Shimano SLX hub price gouge

Jaymz
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So explain this. I damaged the freehub body on my SLX FH-M7110 hub. The freehub part number for replacement is Y3G198050.

Full hub price: $135CDN

Freehub body price: $204CDN

I checked prices in various other countries as well. It stands that the freehub body is typically significantly more expensive than the entire hub.

HOW... Is this a thing?

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TEAMROBOT
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4/16/2023 6:36pm

Government hub shell subsidies?

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metadave
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4/16/2023 10:22pm

Add in that they're charging for what they say is a free hub body... Unjustifiable. 

 

For real though, it's insane the price of a hub part. 

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kcy4130
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4/17/2023 6:30am

That's taking the old joke about "holding customers hostage for spares" a bit far. So just buy the whole hub, use the freehub and keep the rest as spares. You'll use at least the bearings eventually. 

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