Why so cheap?

[66 triumph daytona]

Im not familiar with Saint gear but this price looks too good to be true.Im thinking of building a bombproof rear xc wheel with one.Is 10mm through axle 135mm spacing?Should I go for it or is there a catch?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/e ... -prod3414#

 

[jimo746]

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I think the M800 hub is the older model Saint hub (read less fashionable and thus cheaper).
Probably more robust than newer versions although a bit heavier.
If you don't mind the centre lock disc arrangement then I say go for it, looks to be a quality hub imo.

 

[CTK]

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You can get a set of lighter weight XT hubs for cheaper.

 

[66 triumph daytona]

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I reckon that the Saint will be of a higher quality than the XT,the only trade off being, what I see, is an (acceptable) increase in weight.Ive never used through axles,will the 10mm through axle be a straight fit into my xc hardtail?Are all Shimano centrelock discs compatible-will SLX/Deore etc fit this Saint hub?

 

[CTK]

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I think some XT years are better than others. Yes likely that the Saint is better quality than the XT. Reading the reviews of the XT hubs seems lots of freehubs are cracking. I'm would imagine all centre lock hubs run the same system.

 

[66 triumph daytona]

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Got the hub in the post this morning and its,well,very heavy ,still,it should offer a(large/heavy) bit of piece of mind.

 

[one-eyed_jim]

It's cheap because it's an orphan.

Shimano's original Saint range was very non-standard. The Centrelock spline fitting is bigger in diameter than normal. The 10mm through-axle was designed for a Saint or Hone derailleur to bolt onto the end.

https://www.paul-lange.de/support/shima ... 800-04.PDF

http://www.shimano.com/media/techdocs/c ... 606654.pdf

There may be work-arounds, but if I'd seen this thread sooner, my advice would have been to avoid.

 

[66 triumph daytona]

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I was hoping this would fit and away I go?Are the discs that hard to find?
http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/1 ... h-axle.htm

 

[one-eyed_jim]

Ah, you see this is why I ride retro!

I think you'll be fine with the 10mm QR axle.

The discs I don't know. They seem hard to find after a quick Google, and they can only get rarer. The spline diameter is too big to allow a 6-bolt adapter to fit, so that's not an option.

 

[CTK]

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Send it back! I cant believe Shimano has 2 bloody centrelock sizes FFS!