On Jul 17, 3:40 pm, andy <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, They are worth it. I have ridden thousands of problem free miles > on phil hubs
i'm sure there are folks on this list that have ridden ten of thousands of miles on loose ball bearing/cup and cone hubs too. they require a little more maintenance - but maintenance is part of the gig. anyway, it's not like the OP is going to be riding down the road thinking "oh crap, I should have 'upgraded' to a phil hub" because they ride better than a shimano hub that's less than half the price. there's certainly value in low maintenance, durability - no doubt. but are they better hubs? i think that depends on the rider. if you value the lowest maintenance hub possible - by all means, pay more and go with the phil. if you're okay with repacking a hub every now and then, or taking your bike to get serviced, then shimano 105/Ultegra/XT are more than fine - nothing "cheap" about those hubs. FWIW, I have PW hubs/bottom brackets/track cogs/etc., so not anti-Phil or anything ... PW is great stuff! also has the small business/made in the U.S. thing going for it, which has value to me and is another thing to consider. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
