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- From: haker@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu (Michael Haker)
- Subject: Re: Non-cartridge hubs (was LX DX XT XTR Confusion)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.211813.15255@pslu1.psl.wisc.edu>
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- Organization: Physical Sciences Lab, UW-Madison
- References: <C1An3G.2zD@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 93 21:18:13 GMT
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- In article <C1An3G.2zD@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> flip@sage.cc.purdue.edu
- (Phillip D. Russell) writes:
- > I pissed that I can't find the cheap Exage components anymore. I made
- > the mistake of forking out the money for XT hubs just to have a
- > different part of the hub fail each winter. The original Exage hubs
- > are still in perfect condition and working great after fours years
- > of all-weather commuting.
- >
- > Flip
-
- I've also got exage on my cummuting bike (which is making it through its
- second Wisconsin winter right now with only minor problems; in sub
- freezing weather something is freezing somewhere so I can't shift to
- smaller gears which requires the spring tension of the rear derailleur to
- do the shifting).
-
- My questions: Are there any non-cartridge mountain bike hubs out there
- which would be compatible with a shimano freewheel? Can you still buy
- Shimano freewheels? Is there anything special about Hyperglide compatible
- derailleurs that require them to be used with hyperglide gears? Or can
- one rebuild a cartridge hub, and how hard is it (probably not as simple as
- getting a bag of bearings and some grease)?
-
- Mike Haker
- haker@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu
-