Originally Posted by
CyclingMTB
50 years lifespan for hubs with the original bearing balls is impressive but isn't the distance that the hubs traveled more important than the age ?
I rode that bike regularly for over 20 years. And the hubs were serviced at least once every year. The bike was seldom ridden in bad conditions
I would say that those hubs endured at the very least 50,000 km of use and are still as good as new