Yes , Wheels are an Investment. As important as the frame , to me. And a good wheel is only as good as it's weakest part .
I've always used FW's and am not sure if I'll ever use a cassette hub or not. To me the FW system is preferred because of it independence . The FW mechanism, often the most vulnerable part of the wheel, is not dependent on the (ever changing)hub model or manufacturer, it's universal . With cassettes everything it proprietary , un-universal . Pros and cons to each for sure :) . Phil FW hubs are still the bees knees for me though . Years ago I asked Joe Young what hubs he preferred and why and he told me PW because of design and thickness of the flange , it said it just made for a better wheel to him. I asked him why he didn't sell Shimano hubs , and his reasoning was about the same as mine .... cartridge bearing hubs have been around since the 70's , who wants to mess with cups and cones anymore when you don't have to ? And they did not build as nice to him as the PW :) -- 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.
