Long Wheel Base Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Novatec by any chance?Whats wrong with the novatec? Not using them, just interested to know.
David Marshall Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Whats wrong with the novatec? Not using them, just interested to know.I build a lot of wheels with Novatec. To me, one of the best value for money hubs around. My gut feel is that they fail no more than any other hub, especially considering the numbers around, though of course I can't prove it. If you are going to jump use steel axles. Siezed bearings will destroy an axle so check regularly. Give me a Novatec sealed bearing hub before any cup and cone hub and before a lot of others costing double. Again, just my opinion.
dillon Posted November 8, 2015 Author Posted November 8, 2015 Whats wrong with the novatec? Not using them, just interested to know.Bad maintenance breaks anything
tubed Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Older Novatec rear hub, snapped it on my Friday commute home - walking on a Friday evening with bike is no fun, no cable ties or wire in Constantia suburbs to do the tie to the spokes - grumpy. Still a fan of Novatec hubs, have campy on the roadbike and the spares are stupidly expensive. Shimano cup and cone on my older mtb are lots of work, sealed bearings are way easier. As somebody a lot wiser than me said some time ago - front hubs are bearings on an axle, rear hubs are where you should do your homework and spend your money.
droo Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Whats wrong with the novatec? Not using them, just interested to know. Nothing really - that's just a pretty common place for them to fail if they do.
Meezo Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 my superstar switch evo rear axle failed too, apparently they are novatecs too... but like said before, there are so many of them around these numbers are not surprising
Stretch Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 PLEASE for the sake of us grammar nazi's .....correct your topic title
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 PLEASE for the sake of us grammar nazi's .....correct your topic title You mean HE didn't have anything to do with it!?
dillon Posted November 9, 2015 Author Posted November 9, 2015 PLEASE for the sake of us grammar nazi's .....correct your topic title does it bug you?
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 does it bug you?It bugs me to hell and back. He spelled it correctly in the opening post, but incorrectly in the topic line. That points to willful ignorance, considering how this site underlines incorrectly spelled words for you, as well as how long the topic has been live for.
Stretch Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 does it bug you?Myles answered for me..but yeah...everytime i have seen it for the past week or so..my mind goes "it's snapped" uuuurgh
dillon Posted November 9, 2015 Author Posted November 9, 2015 Myles answered for me..but yeah...everytime i have seen it for the past week or so..my mind goes "it's snapped" uuuurghnot to worry, you guys will get threw it
Stretch Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 not to worry, you guys will get threw it to do it properly you should have left the comma out too
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