Hi Jim, I would argue, cheap hubs work just as well as the most expensive hubs, so any modern-designed, clean hub will maximize function. Maintenance of a loose bearing hub is ~15 minutes, once a year or so, so I would argue that is trivial too. Then it comes down to what appeals to you for its cool/bling/status factor. I like interesting different front hubs and have an old Mavic and three Suntour front hubs, Rivendell used to sell for $25, that I like to look at when I am not riding but am staring at my own bikes. I can say I never think about my hubs when I am riding.
I like to put my money into more expensive frames, cranks, rims, tires, and saddles & handlebars that fit. Chains, hubs, derailers, cassettes, bottom brackets, headsets are where I cut costs when needed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
