SHIMANO XT HB M8110 CENTERLOCK DISC BLACK FRONT HUB

Design and construction

Shimano hubs run loose balls between a cone on the axle and a cup in the shell, with the preload set by the cones and locked with a nut; on the XT the bearings are angular-contact, which takes side loads better than a cartridge, and the seals are labyrinth-type behind a contact seal. The shell is forged and machined aluminum with J-bend flanges in 28 and 32 hole, black, with a centerlock rotor mount and a 12mm thru-axle.

This is the front hub, and a front hub has no freehub. What matters here is the part of the hub that carries the wheel: the bearings, the seals, the axle and the two flanges, and the front XT HB-M8110 front shares all of them with its rear partner. It is the simpler half of the pair and the one that runs longest between services. The driver and engagement story belongs on the rear hub's page; this page is about a front wheel that spins freely, stays sealed and builds stiff.

How it rides

A properly adjusted XT front hub spins as smoothly as any and stays that way for years with the cones checked once a season. It builds into a stiff front wheel on any centerlock trail rim, and it is the front hub we suggest to match an XT rear.

On the road or the trail the front hub's job is to disappear: spin freely, keep water out, and hold the flanges still so the wheel tracks where you point it. The front XT HB-M8110 front does that with the same bearings and seals as the rear and none of the rear's complexity, and because a front wheel carries less load and no torque it stays true longer than the rear on the same rim. When the rear finally needs a look, the front usually does not.

Specifications

This listing

This is the centerlock version: Thru Axle 15x100mm, Thru Axle 15x110mm Boost, 28h, 32h drilling, about 147g, in black. Same internals and flanges as every other XT HB-M8110 front; only the mount and axle differ.

This is the centerlock XT HB-M8110 front: the rotor sits on a spline and a lockring holds it, which saves weight over six bolts and makes swapping rotors a one-tool job. If your rotors are 6-bolt, a centerlock adapter fits them, or choose the 6-bolt version of the same hub.

Sizes, fit and compatibility

The Shimano XT HB M8110 Centerlock Disc Black Front Hub comes in the drillings listed on this page in 15 x 110 Boost spacing with a centerlock rotor mount. J-bend spokes in any gauge; we build most XT wheels with Sapim Race or D-Light spokes or DT Competition and brass nipples.

It pairs naturally with the XT FH-M8110 rear, and with DT Swiss, Stan's, WTB, Race Face, Reserve and Nox rims that match its drilling. Give the configurator your bike type and weight; it picks a sensible spoke count and lacing pattern, which you can override.

Put it in a custom wheel

Build a custom wheel around the Shimano XT Hb M8110 Centerlock Disc Black Front Hub — the link drops you into our Custom Wheel Program with this hub pinned, ready for you to choose the rest. It is set up for gravel and road disc, touring, mountain bike, MTB single-speed and fat bike builds.

Building it at ProWheelBuilder

Shimano makes the XT HB-M8110 front; ProWheelBuilder is an independent custom wheel builder in Georgia and not the manufacturer. Every XT HB-M8110 front wheel we build gets spokes cut from the measured ERD of the rim, staged tensioning with a gauge, stress relief and a final true before it ships.

In the configurator you will only see parts that fit this drilling; combinations that are not made are struck through, and the price updates as you pick.