Thanks for the great, thorough write up, as usual. Would like to point out King hubs can be serviced 99% with no special tools. One hex key only. The full tear down needs done only every few years at most, at least in my case. I've 4 king rear hubs, most over ten years old, and one 15+ years on my main trail bike. One is a SS hub. Never had a bearing or any other failure. Never had one second of downtime due to a king hub issue. And climbing trialsy tech in nasty conditions is how I spend most of my time riding. As for drag... Ride the bike enough and it will be a non-issue.
June 6, 2020, 11:08 a.m. - MJ1
Thanks for the great, thorough write up, as usual. Would like to point out King hubs can be serviced 99% with no special tools. One hex key only. The full tear down needs done only every few years at most, at least in my case. I've 4 king rear hubs, most over ten years old, and one 15+ years on my main trail bike. One is a SS hub. Never had a bearing or any other failure. Never had one second of downtime due to a king hub issue. And climbing trialsy tech in nasty conditions is how I spend most of my time riding. As for drag... Ride the bike enough and it will be a non-issue.