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Submitted by
jordan
a Cross Country Rider
from pleasanton, ca
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$66.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | hubs look really good, mine are red...ish. rear hub is very quiet. engages quickly. strong. very light. | | Weaknesses: | haven't found any yet. | | Similar Products Used: | shimano stx, lx, xt, saint, atom lab, CODA crap, dt swiss... | | Bike Setup: | dream gt zaskar, marzocchi marathon sl | | Bottom Line: | i just bought the wheelset on ebay for less than $70. i threw them on my bike and rode to my favorite testing ground (a trail called tarantula). after about five hard runs, i decided the hubs were good. i was a bit nervious because of all of the negative reviews here, but i have since been on three "epic" rides and have had no problems whatsoever. i either just lucked out, or over 50 miles of riding hasn't yet made them explode. they are an older style, but i must have gotten a good set. i would race on these, despite what has been written below. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy
a Cross Country Rider
from Hartford, Ct.
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | case mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Bens Bikes (ebay) | | Strengths: | VERy light for the price. With regular maintenance, these will go for a while. Common bearing size. Nice LOUD ratcheting. "Boutique", CNC'd shells. | | Weaknesses: | None yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Deore, XT, a bunch of others | | Bike Setup: | '01 iDrive, custom wheels, MX-6 bars, mix of Deore LX/XT, Six Deluxe, egg C's, '04 firex SL, UN72, etc. etc. etc. | | Bottom Line: | Bottom line is this, the hubs with the 4-pawl mechanism were crap. Hadley still offers the 3-pawl upgrade for 42 bux or so.
I have these laced to Syncros l'il Snappers with DT comps 14/15 and DT alloy nipples. I'm 6'1" and about 190 with a spinning cadence mostly. I ride in Ct's rough, rooty technical terrian with short, steep, bursty climbs that require a lot of granny-gear and effort to climb while picking lines through various large-sized rocks. I usually don't shy away from drops less than 3 feet.
The engagement is quick and I've never had a problem with the freehub. After reviewing these hubs here, I called Hadley and they were very open about the issues that they had with the 4-pawl freehub. She said that I could get the 3-pawl upgrade if my hubs didn't already have it. It did out of the box, so I'm happy after about 1000 miles or so.
You can use regular bike tools (spanner wrenches, not your dad's craftsmans) and they are easy to service.
If only I could find a set of these in ISO disk, I'd be the happiest GT owner ever.
I'ma gonna give 5/5 because I think the older 4-pawl ones are giving these a bad name. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bikerguy
a Cross Country Rider
from seattle, wa, usa
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Looks good, does not fall apart immediately, folks at Hadley are friendly | | Weaknesses: | Poor value, slow customer service, LOUD, not sure when it will fall apart. | | Similar Products Used: | Hope, Hugi (old and new) Nossler, Phil Wood, Shimano (old LX/XT/XTR), WTB | | Bike Setup: | 29" wheel, drop handlebar | | Bottom Line: | Followup to 7/21/2003 review -- one year later.
One year of not lots of riding later it still works, but it also still clunks sometimes when I first step on the pedals and I am never quite sure if it will keep working. Took apart and there was a fair bit of gunk in the ratchet mechanism. Seen worse, but not as well sealed as I had hoped. I had an old XT setup that weighed about the same as the ``fixed' GT/Hadley, took five years of regular use and almost no service, was quiet, gave zero problems and outlasted some of the rest of the bike.
See also 7/21/2003 review for other problems with the GT/Hadley.
I think the only freehub that has given me more trouble was an old-style Hugi and it never failed in the field it just ate bearings fast.
New Hadley hubs may be better but the GT/Hadley probably is not worth it for most riders even if you get it cheap.
Phone number I have for Hadley is 909-946-6780. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bikerguy
a Cross Country Rider
from seattle
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | skookum flats | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | wheel world | | Strengths: | Looks good, appears to be sealed well against gunk, does not fall apart immediately, folks at Hadley are friendly. | | Weaknesses: | Poor value, slow customer service. | | Similar Products Used: | Hope, Hugi (old and new), Nossler, Phil Wood, Shimano (old XT/XTR), WTB | | Bike Setup: | 29" wheel, drop handlebar | | Bottom Line: | The old hubs had a reputation for creaking then failing. Called and talked to Mr. Hadley and he said if I bought the hubs they would send me -- free -- new axle kits that would take care of the problem. They did send them, but it took THREE YEARS and when the new axle kits arrived I found out they require special tools (thin 18mm wrench) and take the hub from well under 280g to around 350g. Finally, I think there was a design defect in the original they did not fix in the new one. For the money and the weight I could have gotten something more mainstream with proven durability. Well, sometimes life gives you lemons, so make lemonade ... I built up a wheel and it occasionally clunks when you first step on the pedals after coasting; and after a year of not very serious use it is starting to creak under load. I know building good hubs is difficult, and I have had problems with other hubs I have used, but I would stay away from Hadley hubs unless there was a lot of positive feedback (there isn't as of this review) or some really compelling reason to use them (killer deal). | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brown Teeth
a Cross Country Rider
from Morro Bay, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | Well I have 1200 miles and have not touched them. | | Weaknesses: | There are some bad reviews but I have not had any problems except getting used to the LOUD Hadley clicking | | Similar Products Used: | Shimanos | | Bike Setup: | FS trail bikes | | Bottom Line: | Laced with 2.0 spokes on a Mavic 521 rear, I'm 200 lbs and ride trails hard with no problems. Might be lucky here on the build but can't complain. Hub works like a charm and I just started grinding on my second cassette. Quieter would be better but hard to be unhappy for the price. Have fun | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ed
a Cross Country Rider
from Lakewood, Ca
Date Reviewed: March 15, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | Cheap Price | | Weaknesses: | FAILED W/IN 3 MONTHS, Poor engagement | | Bike Setup: | Hub is laced to Mavic F519 w/ XTR Cassete | | Bottom Line: | I bought this hub and had it laced to the Mavic rim. All parts were new, out of the box. The engagement mechanism (pawls) started skipping after 3 months. I brought it back to Cambria in Redondo Beach, Ca (b4 they closed up shop) and had them repair it. The manager, after about one month, finally said "Hadley" had sent them the parts to fix it. Well, after about another 9 months, smae problem. The spring that holds the mechanism together deforms enough to let the pawls disengage. Don't get this product. It's a headache! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tad
a Cross Country Rider
from Greenville, SC, USA
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Shop | | Strengths: | Price, looks | | Weaknesses: | Function | | Similar Products Used: | TNT, LX, XT | | Bottom Line: | Internal gears or paws don't engage well. Started skipping after a few rides. Had to clean thick grease out and lub with light oil to keep working. Paws would stick in disengaged position. Tightening the wire spring helped some too. Bearings are going bad now, will not waist the money keeping this thing alive. Have a friend with same hub, his is popping as well. In reading these reviews, I am glad some folks are having a better time with their hubs. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
AARON
a Weekend Warrior
from AVONDALE,AZ.
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | TO MANY TO LIST | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$179.00 | | Purchased At: | WHEELWORLD.COM | | Strengths: | GOOD LOOKING HUB SET.EASY TO SERVICE AND PARTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE.LOOK LIKE CHRIS KING'S FROM A DISTANCE. | | Weaknesses: | FIRST DESIGN HAD PROBLEMS (MINE HAVEN'T YET) WITH FREEHUB AND BEARINGS.NOT AS WELL MADE AS CHRIS KING'S. | | Similar Products Used: | XT,XTR,WTB,REAL'S | | Bike Setup: | 97 GT LTS-2 W/MANY MODS.MAVIC 217 SUP W/STRAIGHT GAGE SPOKES AND FIRST DESIGN(4 PAWL)HUBS. | | Bottom Line: | I'VE BEEN RIDING THESE HUBS FOR 3 YRS AND AS OF YET HAD ZERO PROBLEMS WITH THEM.THE FIRST TWO YEARS I WASN'T AWARE THERE WERE ANY FREEHUB PROBLEMS WITH THESE HUBS.WHEN I FIRST READ ALL THESE REVIEWS I WAS PARNOID THAT KNOWING THE TRUTH WOULD SURELY CAUSE MY HUBS TO FAIL.I CALLED HADLEY RACING(909-946-6780)TO SEE IF THE 3 PAWL UPDATE WAS STILL AVAILABLE.FOR $47 THEY SEND YOU A NEW 3 PAWL FREEHUB ASSY,BEARINGS,AXLE AND UPDATED TEFLON SEALS TO COMPLETE THE DEAL.I'M ORDERING SOON!! I CAN'T SEE BUYING NEW HUBS WHEN UPGRADING IS THIS CHEAP.OVERALL,VERY SATISFIED WITH THE HUBS. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
michele
a Cross Country Rider
from Villafranca (VR) ITALY
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Lessinia | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria Bicycle Outfitters | | Strengths: | Good looking, lightweight, sealed and replaceable bearings, extremely simple to disassemble, and most importantly, they've been trouble free up to now. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX, XT, XTR | | Bike Setup: | MAVIC 517 silver rims, double butted 2.0/1.8/2.0 spokes, brass nipples. Handlaced by Princi at PRINCYCLES (you know, the ones who wrenched for Giò Bonazzi during her DH world championship winning years). | | Bottom Line: | I got these hubs because they were cheap and I liked the idea of having a spare set of wheels. Ever since they were laced mid-June '00 I've been using them and after about 1500 km. all offroad, I haven't had any problems at all. After reading the reports here I was a bit worried, but then I took the rear hub apart, noticed it was the 3-pawl type, lubed it with a silicone based very light grease and have kept riding without any inconvenience.
I'd like to receive Hadley Racing's e-mail address if anyone knows it, or their website URL, just in case I do need to get help from them.
Considering how much I paid them, I have no reason for not giving 5+5 flaming chilis to these hubs, and recommend them to anyone who can still get hold of a pair. Just make sure you take apart the rear one and clean and re-lube it before using it. In this way you get to understand how it works and eventually see if there's anything wrong before you start using it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix, Az US
Date Reviewed: November 25, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$225.00 | | Strengths: | Lightweight; Good performance for the price | | Weaknesses: | Freehub assembly starts slipping after a couple of years of use. | | Bike Setup: | Ti FAT - too bad you can't buy this great bike anymore but that's another story. | | Bottom Line: | These hubs work just fine; especially when considering the price. The problem is that after using it for 1-2 years the freehub assembly started slipping. When I called GT trying to get replacement parts, they weren't particularly helpful. However, I did find found out from them that Hadley Racing Components made their hubs for them that year. That was a fortunate turn of luck because it turns out that Hadley Racing is one of the best customer service oriented companies I have run into in the mountain bike industry. When I called them they told me that they had redesigned the freehub assembly from a 4 pawl design to a 3 pawl design to eliminate the failures that some people were having. They sent me a new updated assembly which I've been using for a year now without any sign of failure. I think that their standard hub designs that they sell under their name are probably fairly heavy duty since you see them mostly on custom tandum bikes. At any rate if you get a chance to do business with Hadley Racing you will probably come away very satisfied. They could have just said "sorry it's out of warranty" like 95% the larger manufacturers would have done but they didn't. I give 3 stars to GT for low cost hubs and 5+++++ stars to Hadley Racing for their good service and for their high quality updated design. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jessy Moudry
a Racer
from Phoenix,AZ
Date Reviewed: November 16, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | does it have dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | Whelworld | | Strengths: | Light, strong and they look cool. | | Weaknesses: | Bad early versons make the good ones look bad. | | Similar Products Used: | Stx-rc, bontrager and suntour. | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M80 frame with everything upgraded! | | Bottom Line: | Same old story bough hte bike because it was a good deal got into racing need to trim some fat. I got these wheels because they were light and cheap! I read all if the bad reviews but still went for it. I am very happy with my decision. These wheels have got 1500 miles on them and 7 races. The only problem I've had is the read hub just got a little loose (Two allen keys, 1min and thats fixed). If you want a great set of light wheels for less money get these. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joseph Ott
a Weekend Warrior
from Olympia, WA
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria Outfiters | | Bottom Line: | I got these hubs without the binifite of being able to read the reveiw you see here. If I had it to do over again I would buy these hubs sooner than I did. If you want to put a set of wheels on and ride without a worry for a year or two don't buy these hubs! If you want to drop a lot of wheight from your rear end these are for you! To have the ease of poping a bearing out and replacing it in about five minutes with no messy grease or adjusting cones these are for you! Want a tight ratciting setup so that as soon as you pedal forward the power is their! Cool colors to chose from ,these are for you! Ya, my rear hub failed to! However, I'm a bike michanic so instead of giving up I pulled the hub apart to take a look at it. The main reson for the failures is the sping that causes the pawls to engage got week after sitting on a shelf for about a year under presure. I called Hadley Racing and got a bottle of the recomended lub and a hole new freehub, axle and seals at no charge. As long as you can do the maintenance these hubs kick ass! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a Weekend Warrior
from Summit County, CO
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Colorado Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Light, cool clickin noise, easy to claen/lube, light | | Weaknesses: | Supposed bearing failure | | Similar Products Used: | Sachs Quartz, XT, LX | | Bike Setup: | Proflex 857 built light and cheap (inexpensive!) with many offbrand stuff like these hubs | | Bottom Line: | I have had my wheelset (217's w/ DT Revolution spokes) that I bought at Cambria for $200 for two years and love 'em. The bearings are so simple to remove and clean. I do this about once a month (takes 10 minutes) and have had zero problems. I'd have to pay 2-3 times as much to get anything that weighs this light.
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Submitted by
Stephen
a Racer
from New Jersey
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | light
cheap
nice looking | | Weaknesses: | need better bearings | | Similar Products Used: | shimano, hugi | | Bike Setup: | hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I haven't had any trouble with the rear hub, but both bearings went bad in the front after less than 50 miles. (No, I never dunked them or hit them with high pressure water.) Had my local shop replace them with a better quality sealed bearing. These seem to be working well. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bikerguy
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Skookum Flats | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | Strength: Good customer support from Hadley Racing. A bunch of folks mentioned problems with these hubs. A few people mentioned trying to get service -- GT was not much help, but Hadley Racing, who made the hubs, sent them new guts. Those with new guts reported no further problems. I called Hadley Racing, Upland CA, 909-946-6780 and Mr. Hadley himself answered the telephone. He said they had problems with an older design that provided finer ratcheting and he would send a free upgrade that was coarser steps but more durable. There are a lot of the old hubs floating around, both models can be upgraded. You will need the model number or the wheel in front of you with the cassette removed so you can measure the drive side flange diameter. I have not yet ridden the product, but five for customer service, overall minus one for shipping a product that needed more testing (but then: the early Chris King, Hope, Hugi, etc. all had problems, too). | | Weaknesses: | You have to get and install the upgrade to get a reliable hub. Hub disassembly is a breeze, but it's still a hassle they didn't get it right the first time. | | Similar Products Used: | Bullseye (freewheel), Campagnolo (MTB!), Coda (front only), Hope, Hugi, Nossler, Phil Wood (cassette) Shimano (LX, XT, XTR), WTB (cassette) | | Bottom Line: | Lighter than most, but relatively inexpensive, too. Some hassle to get it all working. Other folks here report that with the replacement parts | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonathan Wood
a Cross Country Rider
from Kansas
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | LIGHT!!! Look cool. The price was right. Smooth Bearings. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | XTR's, ROLFs, Various Shimanos, Bontragers. | | Bike Setup: | TREK 8900 Full XTR, Judy SL, GT hubs laced to Bontrager Valiants with DT 15g spokes and alloy nips. | | Bottom Line: | You can't beat the price. I built these up on Valiant rims (great rims) with straight 15's and alloy nips, radial front, 2x rear. So far (about 200miles) they have been great. Smooth, no play at all. I got the pair for $89 from cambria bike. I work at a shop so I can get pretty much whatever I want cheap, but that was just too good of a deal. They are smooth, easy to work on, and lighter then XTR. I talked to several people before buying these, they said the new versions are A LOT better then the old ones. So far I love them. The wheelset is lighter then sin. I would say if your not a gear-masher go for it, I would take them over any shimano hub on any day of the week. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike meyer
a Weekend Warrior
from tarzana, ca
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | will rogers backbone | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | good looking and lightweight | | Weaknesses: | rear must be taken apart and lubed with light oil (only)
every few months depending on how much water you ride
through. do not squirt with water at the two-bit car wash.
lube it with light machine oil, grease will cause it to skip. | | Similar Products Used: | xtr | | Bike Setup: | marin fs with jr.t and helix pro, raceface cranks, stem,
easton ct2 bars, xtr brakes and controls. | | Bottom Line: | just keep the paws clean and oiled | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tsunami
a
from NorCal
Date Reviewed: January 16, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Price (only $100 for the pair)
CNC Quality
Looks Cool
Easily Serviceable
Light, 168 grams lighter than XTR | | Weaknesses: | Does not come with quick releases | | Similar Products Used: | XT, XTR | | Bike Setup: | '92 Rockhopper unsuspended w/ Suntour XC expert components.
'94 Giant ATX 780 w/ mag 21, LX/XT, GT CNC/217 wheels
'99 Santa Cruz Superlight W/ Z2 xFly, XT build kit | | Bottom Line: | I saw these for $169 (GT CNC hubs, DT 14g spokes, Mavic 217 gold) at wheel world. I did not buy them at first because of all the bad reviews. Then I talked to a local GT rep and he informed me that the older generation 3 paw design was the one that was seizing. The newer 4 paw design does not have this problem. He said if anything goes wrong within a year, that he would replace them. This hub has seen about 200 miles between me and all the friends i let ride my spare bike. So far so good. rolls real smooth, freewheel sounds nice, light, easy to service, looks cool. Best of all for only 170 bucks i got me a quality wheelset that's lighter than XTR. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Easy to service, sealed bearings, outstanding workmanship, excellent support from Hadley Racing. | | Weaknesses: | None in new the version. One of the bearings in my older generation rear hub froze completely. | | Similar Products Used: | World Class, Shimano XTR and XT | | Bike Setup: | Wheelset with DT Revolution spokes and Mavic 217 rims | | Bottom Line: | I got 2 'take off' wheelsets from GT LTS1's. One rear hub froze after 200 miles. I talked to Hadley Racing, and they sent me new freehub 'guts'. The wheel with the new guts works perfectly.
Most of these reviews complaint about the older generation hub. Make no mistake, I'm impressed about the performance and quality of workmanship of the new generation hub. It beats XTR by far.
Five chilis for the new version!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rome
a Cross-Country Rider
from Diego Garcia B.I.O.T.
Date Reviewed: November 12, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
all the trails here | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Light weight | | Weaknesses: |
Too tight at first, then too much lateral play after. | | Similar Products Used: |
Shimano Alivio, Shimano 99 LX | | Bike Setup: |
98 Klein Pulse Pro with 98 Manitou pro fork, Ti bar, SRAM Plasma shifters, 99 XT rear, 99 XT front, Titec Big Al stem, Avid brakes/levers, Thudbuster post, Flite saddle, 22.5lbs!! | | Bottom Line: | I bought these as part of a built wheelset. They were laced with DT Revolution spokes and blue alloy nipples. I'll admit; they are light. However, that is where the positive attributes end. I am still trying to figure out how to tighten up the 1-2mm lateral runout in the hub. For then price they are excellent. For performance, they stink. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jarred
a Racer
from Austin
Date Reviewed: October 26, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
great hub for touring the grocery store parking lot | | Weaknesses: |
bad bad bad freehub
bad bad bad bearings | | Similar Products Used: |
LX hub, XT hub | | Bike Setup: |
Ellsworth | | Bottom Line: | I bought this hub (rear) for $59 after having read all of the poor reviews. Not being a large rider (155) and not encountering much mud in Austin, I thought they might last longer for me than others on this review list. Wrong! After about a month the freehub started slipping. At first I thought it might be the chainring, chain, cassette, in disbelief of the speed in which this product failed. I ride a lot of short steep hills and am attributing this to the pal failure. Also, the bearings/axle have had tons of resistance from day one (no adjustment for this). I've felt smoother action on Cheng Lee's. I've got a WTB front hub ($29, Jenson) and the difference is phenomenal. I will be buying a rear WTB soon. Spare yourself the grief and long walk home, buy something else.
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Submitted by
Tony the butcher
a Racer
from Newcastle Ca.
Date Reviewed: October 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Chimney rock Downiville | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
light U.S.A. made sealed bearings.price. | | Weaknesses: |
Pawls failed to engage properly from day one. low quality bearings. no support from G.T. | | Similar Products Used: |
LX,XTR,Campy. | | Bike Setup: |
Ventana marble peak.Z2 Atom Bomb. SRAM ESP 9.0SL Race Face cranks.XTR brakes,747SPD | | Bottom Line: | I bought a 217 wheel set W/ G.T.hubs and revolution spokes to upgrade from LX. The hubs failed.What a waste of good spokes and rims! Now have XTR 517.You can`t lose with Shimano hubs. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alvin
a Weekend Warrior
from Concord, CA
Date Reviewed: September 27, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Briones Canyon | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Looks, Sealed Cartridge, Price | | Weaknesses: |
Reliability? | | Similar Products Used: |
Specialized Stout, STX/Alivio | | Bike Setup: |
Dean Oscar Custom, XT/XTR mix, SDG Seat, Race Face cranks, Answer Hyperlite/Hyperends, Ame grips, Time ATAC Carbon pedals, Dean Stem/post, Mavic 217/GT CNC wheels, Bontrager Revolt SS tire pair, Sachs PC-51 chain | | Bottom Line: | I like these hubs. First, let me say you can get a great package deal for $169 that included DT spokes, GT Hubs, and Mavic 217s at Wheel World. I threw on an XTR 8 cassette and these wheel ride great. I jump on occasion, but for a couple rides, these are still true as the day I got them. Get'em cuz they'll go fast. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a Racer
from Providence, RI
Date Reviewed: September 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Tsali, NC and Sedona, AZ | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Light, 168grams lighter than XTR. Easy to service, Expert support (see below) | | Weaknesses: |
A little more maintainance than a King hub..Says GT on it... | | Similar Products Used: |
XT, LX, King Classics, Ringle Superduperbubba, Marwi BeFast | | Bike Setup: |
23lb Kona Heihei..
laced to 217's w/ 15/16 spokes and alloy nipples | | Bottom Line: | Updating my post from April 1998...These hubs have kept trucking on with no problems for the last 1 1/2 years. Light, strong, and good support from the manufacturer, Hadley Racing (NOT GT) they have been a source of pride for some time. The rear freehub body does need more occasional looking after (Try Manitou's Prep M for a lube..not to thick...not to thin) than others..but hey, they are cheap (something like $99 for a set from Jensen), light, and they seem to be really durable for this 195lb racer/hardrider. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sean
a Downhiller
from newark ca
Date Reviewed: August 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
nissen marks | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
none | | Weaknesses: |
will click and slip and
ratchet upon load.from
the first ride.going to
have risse build up rear disc set up they are the best and tech.suport is the best... | | Similar Products Used: |
hugi,whites | | Bike Setup: |
gt sts down hill risse champ forks and risse genesis rear.p.s.there is nothing better in the shock dept. | | Bottom Line: | will not be pleased with the rear hub looks like got from co.called machine tech.which have same problems.did not have a complete failure on rear
yet.. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryan
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Barbara
Date Reviewed: June 4, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Little Pine | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
None | | Weaknesses: |
Poor design. Makes clicking noises when climbing | | Similar Products Used: |
Shimano XTR
Shimano XT | | Bike Setup: |
97' GT LTS-1 | | Bottom Line: | I read some of the reviews about these hubs and did not believe it because nothing was wrong with my rear hub. But after two years, the rear hub is starting to fail. It makes a lot of clicking noises. At first my LBS said it was the bottom bracket, but I took out the bottom bracket and lubed and put it together. After doing that, I still had the clicking noise. Bottom line, if you buy GT bike, try to swap the hubs with something else. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Pigott
a racer
from Sarnia
Date Reviewed: March 4, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
After reading these reviews, I immedietly raced home on my 91' Marin, and took the buggers apart. I have never taken a hub apart before, but this as a first time Russian Roulette tactic, it went easilly.I find the construction excellent ( I bought mine at CBO in July 98'); all I found wrong is after 8 months the needle bearings are wearing; and after greasing up the cassette area, the old click, click, click is gone.For weight and speed, they are excellent, and i never knew (at the time), that the axle was titanium..one note, mine are black..??? they were sold at GT CNC Hubs (Rear)...I like them...Time to go race the road bikes (grin)
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Submitted by
Rob
a weekend warrior
from NorCal
Date Reviewed: February 14, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I've been using theese hubs for about a year now in varied conditions and have only experienced one easily rectifiable problem with the rear hub. After being completely sumerged in water during a race one of the rear pawls was sticking.
After disassembly(easier than other hubs I've owned)and inspection the problem was the result of sand and debris being carried in by the water. After cleaning and adding a thin coating of waterproof greese the problem has not returned even after subsequent submersions. Rear seals could be better. Have had no problems with the front hub. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brock Ainsworth
a cross-country rider
from Lawrence Ks
Date Reviewed: January 31, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
These hubs came on my 96 zaskar and I will agree, they are poor. Mine gave out on a 30 mile ride near vail. Long walk! If you have these hubs, and are forced to live with them like me, they key is to keep the back hub clean and well lubed. I maintain mine about once month using a light teflon lube. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Cunningham
a cross-country rider
from USA
Date Reviewed: December 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have a GT front hub on my bike and i love it. i don't know why it gets such bad reviews. i had an LX hub and ditched it when i got the GT hub for christmas | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jamie Hyatt
a racer
from Newberry, South Carolina
Date Reviewed: November 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I am suprised to see these hubs get such bad reviews. After my wheels were destroyed from falling from a bike rack while doing 65mph on the highway, I got these new GT hubs on Mavic 217 hoops. I have never, ever, had any problems with these hubs; and I am a very aggressive expert class racer at 195-200lbs. These are very good hubs! Simper Fi! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Buckley
a racer
from Columbus, Ohio
Date Reviewed: November 26, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These hubs came on my '98 Zaskar. I have had no problems at all and they are as smooth as new after 6 months. I don't know why they have had such bad reviews. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeffrey
a racer
from USA
Date Reviewed: October 3, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These hubs seem to be good to me and I think that they are one of the more sturdy long lasting hubs on the market. They are a great hub for all you downhillers out there looking for one. Don't be fooled by all these bad reviews.Go test ride a pair. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
François
a cross-country rider
from Montréal, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought a GT ZASKAR 1997 with GT`s CNC hubs and after the first month of use the freewheel started to make strange noises. My bike shop looked at it and told me they could send them back to GT but I will not have my wheel for some time. I decided to wait and I blew the free wheel after 10 other rides.
The bike shop send the wheel to GT and they change the freewheel. I rode the bike 2-3 times before the end of the season without problem. The next spring I rode 10 times before it blew again (far away from home in Moab UT).
Back home my bike shop exchange my rear hub with a XTR at no charge except for the new spokes and nipples and I did not had any problem with this set up since. I weight 190pds and love to climb.
The GT hubs are sexy but do not belongs on a ZASKAR.
GT Canada was very helpfull with me (they pay for the new XTR hubs).
Thank you to Cycle ABC of Montreal. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a
from weekend warrior
Date Reviewed: July 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've had a set of these hubs for some time . With all the bad press I was curious about all the problems and I got kind of worried about my new hubs. So I got I touch with Mike Hadly. This guy designed them. On speaking with him he imformed me that the ones I got were97' models. And They had some design flaws that chould be easliy be taken care of with upgraded 98' parts . New beefer end caps with new water tite seals . And a new seal for the hub, and new pick and paw. I have been riding long and hard for quite some time now .And have put well over 1000mi. on these things since May . I weigh 180lbs . and they seem to work flawlessly. And I have had no problems at all. I would like to thank Mike and Jay at Hadly racing for taking care of the parts and the great service. It's nice to find a company that doesn't blow alot of hot air. Thanks . Mark P.S. 5 hot ones for sure! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mountain Dewd
a cross-country rider
from Pasadena
Date Reviewed: July 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
My 97 GT LTS came with these hubs, and while there's not much that can go wrong with the front hub, the freewheel mechanism in the rear hub gave me problems from the very first ride I went on. My problem started out as the freewheel slipping while under power. My previous bike was a Zaskar with XT hubs, and I've never had problems with them at all. This GT freehub seems to be a poor design. I think the problem is, among other things, that the screw-on caps at the end are not strong enough to withstand the shock loads encountered during normal mountain biking activities. I've tried tightening them as hard as I could, but they usually loosen up in about a couple of weeks. Then they allow the free hub rotor to become mis-aligned with the splines in the hub. When this happens, the pawls do not always engage the splines, causing the slippage. In severe cases, the pawls can jam up. In any event, once this happnes, both the pawls and the splines can get a little chewed up, and should be replaced. In my case, my LBS replaced the rotor with the pawls and a new spring, but the inner splines on the hub were apparrently worn as well. Again, on my first ride with the new rotor, I experienced slippage again. I wish GT could have simply replaced the hub with a Shimano XT or something like it. I ended up getting a new wheels set with HUGI sport hubs, which worked a lot better, due to what I believe to be a much better design. Eventually, GT took my rear wheel back, and replaced it with a jersey and a pair of shorts. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
j.merrifield
a weekend warrior
from waterloo ont.
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I'm a mechanic in waterloo and i'v had the displeasure of working on one these hubs. they are so poorly designed that i can't believe that gt actually thought they would work in the first place. i wish manufacturer's would stop trying to improve on shimano's superior design. non bolt on freewheel mechanism's just don't work very well. don't these people have something else better to.please stop making this shit,i'm sick of working on it!
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Submitted by
Andreas Hägglund
a cross-country rider
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: May 23, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I got my GT Zaskar and after a few weeks i wasn't able to freewhell any more but i got a new one and the same thing happen to tjhis one.....
I would like to say is just ain't worth sitting on a Zaskar...
I dont think even it's worth one chili after all | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a racer
from Providence, RI
Date Reviewed: April 19, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought these hubs/Mavic 217's from a friend that had them as the OE wheelset on a 96' LTS-1. He said that the freewheel locked up on him once, and he called the manufacturer (not GT but Hadley Racing) to complain. They sent him a new freewheel, but in the meantime he fixed the hub himself (hes the head mech for a Pro team). He gave me the new freehub as a spare when I purchased the wheelset. I now have one full season on them, and they have held up well. The rear hub was loose for a while, rocking lateraly from side to side with no way to fix it (cartridge bearings..ugg). Hadley stepped up to the plate and send my LBS not only new bearings, but a new freehub AND the $25 tool to install the bearings. Since the replacement, NO problems whatsoever, although I do check them all the time, having had my confidence shaken. They are light, fairly sexy, and the clacking noise is not really annoying, but it is attention getting. Overall, it seems like they may have had some flaws at first, but now they seem to be a pretty good set of hubs. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lancer
a weekend warrior
from Northridge, CA
Date Reviewed: April 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The GT hub is made by Mike Hadley Racing, the GT 1000 is equal to an XT and the 2000 is equal to an XTR. I spoke to Hadley Racing and they indicated that this hub does not need grease. (But, because it is CNC aluminum, it needs a very small amount of light oil per my LBS.) According to the different LBSs who handle GTs their was a problem with the earliest hubs but that has been corrected now. I agree with some others who feel that this hub is getting a bad rap and greasing these hubs will cause you problems, not alleviate them. I'll post only a 3 for now, but, if it works as well as the XTR front hub later I will post a higher score for the GT hub. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Meik schruhl
a cross-country rider
from Alamogordo, NM
Date Reviewed: April 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
the GT-hub looks pretty cool but thats it. an axle witch looks after 3 month riding like a rollercoster needs a recall.and a big thank you to ride on sports, las cruces.
they needed more than 3 weeks to replace my rearhub. 3 weeks walking because of a good looking hub a big thanks to GT,too | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a
from SALEM,N.H. U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: February 23, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
To all that are having problems stuff happens and the real answer is that you have a problem and it needs to be fixed with that said email me and I will try to help. I didn't sell you the bike or I am not a GT rep. but I do sell them and know what you are talking about so what do you have to loose ? Or drop in to
www.MTN-BIKES.COM you can find me their, also I will post 3 stars because 2 is unfair and 4 could change things which is not my goal. thanks MARK | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kheong
a weekend warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: December 31, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Just got a '97 Zaskar, and I couldn't agree more on the rear hubs. The GT rear hub is driving me nuts! Now I can't eat, shit nor sleep without the clacking noise in my head. Plese recall the hubs, GT. We'll really appreciate your efforts. Thank you. Wondering if any guys from GT are reading this column... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grant
a weekend warrior
from North vancouver, BC
Date Reviewed: December 15, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I own a '97 GT LTS-1 and had gotten about 4 - 5 months of ride out of the hub before it started it 'catching' on me. At first I thought the loud 'clacking' noise was cool (it kept the bears and mountain lions away on rides). My LBS serviced the hub, but before even getting my next ride in, the hub had problems again. Fortunately my LBS replaced the hub with an XT under warranty as they admitted that a lot of GT riders suffered the same problem I have. The XT hub thus far has proven flawless! In comparison to the GT rear hub, it is a stealth fighter as it is silent and now the wild animals feel no fear in stalking me.If you have these hubs (the front one so far has been okay), talk to your LBS about replacing them before you too suffer problems. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a weekend warrior
from California
Date Reviewed: October 14, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
For the price of an LTS-1, I expect much better. The load clicking is easy to fix. Simply add grease. Of course, you would think a new bike would come with greased bearings!!! I advise a high viscosity waterproof one, since the cams in the freewheel RUST and clog very easily. Also, the seals don't seal well. Very high maintenece hubs. Now with this latest nasty grinding noise (bearings) it is time to switch. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Won Jun Hwang
a cross-country rider
from Bayside,Ny
Date Reviewed: September 11, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Worst hub on the market. Huffy hubs would probably last longer. Everyone should call GT and ask for a recall. We all need to unite and get new hubs!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kjell
a cross-country rider
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: September 5, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Sad but I have to join the club below. My rear GT hub on my '96 Zaskar stopped freewheeling when going downhill. It was slipping before this final breakdown. GT reps in Sweden replaced the internals OK ( 2 weeks without the rear wheels ) but with this high failure rate there should have been a recall! This problem had occurred on three of the Zaskars my LBS sold. (Could be all, it's not a CHEAP bike!)My other bike has XT hubs, and besides beeing problem free, they are noiceless compared to GT CNC's. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Biker Mike
a cross-country rider
from Riverside, California
Date Reviewed: September 4, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
GT needs to RECALL there hubs. After about 400 miles on my 97 LTS-1 my hubs blew. I took it to my LBS and they found about an inch long crack on my free hub. After spending BANK on a bike this should not be happening. I dont know why GT would use a low quality hub on an exspensive bike. And judging by all the bad pub on their rear hub they should demand a full recall, and to replace them all with XTR!! Luckily when my hub broke I was riding uphill so no major damage was done to my bike and my LBS did replace my hub free of charge.(warranty) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zeljko Zuvela
a cross-country rider
from Ljubljana,Slovenia,Europe
Date Reviewed: June 30, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I'm so angry.... When I decided to buy STS-1 , I was already acknowledged on rear hub problem, so I tried to convince my dealer to swap it with XTR. He said that GT hub will last same as shimano. HA!!! NOPE....
After cca. 350 km silent frewhell clicking changed to loud CLICK,CLICK,....,CLACK,CLICK,...,CLICK so i went to service in order to inspect this. They told me the sound is OK and didn't disaseble.
Then (sh)it happens : Riding down the hill (30-45 km/h) in a slow style, rear chain rings stopped to freewheel. Guess where chain ended...
So even my bike is under warranty, and they can get me (and will) ,everything
damaged, a new one , I just don't trust these hubs any more... and I still cannot convince dealer to get me an XTR hub instead. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric Heintz
a downhiller
from Bethesda MD USA
Date Reviewed: April 23, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This product doesn't deserve any super great reviews but it is not as bad as the ratings show. It is a smooth hub which is relatively strong. I work at a bike shop and no one I know has had any of the problems in some of the ratings for this product. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
s.martin
a racer
from chandler, az
Date Reviewed: April 19, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought the 96' Zaskar wich came with the GT cnc hubset, they appear to be a quality product.
Unfortunately this is not so. I retired the rear wheel to a spare after 3 or 4 months and
as many services (disassamble, clean, lube, hope), I still use the front hub although it eats
bearings very quickly. At $16.00 each it gets expensive. These hubs are low quality period.
I've used an XTR rear hub for the past 7 months with 200+ miles per week 50% trail use. no
problems, no service.
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Submitted by
fred
a cross-country rider
from berkeley
Date Reviewed: April 2, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I do not want to defend these hubs - but I guess a have been lucky. These hubs came on my 96 LTS and I have not had any problems. What I did find was from the factory the rear hub is not greased - causing the loud freewheel noise. However once greased they are silky smooth. I ride 5X/week, 2.5 hrs in the Oakland hills - hopefully my luck will continue. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a cross-country rider
from San Diego, CA
Date Reviewed: March 13, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
The only thought that comes to mind is RECALL!!! The rear hub is an absolute nightmare. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JT Fredrigo
a cross-country rider
from Balaric Islands
Date Reviewed: March 7, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I put a set of wheels whith these hubs on my raliegh M50. The hubs cost more than the bike but they suck. I am a Nationalist and I thought I was getting QUALITY hubs but they are | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Howard Silverstein
a cross-country rider
from Montclair, New Jersey
Date Reviewed: March 2, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I am on my second rear hub and find the fact that it does not hold up and has to be replaced inconvenient. I am upgrading to Ringle and hope it will work better. I truly think the GT CNC rear hub is a piece of garbage!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brett freeland
a downhiller
from australia
Date Reviewed: February 26, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
the experience i've had with the hubs has been mixed, i fel that the front hub is fine although it has had the bearings come loose once and cause a bad squeak although overall i feel it is great having remained silky smooth since purchase. the rear hub on the other hand has been a nightmare with multiple problems, the pawls have stuffed up and catch the cluster and the axle has become seized by the cone nut on the non drive side. I wouldnt bother with these overpriced and underquality hubs again | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rick
a racer
from PA
Date Reviewed: February 11, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Update from 12-30 review. Serviced the rear hub. Again. No freewheel capability. Again. First service 7 hours /35 miles, second service 11 additional hours / 75 miles. Dismantled hub, cleaned everything, WD-40d pawls, dried and re-lubricated with Phil's waterproof grease. Again. This is not acceptable quality. Especially as standard equipment on the LTS. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dylan Menes
a cross-country rider
from reno,nv
Date Reviewed: January 23, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Initially I found the loud clicking sound of the cassette body quite cool. This was until it would seize and quit freewheeling, particularly during a race!I found that monthly removal of the cassette body, which is quite easy, and packing the pawl area with Phil Wood grease would alleviate the seizing. Unfortunaly I had to use so much grease in the pawl chamber the hub would have
severe drag, the other alternative is to grease the hub daily or weekly! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bill
a racer
from omaha,neb
Date Reviewed: January 1, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
the hub is a cheap K-mart HUGI want-a-be.
it looks kool,sounds load, but it just can't cut it.. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Carroll
a cross-country rider
from Austin, TX
Date Reviewed: December 30, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The front hub is nice, smooth, not super light but works fine.
The rear hub...crap...crap...crap...crap...crap...crap...I don't even think
it will work well as a paper weight which is what I have planned for it.
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Submitted by
Rick
a racer
from PA
Date Reviewed: December 30, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
An update on my 12-23 review. I have since pulled the rear hub apart. (It's one of the easiest to do so that I've seen). I found all of the pawls very stiff and a couple frozen. After 7 hours of riding !!! I cleaned the cassette unit (w/ pawls attached) and the receiver with W-D 40 to loosen everything up. I completely dried the entire assembly, applied a thin film of Phil's waterproof grease and re-assembled. I have 2 hours in some fairly nasty conditions on the hub since the rebuild. I hope it will continue to work. I will have to give the hubs credit for ease of disassembly. It looks as if these will require more than what I feel to be routine maintenance. I will not be racing on these hubs as I have no confidence in them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rick
a racer
from PA
Date Reviewed: December 23, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I am very disappointed with the GT hubs !!! I have 7.5 hrs / 35 miles on them and the rear one is already broken !!!! On yesterday's ride it went from no free-wheeling capability to no drive at all. A neutral if you wish. Luckily it was mostly downhill singletrack back to the truck. As I bunny-hopped a small log in neutral, the hub started working again intermittently. It wouldn't free-wheel again and was making some god-awful noises. (Beats walking I guess). Anyway.... I will take it apart and try to repair it. I do have another set of wheels w/ Nukes on them. It looks like this hub will be replaced w/ a Nuke. These hubs are definitely not GT quality. I am hesitant to use them for training wheels, much less depend on them to last a race !!!! Sorry GT, the LTS is superb, but the hubs suck !!! I would give these hubs negative chilis if I could. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob Bell
a cross-country rider
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: November 11, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I can't believe GT put these on their LTS-1. My front hub is ok, but the back hub started catching and the freewheel was no longer free after only 75 miles. I had my LBS tear it down, clean and lube it. The problem was back again after another 100 miles. I'm nursing it along by dropping some Pedros lube into it.
GT should recall these abominations and replace them with proven quality hubs such as White or Shimano. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack Desmond
a racer
from KS
Date Reviewed: October 8, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These are the loudest, shortest lasting hubs out there. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Markus Bentz
a cross-country rider
from Chur, Switzerland
Date Reviewed: July 18, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
This hubs really are a piece of junk. Some of them are not assembled properly.
If you hit any other GT riders on the tracks, about 80% of them had problems
with those hubs. In my particular case the rear hub had play. When I noticed
this it was already to late. The freewheel got damaged that I had to replace
this hub. On my colleagues bike the front hub makes scratchy noises and
doesn't turn smoothly. Anyway the Shimano XT rear hub I put on now works very
nice and doesn't make this loud noise caused by the freewheel. Is freewheel
the correct word?
My GT rear hub serves now as pen holder on my desk. This product is very well
designed for this purpose.
The thoughtful thing about it is that GT puts those hubs on their top of the
line bikes (e.g. GT LTS-1). They would be better of by putting on XT hubs.
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Submitted by
Doug
a cross-country rider
from Vancouver, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 4, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These hubs came on my 96 Zaskar. One of the paws started to stick after only
3 weeks of riding and in it went for a service. Now after about 5 weeks total
I am getting some strange springy noise in between the normal click noise.
I have had a number of reply's to a newsgroup posting asking if I was the
only person with a problem with these hubs. I am not, judging by the responses.
My advise....Trade up to another hub set.
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Submitted by
Tien Do
a weekend warrior
from Fremont, California
Date Reviewed: June 11, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These are the hubs that made by Mike Hadley Racing in Southern California for
GT. The hubs come with my 96 Zaskar GT. The rear hub delevoped some plays after
only 4 weeks of riding. The bike shop had to wait almost 3 weeks for parts from
Mike Hadley Racing. I am very disappointed at these hubs. | | Overall Rating: |
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