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both on special at Planet X
I know XL 11's are good
the other is a little more expensive but is it better?
yours views advice please preferably from 1st hand experience!
thanks in advance
Bill
XL11 for me, i've never felt the need to try anything else, have them on two bikes, they turn and seem to last forever. I bought some spare bearings a year or so back, expecting to fit them, put a bit of grease in instead and its still going.
At 16 quid of Ebay XL-II's were the ones for me.
My Pro extreme has just died and been replaced today. It was only 12 years old. Shocking really!! ( I say replaced, just removed until I can get some new bearings for it.)
I've got an xl2 on one bike and an orbit extreme on the other. I can say, that they are both very functional and gonna stay being very good h/sets for quite a while! get am xl2 and be done with it!
edit: nothing special about the Extreme, that I can tell anyway. Just looks fatter.
Extreme Pro's were £15 from On one not so long ago.
I've had one for 3 years with no probs but an XL2 lasted me 9 months.
From my experience... with a regrease every 6 months or so.
XL2 = 1 to 2 years
MX = 2 to 3 years
Extreme and pro = 5+ years