Originally Posted by
Pepper Grinder
When using cartridge bearings, do you still have to tweak between too tight binding and too loose play? Or do you just pop them in, tighten down, and ride, like any other bolt on your bike?
I've had several and never had to adjust them like cone and cup bearings. Most all of them press on the housing of the bearing and not on the bearing itself. Since they don't press on the bearings themselves they won't bind. The American Classics I had just had a metal piece that fit over the axle and the quick release went through that. The axle was press fit through the bearings. I had a pair of Suntours that had a threaded piece that fit into the bearing to keep the axle centered.