Are premium bearings worth it?

Gerard

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My Ti BB started to click and creak ( along with the saddle! )last Sunday on LGF's Gates ride. :facepalm:

Out of interest do you think (have an opinion) it is worth buying the best (FAG) bearings opposed to Brand X. The price difference is 3x.
 
The difference between some blue sealed bearings for hubs and some other things I have and say SKF is noticeable when just rotating them, the SKF are just smoother and the blue ones are pretty close though.

Saying that, most fitting techniques damage them a bit anyway unless you can keep inner and outer races inline and then a lot of hubs when clamped up offset the bearings a bit.
So it doesn't really matter.
 
Re:

I would say yes. One fundamental
difference between Shimano LX
(and lower) vs XT is bearing
quality.

Now, if XT uses the "best quality"
I can't say, but I will say buy
from reputable bearing manufacturers like FAG, SKF, NTM.
 
From my limited experience yes they are. SKF, FAG have excellent seals as well being smooth over longer use
 
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