I've been curious, Is there an advantage when using loose bearing hubs vs sealed bearing hubs?
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Loose bearings are better, but caged or sealed bearings aren't bad. Loose bearings are a bit trickier, but if you use enough grease, it's pretty easy. I just overhauled by hubs and they have loose bearings. They are smooth as butter. I think they last a bit longer than caged/sealed bearings as well (but I could be wrong).I've been curious, Is there an advantage when using loose bearing hubs vs sealed bearing hubs?
Would you keep the same size bearings when you add more?in my coaster brakes i remove all the balls from the cages, then add more bearings so they spin super-awesome. this is kinda a pain in the a** but i don't really mind. my headset and BB are caged bearings, and they're actually 70 years old or so. and they still work fine.