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morning, anyone used any of the bearing sets you can grt on ebay for £10-£15? are they much of a muchness or are any sellers actually selling decent stuff and not cheap tat that will last 3-4months and be bound for the bin? or any other alternative sources? cheers!
Just take the bearing numbers to a local bearing supplier and buy SKF, FAG or INA ones.
If you see an ebay seller called airbourne or something like that, it's kaesae of here.
The bearings he's supplied me with for a couple of sets of Pro2 hubs, another wheelset and my previous Anthem have all been spot on and completely outlasted the original bearings.
I think he does a more budget option or a premium one with bearings from SKF,INA etc. He packs both with some kind of marine grease.
unfortunately my local bearing shop shut down a few years ago, good source for my old frames and hub bearings for sure
will try airbournes, cheers!
Another vote for keasae's bearings here, I have had a set in my wheels for over a year now and they still feel like brand new. His shop is called katec bikes and his seller name is airborne 10101.
+1 for kaesae top guy to deal with.
if he actually answers his emails, rather than posting bo11ocks on here...
he's just replied to me within an hour on ebay so cant fault that 🙂
He might be out of his mind, but he sells decent bearings and the price is good.
Also, he did a healthy discount for a racer mate of mine, without being asked and without asking anything in return- very good that.
Just had very quick service from Simply Bearings Ltd for DT Swiss front hub bearings:
2 x 69022RS Budget Rubber Sealed Thin Section Deep Groove Ball Bearing 15x28x7mm (6902.2RS.EU) = £9.62
simplybearings.co.uk
Will try Katec though; thanks for that info
Those budget bearings are total crap always buy the skf or fag option from simply bearings.
Cheers, should have asked on here first! I'll keep an eye on them and swap for better ones.