Originally Posted by
Ziemas
Loose ball are for racing in the velodrome where fractions of a second count. If you think you can tell the difference between a loose ball and a properly adjusted quality cartridge bearing while riding on the street you are fooling yourself.
Au contraire monsieur, I've ridden both hubs on the track and there's definitely a difference. But between the two bikes, one also has looseball BB while the other is cheapo Shimano, and one is a pound or two lighter. So there could be other variables (weight?) accounting for the differnce, but the lighter bike with loose ball stuff is also geared 2 inches higher yet easier to get up to speed...