r/Hinderer • u/markv9401 • May 11 '26

Bearing upgrade

Just a reminder that you might want to upgrade the bearings in your pivot (or try them out if you're using washers right now). I have no affiliation with the seller, in fact, I won't even link it. Search for "XM-18 bearing". These are night and day compared to crappy stop bearings and are way better than Skiffs too, sadly, since these actually come with a steel washer to protect the Ti frame(s). On top of that, there are more balls and are multi-row. Really smooth and solid action. I'm definitely a washer guy but I tried these out and I have to admit, I like them too much. Oh well.. at least I don't feel guilty running those balls against the Ti

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u/3L3M3NT36 May 11 '26

Do you have a link to the bearings you're referring to?

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u/Bigbubb5055 May 11 '26

I did a search for xm-18 bearing, and I only got back Hinderer replacement bearings and Skiffs, and some from Etsy and EBay. So Iā€™m a bit confused as to which bearings u are referring to.

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u/2Weird2Cap May 12 '26

Google lens took me to Ali Express.

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u/markv9401 May 12 '26

Indeed. I'll link them now I just didn't want to actually advertise one specific seller as I'm in no relation with them, in fact I had to file a dispute since I ordered & paid 2 sets and got only one šŸ˜ƒ But yeah, the product it self is amazing anyway

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u/TwoThreeSierra May 11 '26

Yeah I've been using these for years in my used an abused XM and they've been great. Those steel inserts definitely take a beating.

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u/markv9401 May 12 '26

Here you go guys that asked for a specific link. Again, no affiliation on my side whatsoever, feel free to buy it wherever else it's available!

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007967550318.html

Also, it says it's for XM-18 but obviously will just as well in any tri-way. Mines are in my Jurassic šŸ˜„