Originally Posted by
redlude97
well one thing is the use of cup/cone bearings which are user serviceable compared to cartridges. Another is the titanium freehub which doesn't get eaten up like aluminum freehubs on the vuelta
So that's "better"? Cartridge bearings aren't meant to be serviced, you just replace the entire cartridge bearing (I guess you could argue that the tools required to replace cartridge bearings are more prohibitive than the tools needed for cup/cone bearings, but either way you still need tools). Also, there are plenty of "higher end" hubs with aluminum freehub bodies that likewise get chewed up.