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Possibly the cones/bearing pre-load adjusters have been over tightened?
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If they are sealed bearings then they are likely assembled wrong someones put them in wonky and burred the inside of the bore, or they were machined wrong, or the bearings are crap/out of tolerance or there is a preload adjuster somewhere and its way way overdone.
Most sealed bearings (2rs) in bike hub sizes have a lot of stiction, feels sticky/sluggish in the hand, but on a bike its not really an issue. IN freehub's maybe as it will encourage the freehub to not freehub, they often have just 1rs, or open on one side and a metal cage /dust guard on the external faces with a small labyrinth seal to keep the muck out**tends to be like this on higher end road wheels. MTB wheels tend to have all the seals all the time.
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I bought some wheels from the recent superstar sale, and they have arrived with quite stiff bearings. The front even feels like it has notches... Is this normal for for brand new wheels? Will they bed in and be fine?
Another set of wheels I've had from them don't have any issues spinning out the box so I'm worried it's a defect. They're their V6 hub so sealed bearings. I'm half worried some part has been poorly machined and may never be right.
Thanks