Do you normally trust a Shimano hub to be good out of the box?

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12-06-20, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MyRedTrek

Got delivery of a Shimano Deore 36h hub. It's new, seems to be okay - when I turn it with my fingers it's at the point of being just slightly crunchy/notchy. Do you normally trust new hubs to be lubricated and tensioned correctly?

I trust new hubs to be adjusted with no play to aid machine building. I then trust my skills to readjust them for actual use.

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