Originally Posted by
andiewithanie
that’s great and all but I’m not a skinny kid running a too tight chain on loose ball hub I’m a fat **** who breaks chains with a sealed bearing cassette hub. If the given load ratings for 6802 bearings are correct sorting the chain line by using 2 7mm bearings will help.
my point was that the chain tension was breaking 1/8" balls in half.
it is not a high dollar BMX, so parts quality is questionable, eh?
i put decent bearings in... they too failed, i think... his dad parked the bike, for now.
it's the third one that boy's had in 2 years.
"sealed" doesn't make any difference to the bearing until weather comes into the equation.
the angular design of cup/cone can make a difference though...they handle axial and moment loading better, but handle radial loads less well.