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Old 03-05-10 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by chelboed


Another exception is XT hubs...though not junk...loose ball boat anchors.
Cup and ball bearings are easy to service and replace. Don't have the tools to replace the sealed bearings on my Hope hubs on a saturday afternoon when I am riding Sunday. Thats why I have two sets of wheels for the tandem at $750 a time.

And yet to replace an XT hub through wear in years. Haven't had to replace the Hope hubs either but 4 sealed bearings at about $20 a time is a lot more than $5 for a set of loose balls on the XT.
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