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Old 07-14-17, 01:29 AM
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velocentrik
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Originally Posted by HillRider
"Eventually" can be a very long time. i have a 7700 DA rear hub with 58,000 miles and the races, cones and freehub body are all original. I just overhauled it today (after 7000 miles since its last service) and the internals are still in perfect condition.
You'll meet cyclists in the Pro peloton riding on old pedals that are heavy because they like them. You'll hear stories of cyclists that rode a Mavic Zap group (sealed bearings) or a Sachs ARIS indexing group (sealed bearings) throughout their whole career, but you'll never ever hear a story of a competitive cyclist putting 50k on the same races, cup/cones.

There is a reason for that. Just because you feel like you can still adjust them to spin like butter doesn't mean they actually do. There are some remarkably long wearing cup/cones that have been thoroughly heat treated. However, the bearings Spin in the real world and in the races. There is significant wear there, whether you can perceive it or not.

Cup/cone hubs don't get faster every season with use. They just don't.
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