Submitted by
Fernando
a Racer
from Argentina Date Reviewed: August 11, 2009
Favorite Trail:
any fast one
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At:
sin-limte
Strengths:
It is light (410g), spins very smoothly, and have a very pro look. all for a good price
Weaknesses:
The strenght of the cones, and axle are weak
Similar Products Used:
azonic hubs, alivio, formula
Bike Setup:
cannondale chase with a Dirtjumper 3 aftermarket (alloy stanchions)
Bottom Line:
This hub at first is sweet because is not expensive and light.
But after 6 months it became stoked and started to produce a lot of drag.
It took me like 20 minutes hitting with a hammer to un-assmble the broken hub just to find that the trheads in the alloy axle were stripped and the cones where broken in half as the steel balls where cracked.
Also the cricket mechanism is broken
This hub is not reliable at all. Don't get caught by its lightness and low price, because this hub wont last more than a season.
Shimano needs to step foward with they new hub line.
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Submitted by
kosha5
a Cross Country Rider
from Ukraine Date Reviewed: June 9, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$65.00
Purchased At:
ChainReactionCycles
Strengths:
It's Shimano, which was always reliable. Good new averall design.
Weaknesses:
Bad design of freehub body (it has broke). Kind of dangerous when you ride fast on the trail.
Similar Products Used:
Most of the Shimano hubs, DT-240.
Bike Setup:
Doesn't matter.
Bottom Line:
Usually Shimano doesn't issue products wich weren't properly tested. But started with XTR 2007 this company stubbornly makes this faulty quick engagement freehub (36 engagement points). Is something is going wrong with this company?
My sample broke after 500 km of light cross country (one of the 4 pawls broke and blocked the freewheel).
And my accident is not an exclusion.
If you need Shimano rear hub - buy previous models (up to XT 965)
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Submitted by
JDub
a Racer
from Broomfield, CO Date Reviewed: May 22, 2008
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Cheap
Weaknesses:
Cassette quality - cassette blew up after 2 rides, and on this model it is not replaceable, so I had to get a new hub. Needless to say I didn't replace it with another shimano...
Similar Products Used:
DT, Ringle, etc.
Bike Setup:
GT Force
Bottom Line:
These new XT hubs seem attractive if you're building up a wheelset because they are cheap, but I guess there is a reason why they cost so much less than other hubs. After 2 rides, the cassette internals broke. And you can't replace the cassettes on these, so it needed a new hub.
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