Some of the smoothest hubs I've ever ridden were old Campy Record that, as far as the owner knew, hadn't been serviced for a decade or more.
The corollary to that experience is that I often look for older, used, high quality hubs and buy them when they are cheap. (This method also pretty much ensures that the hubs are always nicely polished silver.) Old 6 and 7 and 8 speed Ultegra and Dura Ace, old Campy. I put many dry but dusty commuting miles on one of those $25 Suntour hubs that Joe mentions and it was a great hub, but it was also the one hub in living memory, mine at least, that required bearing replacement before I trashed, sold, or got tired of the wheel. My unserviced Phils have 12K dry/dusty miles -- actually, the front replaced a SunTour and was well used; I have no idea how many miles on it; and I can't notice any difference from new. Ditto the many Phil bottom bracket bearing assemblies I've owned. And the old, higher-end Shimanos also seem to go thousands of unserviced miles without getting rough or loose. On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 11:03 AM, 'Mojo' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > . I like interesting different front hubs and have an old Mavic and three > Suntour front hubs, Rivendell used to sell for $25, that I like to look at > when I am not riding but am staring at my own bikes. I can say I never > think about my hubs when I am riding. > >> -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Etats Unis ************************************* "In yourself right now is all the place you've got." Flannery O'Connor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
