Who has a XTR 20mm front hub?
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about that much. but i'd rather just buy a Hadley front hub. you can find them at about 100 bucks. and they are a sealed bearing, and adjustable.
i have 3 hadley front hubs, and 6 hadley rear hubs. my other front hubs include,
2 marzocchi, 1 DT FR.
one of my marzocchi hubs is 6 years old. and still working like a champ, its not adjustable. and light.
Actually according to
http://bike.shimano.com/catalog/cycle/products/component.jsp?PRODUCT<>prd_id=845524441783867&FOLDER<>folder_id=2534374302050366&ASSORTMENT<>ast_id=1408474395181674&bmUID=1180087271539
it weighs 230g - that's 50g heavier than a Hope Bulb or Middleburn 20mm hub (both 180g). Chris King is about 210g IIRC.
So the XTR is quite lardy really, if you're bothered about that sort of thing.
I have a XTR 20mm front hub! It spins nice! 
I got it because it was half the price of a king, but still had angular bearings. Also, I think the center-lock rotor looks killer.
I suppose the alu carrier makes for a stiffer rotor that is is less prone to warping. Time will tell!
The hub was 222g, lock ring 10g and rotor 192g.
pics here: http://www.bds-archive.net/vfr_images/xtr2007/
Please correct me if i'm wrong, but I think shimano and king are the only ones that use angular breaings. Are the Hadleys really adjustable? They look like normal single row cartrides.
I got it because it was half the price of a king, but still had angular bearings. Also, I think the center-lock rotor looks killer.
I suppose the alu carrier makes for a stiffer rotor that is is less prone to warping. Time will tell!
The hub was 222g, lock ring 10g and rotor 192g.
pics here: http://www.bds-archive.net/vfr_images/xtr2007/
Please correct me if i'm wrong, but I think shimano and king are the only ones that use angular breaings. Are the Hadleys really adjustable? They look like normal single row cartrides.
Loose balls rule.
Built a few wheels recently for some people using that hub and I have to say its about time there was a nice 20mm hub with loose balls....weighs nothing, looks pimp and its a shimano.
Built a few wheels recently for some people using that hub and I have to say its about time there was a nice 20mm hub with loose balls....weighs nothing, looks pimp and its a shimano.
im all for loose balls (not a fashion statement) but this hub is kinda heavy, expensive and normally cartridge bearings hold up quite well on front thru axle hubs, i personally wouldnt spend more than what a ringle or hope costs.
The XTR uses a loose ball configuration, different from King.
Loose balls or regular balls - I don't discriminate.
I find cart. bearings in a front hub to be the most unreliable bearings ever...but thats just me.
thanks for the detail. good to know.I have a XTR 20mm front hub! It spins nice!
I got it because it was half the price of a king, but still had angular bearings. Also, I think the center-lock rotor looks killer.
I suppose the alu carrier makes for a stiffer rotor that is is less prone to warping. Time will tell!
The hub was 222g, lock ring 10g and rotor 192g.
pics here: http://www.bds-archive.net/vfr_images/xtr2007/
Please correct me if i'm wrong, but I think shimano and king are the only ones that use angular breaings. Are the Hadleys really adjustable? They look like normal single row cartrides.
and yes hadleys are that adjustable. you can over pre-load the bearings. so careful.