er 6 seasons out of my sealed bearings. Was riding last night and trashed the hub, but that's 6 seasons with the original bearings, not that I was going for a record, and now that I'm replacing them, I may as well replace the bearings in all my hubs.
Granted, the amount of salt applied to the boston streets + daily winter use may have something to do with that.
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Originally Posted by hyperRevue
What are you talking about!?
Three days ago you said you needed to replace your Surly rearwheel because the hub was ****ed up.
Three days ago you said you needed to replace your Surly rearwheel because the hub was ****ed up.
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03-22-06, 01:39 AM
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Just lost another set of bearings, I may as well over haul all my Surly hubs.
