Originally Posted by dddd

Puzzling to me is how everybody's cup/cone hubs are shipped out with snug bearing adjustment that becomes VERY tight as the QR lever is applied. This applies to new hubs and the new bikes that they are spec'd on. I am certain that this greatly reduces the working life of the bearing surfaces. It seems unrealistic to expect finely-finished bearing surfaces to break in sufficiently over time so as to offset the shortening of the QR axle.