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Old 11-14-17 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by unterhausen
I have a cheap Shimano hub, and it's really draggy.
How did you evaluate this? When you turn the axle with your hand, it feels terrible. When you suspend the bike and spin the wheel, it seems only slightly draggy. When you ride the bike with over 100 lbs of inertia, the drag is imperceptible.
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