Originally Posted by
winfred0000
Hi wesmamyke!
So that XT hub isn't like the first shop guy I went to said about that hub, "that hub is nothing short of awesome." I'm really glad you told me as I think I won't use it. Can an experienced mechanic tell if it feels like something is wrong when they spin it? I'm very grateful to you and all here!
Carpe Diem!
Winfred
In general Shimano XT is very solid, only XTR being better or more expensive for mountain bike stuff from them. That specific hub had issues in my experience. I'm not sure if it was teething issues switching to the aluminum axle, or just poor adjustment from the factory. Could be a bunch of things really. They are pretty obviously crunchy feeling when spun in the hand, shouldn't be too hard to figure out if it's okay.