Do you interpret the absence of a weight rating on the Surly Ultra New to mean it's unlimited, and therefore stronger/more reliable than the Phil?
Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Monday, February 5, 2024 at 8:18:47 AM UTC-8 Benjamin Kelley wrote: > One big difference(at least for me) other than the price between the Phil > and the Surly Ultra New Hubs, is the loaded bike+rider weight rating. > Phil says 280lb/127kg for their Classic. > Surly unspecified weight on all their hubs. > > I personally prefer the fixing bolt to the QR. Less stuff for people to > fiddle with on your bike when its locked up. > I've replaced pretty much ever QR skewer with a bolt skewer anyways, and I > really appreciate the Surly's being threaded for bolts. > > --ben in KC > > On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 9:01 AM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Per their site (https://surlybikes.com/parts/ultra_new_hubs) Surly >> offers their "Ultra New Hub" in 135 mm OL in both rim brake and disc rotor >> models, and in 120 mm and 130 mm in a rim brake model. >> >> I expect that this hub is very like their earlier one -- I bought a >> couple, the first 18 years ago and used them well -- and they are very nice >> hubs; practically speaking they work as well and last as long as but cost >> far less than my Phils. >> >> Apparently the shells are the same, and here's the difference. I did have >> my old ones converted to hollow axles. >> >> Ultra New hubs use hollow axles of our own design mated to threadin wheel >> fixing bolts, as opposed to the nutted axles of our previous hubs. Hollow >> axles make conversion to quick release super easy (remove bolts, insert QR >> skewer, install wheel into frame or fork, ride). All Ultra New hubs come >> with fixing bolts, but all are QR compatible without axle conversion or any >> other extra crap. Neato. The axles are made of CroMoly steel, while the >> fixing bolts are 10.9 stainless steel (i.e. high grade) for corrosion >> resistance, high strength, and good looks, and the bolts tighten and loosen >> with a 6mm hex wrench. >> >> I highly recommend a QR skewer -- strong steal internal cam, of course. >> >> >> On Friday, February 2, 2024 at 2:16:12 PM UTC-8 Edwin W wrote: >>> >>>> ... BMC Monstercross. 700c wheels and cantilever posts. But that has >>>> 135mm rear spacing, so not exactly built for single speed. >>>> >>>> What else is out there that can take a 38mm (or so) tire with a fender? >>>> >>>> Edwin >>>> >>>> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgs-J1ns9NF0CioAvznxhrp-Gi_d-pQvEzyeWq6eHz%2BtFQ%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgs-J1ns9NF0CioAvznxhrp-Gi_d-pQvEzyeWq6eHz%2BtFQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7775af14-0482-4070-bc9d-e6f844f3f81an%40googlegroups.com.
