Didn't know where else to post this, since it's a "mountain bike" piece of equipment on my commuter bike that happens to be a cross bike.

A search of the forums reveals a lot of dislike for Deore hubs. However, a while back when I built my wheels for my commuter, I needed to build bombproof on a budget. I went with Deore M525 disc hubs with Mavic A317 disc rims. DT Competition spokes.

After reading all the negative things about the hubs, it occurred to me that I might lighten up my nearly 2300 gram wheels with a similar 6 bolt hub. A couple of places have the old 6 bolt XT hubs for sale...but to my surprise the weight is listed as IDENTICAL.

And then I found this great review: Bikeradar M525 review.

I think my experience is more in line with theirs, rather than most of this forum. Rolling lumps of durability is right. I won't be rebuilding that wheel after all.

I will be building a second wheelset, with M585 hubs and Open Pro rims...but that's another story.

Anyhow, it's hard to beat for $20-$30 dollars. Particularly when the M756 XTs weigh exactly the same. Sure, the XT bearings might be better...but if the Deore bearings ever wear out, I can just replace those!