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Wrote off sealed bearings for years, one muddy week in Akron changed my tune
I always repacked loose ball hubs because they are cheap and I can fix them anywhere. Then I pulled a sealed bearing hub off a customer's bike after 800 miles of wet gravel and the grease inside was still clean, while my loose ball setup needed a rebuild at 300. So for anyone working on commuters in bad weather, do you still run loose ball or have you gone sealed?
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scott.grace9d ago
Man that wet gravel grind is brutal on parts, so I feel you on wanting something that just holds up. It stings to baby a loose ball hub and still rebuild it every few months while sealed stuff keeps chugging along. For bad weather commuters I'd lean sealed too, even if it costs a bit more up front.
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