I actually put a hope rear hub on my partner's commuter for that reason. She couldn't understand why people would get out of my way or not step in front of me when we were out but they would step in front of her near silent Shimano hub. I run a cheap Novatec hub which I thought I'd just use till it died but 10000km later it's still on its original bearings and their smooth. I think a big part to prolonging bearing life is to not powerhose the crap out of these parts while keeping things relativity clean
Feb. 7, 2022, 11:58 p.m. - Briain
I actually put a hope rear hub on my partner's commuter for that reason. She couldn't understand why people would get out of my way or not step in front of me when we were out but they would step in front of her near silent Shimano hub. I run a cheap Novatec hub which I thought I'd just use till it died but 10000km later it's still on its original bearings and their smooth. I think a big part to prolonging bearing life is to not powerhose the crap out of these parts while keeping things relativity clean