After having another freehub on my RS80's start showing the signs of death on today's ride I am going to go with Brie. That's the second freehub in three years. 👿
18 months from a freehub? Dam that's positively Tonka-esq compared to Superstar or Hope
my r501 has a steel body ... cassette wore out first 😉
Freehub on my RS20 has lasted 7 years so far and all seems fine. But I do have other bikes to ride on wet days.
Cheddeore?
Dunno. - I've got a spare one in my Ortlieb paneers, I'll pop an have a look.
Haha! Yeah! 😆Cheddeore?
I had one on M475 hub and during one ride around the rocky tracks by Burrator Reservoir in Dartmoor I was experiencing some weird noises coming from rear wheel. Got home, wanted to check if the cassette was tight. And I discovered that the lockring would not engage fully... Took the cassette off...
It took me about 15 minutes to pick up all the bits and bobs from the kitchen floor and about an hour to put the 500 pieces 3D puzzles back together ("glued" together with massive amount of grease...), so I could commute next morning... 🙄
But I managed to squeeze few days of riding from that thing before new hub arrived (I only had to make sure the lockring was tight enough before and after every ride...)! 😆
Is this that thing where you buy something highly strung and light then complain that it's not bombproof and heavy? My Exage freehub lasted 20 years so far but it weighs as much as your wheelset, want to swap?
OP what is your mileage & conditions of riding and cleaning regime?
I generally treat my M525 freehubs as zero maintainence disposable items, fit them, ride them until they die, and replace (from my stock of £8.95 M510 hubs from CRC) them. Usually expect about a year out of them.
OP what is your mileage & conditions of riding and cleaning regime?
Done around 8k each time before it gave up. I generally clean the bike every 100 miles/ twice a week. No pressure washer. Just a well aimed hose. The freehub on RS80's seem to be a weak point with water getting into the drive side bearings both times.
I had a cube that as soon as I replaced a freehub body I ordered another, the seals were crap and would fail regularly, in the end it would have been cheaper to buy a new rear wheel than freehub bodies at £20 a pop
How many miles/what sort of riding did it endure first?
My RS80s are now on their 2nd freehub, but the first did have to put up with hill climbs/crits/massive long rides/winter/me 🙂