Originally Posted by
sreten
Hi,
A wheel that spins a very long time has too loose bearings,
i.e. it should spin freely but beyond that you can't judge
the loaded performance by the unloaded performance.
You will get a better idea by removing the wheel and
spinning the spindle by hand, it should feel slightly
tight and on cheaper wheels somewhat rough too.
rgds, sreten.
Not having the QR clamped is going to change the pre load on the bearings by a large amount, making that test useless.