Shimano Deore or Xt rear hub?

[ruib]

I have to replace my Deore rear hub , is there a big difference between the two.The price is about R400.00

difference.

[droo]

Mainly weight, but I've been running XT (765) hubs for years. Bombproof doesn't even begin to describe them. Stripped a set after 2 years of everything from sand to knee deep mud and not so much as a drop of water or a grain of muck inside.

 

Edit: By 'stripped' I meant 'took apart for servicing', not 'rendered useless'.

Edited May 17, 2012 by droo

[Johan Bornman]

Get the Deore hub, unless the XT hub is of the older generation with a steel axle. The new alu axle Shimano hubs are absolute rubbish.

 

That Deore hub is the same as XT circa 1995 or thereabouts and is one of the best hubs MTB hubs Shimano ever made.

[ruib]

Get the Deore hub, unless the XT hub is of the older generation with a steel axle. The new alu axle Shimano hubs are absolute rubbish.

 

That Deore hub is the same as XT circa 1995 or thereabouts and is one of the best hubs MTB hubs Shimano ever made.

Thanks for the replies, will stick with the Deore.