I suspect tire choice may affect how noticeable a difference in hub drag is. Small differences in hub drag will be a bigger fraction of total rolling resistance if you are using light easy rolling tires than if you are using heavy stiff super stout tires. This may also argue for using the less expensive hub on a commuter bike, as folks often use stouter tires for commuting.
On Saturday, August 17, 2013 8:43:56 AM UTC-7, rcnute wrote: > > I've had both and I think the drag on the Shimano is more noticeable. > Slight but it's there. > > Ryan > > On Friday, August 16, 2013 10:38:43 PM UTC-7, Tony DeFilippo wrote: >> >> Any personal experiences to back up the price delta? I'm currently >> running a shimano on my 650b converted trek. Aside from an intermittent >> 'chirp' that I sometimes notice I have no complaints. I'll be building up >> another dyno wheel in 700c this fall, and I'm curious if anyone can talk me >> into the son. It definitely wins on looks... >> >> Is it basically like choosing between a nice XT/105 rear hub vs a >> king/white/Paul version...? >> >> Thanks, >> Tony >> >> -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
