Originally Posted by
HillRider
Can you reference any literature or ads where Shimano claims their hub or bottom bracket bearing balls are stainless steel? They do list the ball diameter and number for their hubs but i've never seen a reference to their material of construction. The only claim i've seen for stainless steel is the spokes on their prebuilt wheels.
Well, now that you mention it... neither did I. Looks like another "moment" on my part. My assumption came from here-
http://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...4&category=745 I had no reason to not believe their claim. I know- it's advertising, and the internet, but would like to believe they were truthful. I've not seen any deceptive practices from these guys before. So, they may be lying or got this info from somewhere- like the Shimano rep? Not that all reps know what they're talking about. I found their claim believable because at least they didn't list the Tiagra hub as having SS balls.
So this discussion caused me to go to the Shimano site also, and I didn't find any mention of SS balls in their hubs either. The moral of this story- don't believe everything you read, and please disregard any thoughts I had on this subject.