| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
I would like to replace my current hubs with a set of sealed bearing hubs. The current Performance catalog lists the following hubs: $35.95 595g Suzue Sealed Hubset $39.95 475g Ofmega CX Sealed Bearing Hubset $39.95 539g Performance Competition Sealed Bearing Hubset $44.95 536g Suntour Cyclone Sealed Hubset $47.95 532g Suntour Sprint Hubset $49.95 576g Specialized Sealed Hubset $64.95 536g Suntour Superbe Pro Hubset $74.95 479g Mavic Model 500RD Hubset If anyone has experience with these or other sealed bearing hubsets, I would apreciate any information you could provide. If it makes a difference, I weigh about 165 and ride mostly on club rides (20-50 miles) and an occasional weekend tour. Total of 800 miles this year. The hubs I have now are a set of cheap "sealed mechanism" hubs that came on my Nishiki. I have already had one rear cone crumble. My previous bike had sealed bearings which needed NO adjustment or care in fifteen years. -John A. Wasser
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| 155.1 | Anything *CAN* break... | EUREKA::REG_B | Bicycle break-dancer | Mon Oct 06 1986 14:23 | 13 |
Only a sample size of one, but I broke the rear axle in my
Specialized hub. I discovered this the week-end after the Mt.
Washington race, I was putting a normal cluster back on the bike.
The point of fracture was just inside the right hand bearing, where
the threads start, which I think is the weakest (though not the highest
stressed) part of any axle due to stress raisers. I honestly don't
know how, when or where this happened, it could have been while
riding, while changing clusters (26 f x 28 r torques 'em on real
tight on Mt. W) or when I did the shoulder break.
Reg
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| 155.2 | And I forgot to mention... | EUREKA::REG_B | Bicycle break-dancer | Mon Oct 06 1986 14:28 | 11 |
re .1 George Gamache claimed he had never heard of one of
these breaking, so his super smart inventory control system didn't
have one in stock. He did spend a lot of time with me matching
it up and striping just the axle part out of a set, since I didn't
need the cones. I bought a couple of the sealed bearings while
I was there, about $4.25 each, since two of my other wheel sets
also have these hubs.
Reg
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| 155.3 | ...an another thing. | EUREKA::REG_B | Bicycle break-dancer | Mon Oct 06 1986 14:30 | 8 |
I would be interested in building another pair of wheels for
next spring. Sealed hubs might be a nice idea, but does anyone
(CdH, f'rinstance) know if they are available threaded both sides
for fixed ?
Reg
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| 155.4 | sorry | APOLLO::DEHAHN | Tue Oct 07 1986 08:27 | 7 | |
I've been looking for a set of sealed track hubs for years. I spoke
with Phil Wood at the NY show a couple of years ago, he could make
them up custom but had no plans to put them into production.
CdH
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