Submitted by
2002heckler
a Cross Country Rider
from Eureka, ca Date Reviewed: May 26, 2009
Favorite Trail:
weaverville
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
jensen
Strengths:
Price
Weaknesses:
Rear hub loosens on the drive side, greased poorly.
Bike Setup:
heckler
Bottom Line:
With less than 100 miles on the rear hub it loosened up on the drive side. I called bike shops and they said the XT is notorious for this. I would buy this hub again. But I would take it apart, grease it, and tighten it down before I used it. The freehub also has some play because the grease dissolved when exposed to water. It's wet here.
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Submitted by
killacitythrasher
a Weekend Warrior
from kc, missouri, usa Date Reviewed: October 22, 2008
Favorite Trail:
the streets
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
friend
Strengths:
decent for a cheap hub, easily changable from qr axel to bolt on axel
Weaknesses:
bearings and axel keep coming loose every mile or so switched to bolt on axel still come loose but not as severe as with the qr axel, engagment on freewheel slips at random.
Similar Products Used:
sun ringle, redline, surly 1x1, oynx, atomlab, mid to late 90 xtr and xt, many others
Bike Setup:
norco 250,S.S.(of course) marz. DJ1 20mm axel, GT cranks, hays 8" hydros, atomlab trail pmps, atomlab air corps pedals, k-rads,
Bottom Line:
for the price not bad would recomend switching the axels around. they have taken lots of abuse as all my parts do and have held up. bearings could be a tad smoother. they do have a taller spoke flange which is good. i would still recomend the ringle's and if u have the extra $$ and skills opt. for the avalible pro kits makes a world of difference in smoothness and engagment.
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Submitted by
spcarter
a Cross Country Rider
from houghton, MI, USA Date Reviewed: October 19, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Beer 30
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Durable, good engagement
Weaknesses:
Not sure if this is shimanos fault but the freewheel is starting to go
Bottom Line:
This hub is a pretty good value and has worked well for me in normal conditions. The only problem I've had is that the bearings went to sh!t after I rode through a monsoon (mud puddles up past the hub, absolutely ridiculous) But after overhauling the bearings they've worked good. The freewheel is now slowly dieing but I'm pretty sure that's from left overs from the storm.
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Submitted by
DLH
a Cross Country Rider
from PACIFIC NW Date Reviewed: April 19, 2008
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Strong, reliable, absolutely serviceable. To Yevgeny below: Don't blame Shimano because of your countries supply problem.
Weaknesses:
A little bit on the heavy side.
Bottom Line:
Great hubs for all round usage.
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Submitted by
Yevgeny
a Cross Country Rider
from Russia Date Reviewed: April 3, 2008
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$60.00
Strengths:
didn't find any
Weaknesses:
heavy, poor water and dirt protection, non serviceable
Similar Products Used:
XSiv mid, Formula (some of the cheapest)
Bottom Line:
Bought this hub instead of my died formula hub that was in stock on my bike and lasted for about 4000km in heavy riding conditions (mud, water, sand, snow). I was really surprised when XT hub came in bad condition after only 500km. I've disassembled and cleaned up bearings but the problem with serviceableness of freewheel body remains. Washing and oiling didn't solve the problem. Separately freewheel impossible to by here. So the hub is unusable anymore.
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Submitted by
Doug
a Cross Country Rider
from Boston Area Date Reviewed: June 18, 2007
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
eBay
Strengths:
Smooth spinning. Adjustable. XT quality
Weaknesses:
found it had loosened one day for no apparent reason. Little dirt found its way past the first seal.
Great hubs (f/r). Relatively light and trouble free. Haven't serviced them yet. Smooth spinning. Only one instance of trouble with the rear and its seems fine now. Affordable too!
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Submitted by
Watson Lu
a Cross Country Rider
from Petaluma CA USA Date Reviewed: April 24, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Big Rock Ridge
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
Stock on bike
Strengths:
Good QR comes in 32 and 36 hole.
Weaknesses:
Axle Comes Loose Not Smooth after rides Slow Engagments On rear Bad Seals don't hold out mud engagments skip with excess amounts of mud Heavy rear and front is average Front has drag after short period of usage
Similar Products Used:
Never used anything like this but Chris King ISO, Sun Ringle Abbah, Deemax hub
Bike Setup:
Specialized Stumpjumper, King hubs(replaced from XT), Rock Shox Reba Race, Mavic 317, Monkeylite CT2, Avid BB5, Candy SL, FSA Afterburner, Thomson Seatpost, Salsa Skewers.
Bottom Line:
DO NOT BUY THESE HUBS SAVE YOUR MONEY FOR SOMTHING BETTER. THEY MAY BE CHEAP BUT THEY ARE STILL NOT WORTH IT.
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Submitted by
Jovanni
a
from Italy Date Reviewed: January 14, 2007
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$70.00
Strengths:
lots
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
LX, XTR
Bike Setup:
XCross
Bottom Line:
Awesome quality/price (just a perfect one). Smooth rolling, strong and nice looking.
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