What frame brands are nicest to bearings? Should bearings and service be a consideration when buying a bike?

TheSuspensionLabNZ 5/18/2026 8:29pm
5/18/2026 8:29pm
ballz wrote:

I use X-Acto knife/blade with a fine point, it's thinner than awls and you can pop the seal without bending it if you are careful.

anotherbikerguy wrote:

I also usually use the tip of a razor blade. Or a smaller/thinner pick than the Park Tool ones. 

TEAMROBOT wrote:
I can get under the seal with a razor blade but I never feel like I can generate enough leverage to get it to pop off...

I can get under the seal with a razor blade but I never feel like I can generate enough leverage to get it to pop off. Feels like the blade is going to break. Guess I need to just push it harder?

I use the good old stanley knife...you can slide it along the edge and it will work its way behind the edge of the seal then should be easy to lever out. You could also take an old screwdriver and grind it thinner, maybe even angle the end if you can't access the bearing easily. But it should slide around the lip of the seal without doing any damage. 

Then again its not something I do a ton of....Enduro bearings comes well filled with grease chosen for the application so they don't seem to need it. Maybe some factory TPX or BOLU bearings need more help but it's not something I come across too often these days

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