I was faced with the same issue when building my Sam. I went with the Phils, 36s, and a 7-speed DuraAce FW with absolutely no regrets. When you amortize the extra $$$ over the life of the bike it amounts to chump change. You have to decide whether a year from now you'll be saying "I should have done the Phils." or "I wish I would have done the Phils".
Bill On Jun 28, 7:59 pm, Montclair BobbyB <[email protected]> wrote: > Congrats, Rex. A fine ride like a Hilsen deserves a fine set of > wheels... That makes all the difference (in my opinion)... I splurged > a bit on a 7-speed freewheel Phil Wood hub on my Bomba (not too > pricey) and am so glad I did. > I say beg, borrow or steal whatever you need to get the wheels YOU > want... no compromise. You'll thank yourself .... > > And pics, please!!! Good luck. > BB > > On Jun 27, 1:54 pm, Rex Kerr <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > After a nearly unbearable wait I'm finally a riv owner!!! I drove down on > > Saturday and picked up my 67cm AHH frame! It's a work of art! I went with > > a custom color, and after many hours of second guessing my decision I > > finally got to see it! I have to admit that it came out a lot lighter than > > I expected from the paint chip, and I was a little bit upset when I first > > saw it, but once I started hanging shiny bits on it I started to realize > > that it's probably a lot nicer than what I'd originally asked for, and it's > > really growing on me -- I think now that it's a really nice color! [The big > > reveal coming once the shiny bits are properly hung :-) ]. > > > So, speaking of shiny bits... there's one rather important one that I > > haven't decided on yet! Wheels! I really like the classic polished hubs, > > and this bike is beautiful and really deserves some nice looking hubs, but a > > set of Rivy hubs approach the the amount that I was hoping to spend on the > > entire wheelset! I considered the VO Grand Cru hubs, which are a bit > > cheaper, but they don't have the 32 spoke hubs that I wanted (I like the > > look of 32 spoke hubs, and I'm a lightweight rider for my height, I have a > > touring bike for the heavy loaded stuff). I like freewheels, and 7 speeds > > is perfect [prefer it over 9], but am probably leaning more toward a > > cassette just because quality freewheels are getting harder to find. The > > problem that I'm having is that it's harder to find 135 mm hubs that meet > > these requirements than 130 mm hubs, as 135 mm stuff is usually MTB oriented > > and more colorful (usually anodized). So, I'm starting to think about maybe > > getting a set of road hubs and buying a new axle and respacing it... anybody > > ever done that? Is it hard to find proper axles? It looks like Harris > > sells all the parts that I need... > > > Thanks! > > -Rex -- 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.
