Qucik front disc hub?

[va_tick]

Saw this on cambria bike.......looks like its a disc hub but doesnt say so in the description.....what do you guys think.

[KMT]

is that a question? :hsugh:

[va_tick]

yes it is, I'm finally switching to a disc brake in the front and I'm not to familiar with the whole disc hubs. It looks as though it has the mounts for the disc to attach to, however I wanted to make sure I was correct before I dropped a whopping $14.00 on it :greddy: .

[muddyfox]

Yep, its a disc hub.

[va_tick]

werd!!! picked up today........try-all bars, echo rear rim, and this hub for less than a hundred dollars.....ahh bargain busting!!!

[trialsinhawaii]

I ran this hub with a disc for 4 years between 2 different bikes with no problems with the hub at all. Re-packed the bearings once, thats it :)

[va_tick]

sweet!

[RomanC]

That hub is terrible. I broke quite a few axles on it. Fixing axles is not the magor issue though as it happens every 6~7 months. The threads on the axle dig into the drop outs of the fork and after a while mess them up, so that the wheel doesn't sit straight. I finaly got a WTB hub of cambria for around $30 that had a smooth axle and rolls much better.

[loffa]

You could always take the axle to a bench grinder and grind the threads on the axle ends down a bit, so that they aren't that sharp to cut into your dropouts any more.

[sethman]

grind the axel down. whaooo. isnt the axel thin enough to begin with?

[va_tick]

That hub is terrible. I broke quite a few axles on it. Fixing axles is not the magor issue though as it happens every 6~7 months. The threads on the axle dig into the drop outs of the fork and after a while mess them up, so that the wheel doesn't sit straight. I finaly got a WTB hub of cambria for around $30 that had a smooth axle and rolls much better.

That sucks, we'll see what happens. I picked it up from Cambria as well....it cost $14.00......I didnt see any $30.00 from WTB??? I'll keep an eye out on the frok issue!!

[hophopsnap]

I use one and it works fine.

edit-my bad, its an XT.

[Dan6061]

Not bad hubs, except for the unsealed bearings.
I say this, because they never feel as smooth as sealed ones, and can cause problems such as cones coming loose etc.

Hope XC FTW?!
:P

[Oskar]

shitmano hubs sucks, i had a xtr 965 front hub and the bearrings fucked up totaly after a tap, teh hub was a week old..

[stinkybastard]

if you treat your front hubs like a red headed stepchild, you could always swap out the qr axel to a bolt on. it wont snap, but will bend giving you more time to repair.

"Edit, it wont snap as fast as a qr"

[r464]

It is extremely easy to swap the QR axle on a Deore hub for a bolt-on one. Ask your local shop to get you the axle and nuts.

[va_tick]

Already order a set of bolted axl's......as far as the sealed hub goes I've been running a basic shimano parrelax(spelling?)hub for I dont know how many yars and I've never had to touch it???? Like I say its only $14 so i expect to get what i pay for.........greatly appreciate the feedback fellaz!!!!!!!!:bigthumb:

[xtp69]

shitmano hubs sucks, i had a xtr 965 front hub and the bearrings fucked up totaly after a tap, teh hub was a week old..
yep I agree
check this: http://www.dema.sk/bike2006/hornemenu/nastiahnutie/novatec.pdf