Thank you all for the fantastic recommendations. The Phil Wood hubs look amazing, and it appears they perform just as beautifully. However, I can't find the touring hub that fits my bike/rim specifications available anywhere so I will opt for the Bitex. White Industries seems to be a great other option, but I don't like how they look, especially compared to Phil Woods.
I'm going to buy the Bitex hubs and keep an eye out for Phil Woods touring hubs for a future upgrade. Thanks again, everyone! On Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 9:21:17 AM UTC-8 Jay Lonner wrote: > I think the real use case for using a dynohub while bikepacking is to keep > USB accessories topped up. Yes yes, one should try to unplug while in the > wilderness etc., but being able to access .gpx files or use routefinding > apps like Ride With GPS is clearly synergistic with the traditional > map/compass/cue sheets. > > Jay Lonner > Bellingham, WA > > Sent from my Atari 400 > > On Mar 5, 2024, at 9:06 AM, Brian Turner <brok...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > *I don't backpack, so a dynamo is unnecessary.* > > Although I am certainly glad to have it, the bike I use the most for > bikepacking is probably the one I use my dynamo light on the least. > Probably because on multi-day trips, I rarely find myself biking through > the darkness for long periods of time. Typically, I am riding most of the > daytime, and usually am at camp (or wherever) well before the sun sets. I > find a dynamo setup to be incredibly practical for those bikes you hop on > the most, for anything and everything; commuting or traveling on streets > with traffic, riding around with friends at night, etc. > > Ok, sorry to go off-topic! > > On Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 11:37:44 AM UTC-5 Richard Rose wrote: > >> Rear Cliffhanger on my Gus is built with this Bitex hub. It’s been very >> good for the first 2k miles. >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 4, 2024, at 1:24 PM, Johnny Alien <johnny....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I find the Analog review of the Bitex hub to be very accurate. They are >> very close to the WI hubs at a small fraction of the cost. Amazing at >> quality and price but with zero hyper around them. >> >> >> >> On Monday, March 4, 2024 at 11:43:54 AM UTC-5 gril...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> My Appaloosa is being built up with a Bitex rear touring hub. >>> Wheels are being built up this week - I'll report back once they (and >>> the bike) are ready! >>> >>> On Sunday 3 March 2024 at 09:56:15 UTC+10:30 Josh C wrote: >>> >>>> I'd recommend a set of white industries hubs if you are looking for >>>> something more high-end. Smoothest hubs I've seen. >>>> >>>> On Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 6:04:12 PM UTC-5 Luke Hendrickson wrote: >>>> >>>>> I second Deore LX! I had those front & rear until I laced up a front >>>>> wheel with a Kasai FS dynamo hub. >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 2:11:58 PM UTC-8 aeroperf wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I like the Deore LX trekking equipment. A rear hub would be FH-T670. >>>>>> Quiet and bulletproof. I’ve laced them to Velocity Atlas and >>>>>> Velocity Dyads. >>>>>> For a front hub, I tend to use Shimano 105s because they are reliable >>>>>> and reasonably cheap. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >> 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/5dac0124-c55d-4cfd-86ee-e364f5f52c29n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5dac0124-c55d-4cfd-86ee-e364f5f52c29n%40googlegroups.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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/203c87e1-fab1-4bed-9928-f919a37a9dd9n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/203c87e1-fab1-4bed-9928-f919a37a9dd9n%40googlegroups.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/23cabff4-8e38-4fdf-99a9-481b593f40e6n%40googlegroups.com.
