BranchRider
Member
Is the front hub on the Q45 (purchased new in July 2020) serviceable? Thanks.
Chosen front hub
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Velocivixen
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What is the point of a modern bicycle having wheels made with non serviceable hubs? That doesn’t make any sense.
Unfortunately there are many reasons - and it stretches to all things cars, phones, TV's and bike parts.
There are nearly zero "parts" that can be had for newer components (not just for bikes but all of the above) to regular consumers. Manufacturers have abandoned the "serviceability" of these things. Party as there are now hundreds if not more variations of nearly the same thing. The best that can be done is to spec the best items we can for the price point. We have always found the Chosen hubs to be near fail-safe for many years - they are some of the most durable hubs around.
Velocivixen
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Thanks @Robert Holler. I had no idea. About 12 years ago I got into “vintage” (1960-‘90’s) bikes to learn how to wrench on bikes. I can’t tell you how many hubs & bottom brackets I’ve rebuilt with clean grease & new ball bearing. Or how many hours I have spent at City Bikes Co-op back in the day looking for ‘replacement’ pawls for Sturmey Archer hub rebuilds. It was one of the best set of skills I’ve ever learned. It saddens me that so many more things are no longer repairable.
Decher Kritzmire
Member
I think the issue, as Robert noted, is "price point" for a stock bike and, at least to me, remains a good reason to start from a frameset if it's in your budget. There are still some excellent parts manufactures with long lasting repairable parts. White Industries, Phil Wood, Cane Creek, DaVinci, TA Specialties, even Shimano etc. Yes, you pay a premium up front for some but they last and last and can be maintained and rebuilt if needed. I have three pairs of custom built wheels on White Industries hubs, one being over 20 years old, that has never needed anything but the infrequent grease replacement or pawl lube. Though, none of this is aided by the bike industry and it's constant changing of part standards.
Velocivixen
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I build my own wheels & stick with serviceable hubs.
