Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Madison, WI
Bikes: 1961 Ideor, 1966 Perfekt 3 Speed AB Hub, 1994 Bridgestone MB-6, 2006 Airnimal Joey, 2009 Thorn Sherpa, 2013 Thorn Nomad MkII, 2015 VO Pass Hunter, 2017 Lynskey Backroad, 2017 Raleigh Gran Prix, 1980s Bianchi Mixte on a trainer. Others are now gone.
On this forum there have been two reports of SP hub failures, I think both were bearings if I recall correctly. One of those threads included discussion of DIY bearing replacement.
I have three SP hubs, have been trouble free. The last one, I think I built the wheel four years ago. At that time I was thinking of future proofing the wheel. Would be used on a quick release fork, but considered getting a thru axle hub with QR adapter. But when I looked at the price I decided to just get the QR hub that was much cheaper.