sealed bearing hubs

[young Ed]

i have seen the odd sealed bearing hub in use for MTB's and one or 2 BMX why not on road bikes?
like this

with access to a metal lathe, cnc mill, angle grinder, welder, pillar drill, and generally quite a good workshop i could make something like this, not all to hard?
Cheers Ed

 

[Dangermouse]

My Bonts have sealed bearings, most wheels have them now

 

[the_mikey]

Sealed bearings in 3 out of 5 of my wheelsets.

 

[Hacienda71]

Sealed bearings on two of my last three wheelsets.

 

[sackville d]

Buy Hope and help preserve Northern British jobs.I apologise to any S.E. Asian engineers reading this post.(4 out of 6 here)(sealed bearing wheels,not S.E.Asian engineers)

 

[Tim Hall]

i have seen the odd sealed bearing hub in use for MTB's and one or 2 BMX why not on road bikes?
like this

with access to a metal lathe, cnc mill, angle grinder, welder, pillar drill, and generally quite a good workshop i could make something like this, not all to hard?
Cheers Ed

As I understand the hub shell is normally forged, then machined to take the bearings. Having said that there's a bloke on YACF who is making a hub to take sealed bearings, bolt on discs and bolt on sprocket, all from solid bar. Choice of material is important.

 

[Cubist]

Buy Hope and help preserve Northern British jobs.I apologise to any S.E. Asian engineers reading this post.(4 out of 6 here)(sealed bearing wheels,not S.E.Asian engineers)

Yep, Hope. Three of the Cube Family's MTBs are running on Hope Hubs, the other is waiting for some. I gave up on cup and cone . Despite being an avid fetter, the maintenance to keep them sweet ( low end Shimano) was proving too much.

 

[young Ed]

so where can i get ready made sealed bearing hubs then?
Cheers Ed

 

[young Ed]

Buy Hope and help preserve Northern British jobs.I apologise to any S.E. Asian engineers reading this post.(4 out of 6 here)(sealed bearing wheels,not S.E.Asian engineers)

i would but they are 100 to 150 quid per hub! and i just can't afford that
Cheers Ed

 

[the_mikey]

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/miche-racing-box-pair-of-hubs/

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[RecordAceFromNew]

i would but they are 100 to 150 quid per hub! and i just can't afford that
Cheers Ed

Why do you want "sealed bearings" in your hubs? Are they really "better" for your purpose? What about other features like freehub material, seal performance, spoke count, parts availability and replacement cost etc. ?

Shimano use cup and cone for their £10 hub all the way to Dura Ace, which people buy at c£200 a pop.

 

[young Ed]

Why do you want "sealed bearings" in your hubs? Are they really "better" for your purpose? What about other features like freehub material, seal performance, spoke count, parts availability and replacement cost etc. ?

Shimano use cup and cone for their £10 hub all the way to Dura Ace, which people buy at c£200 a pop.

simpler, no adjustment, no greasing possibly run smoother and you always need new bits!
Cheers Ed

 

[young Ed]

Why do you want "sealed bearings" in your hubs? Are they really "better" for your purpose? What about other features like freehub material, seal performance, spoke count, parts availability and replacement cost etc. ?

Shimano use cup and cone for their £10 hub all the way to Dura Ace, which people buy at c£200 a pop.

why does any one use sealed then? what has cup and cone got over sealed?
Cheers Ed

 

[Venod]

Take your pick

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Novatec-a...cycling_bikeparts_SR&var=&hash=item232fbc566f

Just one make of many out there.

 

[Dangermouse]

Sealed = Zero maintenance, once worn replace bearing
Non sealed = All the moving parts can be replaced, bearing is adjustable.

Its all down to personal preference, I prefer to bin the old bearings and pop fresh ones in, but remember some hubs that have sealed bearings mean just that, they are sealed into the hub, when worn out that's end of life for the hub.