CUBE Stereo Hybrid 120 2016 Bearing Kits: Identify the Joint First
Stereo Hybrid 120 2016 bearing kits are listed by suspension joint, not as one universal bag of parts. For a historical CUBE HPA Race, the useful first question is which connection needs attention. Ordering by the words Stereo Hybrid alone can mix different joints or build levels before anyone has examined the bicycle.
Read Stereo Hybrid 120 2016 bearing kits by location
Physical page five of the 2016 bearing-set catalogue (https://file.cube.eu/azwesc1xfg346/media/51/f6/10/1657881475/Bearing_Sets_Lagersets_2016.pdf?ts=1657881475) puts models 771300, Stereo Hybrid 120 HPA Race 500, and 771301, the Nyon version, under main-pivot set ART10549. On page two, the HPA Pro entries 771200 and 771250 appear under ART10526 instead. A shared platform name therefore does not justify substituting the Pro main-pivot listing for the Race one.
The catalogue then follows the suspension to other connections. Page nine lists the Race models under Horstlink set ART10332. Page fourteen lists them under seatstay-to-link set ART10550. These are separate catalogue entries addressing different places on the frame. A workshop enquiry should name the location as well as the number, rather than asking for an unspecified pivot bearing.
Keep alternatives and assembly questions visible
Page eleven also includes those Race models in a Horstlink Set Titan listing, ART10508. That additional entry is a reason to ask which assembly is actually present. It does not establish that both Horstlink sets must be purchased, that Titan is a required upgrade, or that loose parts from the two sets can be mixed.
Page seventeen gives ART10551 beneath its printed Link to Shock Set heading and includes both Race model numbers. Keep that physical page and heading with the enquiry: the document's contents and section naming are not a substitute for reading the actual listing. An unfamiliar drawing or a short retailer description should not silently rename the joint.
Prepare photographs of the affected connection and the complete frame identification, then ask a CUBE dealer to confirm the relevant assembly and supplied contents. The catalogue links model numbers to sets; it does not diagnose a noise, establish bearing dimensions for an unmarked replacement, or show the condition of a used frame. Nor does this historical photograph establish which hardware remains fitted today.
If an overhaul is being quoted, ask the workshop to itemise the connections it inspected and the sets it proposes to replace. That creates a checkable scope of work instead of treating every click or creak as evidence that every pivot needs the same kit. Keep any changed hardware in the record so a historical model match is not mistaken for a complete present-day parts inventory.
FAQ: Bearing-set identification
Is ART10526 the Race main-pivot listing?
No. The listed Race models use ART10549; ART10526 appears with the identified Pro models in this catalogue.
Does the Titan entry mean buying two Horstlink sets?
No. It establishes an additional named listing, not an instruction to combine both sets. Confirm the actual assembly.
Can the catalogue diagnose a worn bearing?
No. It provides part identification; condition and the source of play or noise need examination.
Use the frame-identification record when approaching a dealer. The CUBE topic keeps these historical service questions together.
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