Old 06-10-10 | 10:30 AM
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rtciv
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Originally Posted by snafu21
Cup 'n cone bearings last for years if the water is kept out, they're regularly lubed and adjusted. Your bike managed 30 years on cup 'n cones. Are they suddenly useless?

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Well, these precise specimins might well be! Last time I had them out to clean I couldn't get them anywhere near spotless - lots of bits stuck in the race, and general degradation of the cage and some pitting on the cups.
I do like cup and cone bearings, though - very easy to manage, really. And I don't much like anything that you can't take apart yourself to overhaul when you have to.

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