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Separate note, I've often wondered why other hub companies don't sandwich
their ratchet mech between two cartridge bearings. It makes an excellent
sealing system and insures alignment between the pawls and ratchet teeth
better than anything else being done. I9's old hubs and some of the Bontrager
hubs use one bearing, interfacing the inboard of the freehub and hubshell. The
sandwiched mech just makes so much sense. If you're going to use four bearings
in a rear hub, why not have two of them interface with the driver and shell,
integrating the components better and getting longer life with bigger and more
bearings?
Jan. 5, 2017, 11:41 a.m. - JT
#!markdown Separate note, I've often wondered why other hub companies don't sandwich their ratchet mech between two cartridge bearings. It makes an excellent sealing system and insures alignment between the pawls and ratchet teeth better than anything else being done. I9's old hubs and some of the Bontrager hubs use one bearing, interfacing the inboard of the freehub and hubshell. The sandwiched mech just makes so much sense. If you're going to use four bearings in a rear hub, why not have two of them interface with the driver and shell, integrating the components better and getting longer life with bigger and more bearings?