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Tomek Li
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Hi all,
Being nowadays financially a bit on a lean side, I've purchased some four month ago a set of really cheap wheels Vuelta Starlite. They come with cart bearing hubs by Taiwanese company Joy-Tech. While the front wheel seems to be OK, the rear bearings have become very rough - actually unridable - after mere two hundred miles. Without second thought, I've replaced bearings, because 6000 series bearings come really cheap. Surprisingly there are only two such bearings in the hub, while I would expect three to be there. Anyway, again after I've put no more than 300 m, the same has happened. I would like to strike out, that I've installed bearings properly, no banging and excessive force, just pressed them into sockets using hub's quick release. Is it a design fault or what?
My warranty is gone, since I've replaced the first ones myself, and I'm trying to figure out how to repair damage. The hub is Shimano pattern, drilled 24 holes, anybody knows any source of reasonably priced hub I could use as replacement, as I hate idea of disposing off the wheel as a whole?
Cheers,
Tomek Li
Being nowadays financially a bit on a lean side, I've purchased some four month ago a set of really cheap wheels Vuelta Starlite. They come with cart bearing hubs by Taiwanese company Joy-Tech. While the front wheel seems to be OK, the rear bearings have become very rough - actually unridable - after mere two hundred miles. Without second thought, I've replaced bearings, because 6000 series bearings come really cheap. Surprisingly there are only two such bearings in the hub, while I would expect three to be there. Anyway, again after I've put no more than 300 m, the same has happened. I would like to strike out, that I've installed bearings properly, no banging and excessive force, just pressed them into sockets using hub's quick release. Is it a design fault or what?
My warranty is gone, since I've replaced the first ones myself, and I'm trying to figure out how to repair damage. The hub is Shimano pattern, drilled 24 holes, anybody knows any source of reasonably priced hub I could use as replacement, as I hate idea of disposing off the wheel as a whole?
Cheers,
Tomek Li