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11-27-05, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by definition

I'm not too concerned, word on the street is that suzue hubs are trash.

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11-27-05, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by asterisk

check the archives of the past month. i believe three seperate hubs have stripped, and thats just what we have reported.

And how many dozens of formula/basic/etc hubs that have stripped? A few failed high end components does not reflect upon the overall quality of the whole line/brand. Hell, even my White Ind hub stripped. Have I lost any faith in the quality of their products? Not one bit.

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11-27-05, 10:16 PM

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11-27-05, 10:51 PM

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11-27-05, 10:55 PM

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the filth side of the ***** split is so much better... especially on the CD version with the tracks form the split 7" with submachine. so good

11-28-05, 01:27 AM

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11-28-05, 01:37 AM

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11-28-05, 01:42 AM

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It is user error almost every single time a hub fails right off the bat even the cheap juky crap. The average person on this forum probably isn't qualified or fully knowledgeable enough to really do what they do to their bike, I'm not saying they shouldn't but just because they fuk up (and I know I have) doesn't mean that it's the part manufacturer to blame.

I will leave someone else to bring up the wonderful world of statistics and anecdotes heard on the internet.

11-28-05, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by genericbikedude

and yes I know how to adjust a hub and torque the locknut agains the cone.

Did you use a torque wrench? Maybe you are stronger than you think.

11-28-05, 10:44 AM

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My basic has been ridden hard for almost two years with out one single problem. Maybe I got one of the good ones?

11-28-05, 10:55 AM

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Well, I've known one person who's popped the lockring off on a suzue, but that guy was a brute, and the lockring/cog wasn't installed properly anyways.

I used one of the cheapy suzue hubsets for quite some time ('bout 18 months commuting / racing) before the rim on the rear blew up (mavic MA3). Never had much of a problem with the hub, other than having to rebuild/repack it during the winter to keep the salt/slush from turning the races into mush.

I also used the suzue on a beer hauling bike. Bent the axle every now and then, but nothing a hammer couldn't fix.

Time for some Crazy Horse.