I owned a SON on a previous bike (which I have since sold), and it was an absolutely beautiful hub... It made me think "If Phil Wood made a dynamo hub, this would be it"... But honestly I was hard-pressed to notice whether it gave better performance than my Shimano or SRAM dyno-hubs.
Since then I have owned several dynamos, including Shimano DH-3N70, SRAM iLight, and Sturmey Archer X-FDD. They all performed well; the Shimano (to me) feels like the best quality of the 3 (and for much less $ than the SON). I've gotten some great deals on the SRAM iLight, and I really like that hub too. The Sturmey (don't ask me why) seems like it's not quite as powerful, but that could be my imagination. They certainly look like amazingly well-built hubs for the $. But I can understand for certain builds (where you want that high end quality finish), you may just have to go with a Phil Wood, or a Chris King or a SON... the quality of the SON hub is apparent... it's solid. I haven't heard too many bad reviews on dynamo hubs (which is the best news)... these days you don't have to spend much to get a quality dyno setup on your bike. I have em on several bikes... it's just the way to go. BB On Saturday, August 17, 2013 1:38:43 AM UTC-4, 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.
