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withered_preacher
Not strictly true, the cages are there to reduce friction and therefore heating in high speed bearings. Obviously this is moot in something which rarely goes over 100rpm 😉 Hubs had loose balls for decades (and many still do) and they typically rotate at three to four times crank speed.