Elizabeth picked out a new Lemond (insurance settlement) about 4 years ago. When we got it home, I spun the wheels and was surprised to feel some roughness in the RSX hubs. When I popped them open, surprise! No grease. Wouldn't take too long before those hubs oxidize and /or fail.
I repacked them and told the "high end" shop about it. I got the impression that they wouldn't dream of checking every Shimano hubset they sold.
Lousy QC on Shimano's part. Never assume anything.
Warren Young Toronto
ADP wrote:
I never saw rust on the
> bearing races inside a high end hub and on the bearings till I pulled
> apart that Dura Ace hub.
>
> Ann Phillips Decatur GA