Originally Posted by qksl2
What difference exactly do you notice?
Ian
You mean between deore and xtr hubs? Deore hubs are far from smooth rolling hubs. You hold an xtr(or even xt, never had lx hubs) in your hand and give it a spin and it rolls smooth as silk for longer than I care to hold a spinning wheel. With a Deore hub, spinning it in your hands, you can feel the bearings rolling and it's kind of jerky. Not smooth at all. Won't free roll nearly as long. I have Deore hubs on my bike now and they are ok but I notice a big difference in rolling distance than with xt rear hub and Ringle front hub I had before.