Originally Posted by
fietsbob
Because they are external the crud you rode through, over those many miles, will contaminate the bearings sooner..
Does your bike have full mudguards with a long front low mudguard flap to reduce the wheel spray?
The bike has only seen a single 20 min shower in those 2k mikes, I hand wash and dry no power washer, it's been dry here for a while looking forward to real soak this Sunday.