Help itentify this hub

[Lhatch4]

I bought a frame the other day and the seller included a couple wheels with it. The front hub is a XT M-738 on a WTB rim. The rear hub is unlabled and on a Mavic 217 rim. The rear hub looks similar to the front but I was hoping someone could tell me definitively what the hubs is.

 

[66 triumph daytona]

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Looks like a Shimano Parrallax hub without the sticker.As its a rear hub,oil/crud/wd40 and all sorts will easily lift a sticker.

 

[Lhatch4]

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Is there any way to tell one parallax from another without the sticker? How would I know if it's an Alivio vs an XT for example?

 

[fettler]

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My XT parallax rear is logo embossed so not sure if these sticky label models came before or after. Bearing surfaces are much better quality on the XT's so without any other markings I'd say if the axle rotation is buttery smooth it's an XT, if you can feel it's a tiny bit bitty or grainy(but not in a bad way) then it's either an Alivio or a slightly tired out XT. If it feels rough then it's probably toast anyway. +1 for chain lube making the sticker fall off.

 

[ishaw]

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I'd say it's an xt based on the pics. The stx and similar hubs tended to be shinier in a cheaper looking way.

 

[ceo]

should be fh-m737 pretty sure

 

[Lhatch4]

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It turns very smooth. I'm convinced that it's an XT. I have a set of stx. They have a bit of a copper color to them. If I remember right the STX-RC hubs looked similar but I don't think it's that either. It would have been common back then to pair a XT hub with a Mavic 217 rim as well.

 

[retrobikeguy]

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XT M738 hub deffo

 

[marc two tone]

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The outer locknuts will often be 17 mm on the better XT hubs. Rather than the 15/16 found on't others.