Originally Posted by
Caymandiver1
the more I get into these hubs the more I don't like them. I'm not sure if this is common practice but one of the bearings in the freehub has a sleeve around it to make a 24mm OD bearing into a 25.7mm. who would do that and why? why not just use a standard 24 or 26mm bearing with no sleeve?
Wait, are you asking about why the bicycle industry is doing something weird instead of adhering to already known standards?
Really, for the bike industry, ignoring standards is standard behaviour.