That's true in the mountain bike linup--LX became a "Trekking," group, mainly available in Europe. Nice stuff for Riv/Bobbish bikes if you can get it...
http://techdocs.shimano.com/techdocs/blevel.jsp?ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181679&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302061569&bmUID=1259354375402 Steve -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of PATRICK MOORE Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 11:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Rear Hub Advice Do they still make LX? The young man (snort, mumble, mutter) at the LBS told me that "SLX" had taken its place right under XT. On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Blindrobert <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, I think Shimano LX hubs are a pretty great deal. I have them on > a cargo bike that I use in all kinds of nasty weather, I routinely > carry myself (200 punds) plus over 100 pounds in the front bed, plus > the weight of the bike which must be another 35-40 pounds. No sign of > trouble after 1-1/2 years of hard use. Thats a 9 speed freehub laced > 36 to a 26" sun rim and a small front wheel (20"). It's worth looking > at if the phil's are not "reasonable" enough! > > On Aug 30, 9:29 am, Ginz <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think that the main advantage of the Phil FW hub is that you get a >> super nice, super strong hub and axle with extremely durable cartridge >> bearings at a *reasonable* price. I don't know of a cassette hub with >> those characteristics. > > -- > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] -- 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. -- 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.
