TINAS if you live with that level of sensitivity, anxiety and irrationality in your life, fair enough.
[quote]I would still get them sorted out when I get round to it but no need to fret over it IMO[/quote]
A stich in time saves 9 etc. It takes less time to change out the bearings (or service them in shimano hubs) when they first develop any play/grittyness compared to when they get so bad you’re forced to do them, the difference being that the day you’re forced to do them always seems to be the only a really dry sunny day in ages!
Do you apply the same logic to your cars? Wait for the oil warning light to come on before getting a service, or leaving tyres and brakes untill the MOT man fails them?