In my continuing list of "does it really matter" questions, I'm wondering about hubs. OK, sealed bearings have advantages, no question about that. Also, a hub that lasts a long time is a nice thing to have. A glorious finish is fun too. But, well greased cheap alloy hubs from 1965 are still running smooth and I don't need to use my hubs for mirrors.
So, is it worth the extra money for a really expensive hub? In the relative scheme of forces, can a slightly rougher hub have any significant effect on speed or effort required to propel the bike ?
You ask a great question for which there is no answer. I can only agree that much of my 1953 bike performs quite well in daily use without herculean efforts, just normal maintenance. (Bearings opened every few years, etc.)
-- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971
On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 02:47:55 -0500, A Muzi <[email hidden]>
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Retro Bob said:
In my continuing list of "does it really matter" questions, I'm wondering about hubs. OK, sealed bearings have advantages, no question about that. Also, a hub that lasts a long time is a nice thing to have. A glorious finish is fun too. But, well greased cheap alloy hubs from 1965 are still running smooth and I don't need to use my hubs for mirrors.
So, is it worth the extra money for a really expensive hub? In the relative scheme of forces, can a slightly rougher hub have any significant effect on speed or effort required to propel the bike ?
You ask a great question for which there is no answer. I can only agree that much of my 1953 bike performs quite well in daily use without herculean efforts, just normal maintenance. (Bearings opened every few years, etc.)
Bicycles are not that complicated, the best technology in a post millenium bike is really just a small extension of the 1950's tech. People used to say the same thing about computers, the best windows 93 computer was a 92 Apple.
