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[mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of Montclair BobbyB
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Subject: [RBW] Re: Rear Hub Advice
I agree LX are a great value...SNIP ...Additional question
Like Dave, I have experience with the Single Digit 7's which are
fantastic for the money. One thing I do like about the Ultimates is
that you can place the noodle on either side.
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I agree LX are a great value...SNIP ...Additional question regarding
brakes. I'm looking for the best
possible braking for the Bombadil, and don't mind spending extra money
to get really strong stopping power (after being spoiled
: Rear Hub Advice
I agree LX are a great value...SNIP ...Additional question regarding
brakes. I'm looking for the best
possible braking for the Bombadil, and don't mind spending extra money
to get really strong stopping power (after being spoiled by hydraulic
disc brakes on the Fargo
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.
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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
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 roberto.cipri...@gmail.com wrote:
Well, I think Shimano LX hubs are a pretty great deal. I have them on
a cargo bike that I
Steve
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Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Rear Hub Advice
Do they still make LX? The young man
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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 roberto.cipri...@gmail.com
wrote:
Well
I agree LX are a great value (and I think the LX may still be marketed
for urban/hybrid market, whereas the SLX is positioned primarily for
mountain biking... I think... In fact I love Shimano hubs, and have
had great luck with them. (I even have a NOS set of XT 36 hole hubs
from the late 80s
I have avid single digit 7's on my Bombadil. I've used these brakes on
loaded tours with really steep downhills and aggressive mtb'ing on
single track. They work great - I cannot see any real benefit to going
with the ultimates given the cost/benefit.
FYI: I use 50mm tires on my A719's and would
go with the 7sp and don't look back - rob
On Aug 29, 6:25 am, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com
wrote:
For my Bombadil, I plan to lace up a set of wheels with a derailleured
rear and dynamo front hub. I'd appreciate advice, particularly on my
rear hub choice.
Planned setup:
Rims
I believe that the relative strengths of various heavy duty/touring
custom wheelsets are vastly overrated for most riders. The reality is
that any well built 36h wheel with modern parts and good, sensible
materials will serve the majority of riders very well. Has your Fargo
wheel broken? If not,
Unless you are going to be super hard on the wheels, Dyad is probably
overkill. I would go with a Synergy OC rear rim and regular front.
The reduced spoke tension in the OC rim will make for a very stable
sturdy wheel. I have the Synergy setup on my AHH with a Schmidt
dynamo front hub and it's
On Aug 29, 2010, at 1:51 PM, Dave Craig wrote:
I'll assert again that the supposed advantage of the
dishless/freewheel wheel bit is WAAAY overstated.
That's not my experience, being old enough to have gone from 1 cog to
9 in all of the increments over the past 45 years. The higher dish
8 speed FW's are made by Sunrace currently I don't know of anyone
else. I do see many NOS Sachs though on ebay, which are better FW's.
Otherwise 7 speeds are fine. Sunrace and Shimano both make FW's as
does IRD, but I still question their QC, so I hesitate to recommend
them.
I use 7sp FW's
Tim:
Personal experience is interesting.
I'm also over 200 pounds and I've been riding bikes for 40 or so years
in all of the increments of gearing - pre-BMX, touring, MTB. Yet, I
haven't had a spoke break since 1980 - the year I got my first
handmade rear wheel. I have had two wheels develop
Thanks to all for the replies. The Phil Wood Touring hubs appear to
be virtually dishless thanks to an extended axle on the non-drive
side... the flanges appear to be equi-distant from the center.
Conventional cassette hubs on the other hand (unless offset by a disc
flange) most certainly require
Synergy O/C is 10g heavier, probably because of the eyelets. I LIKE
eyelets! But I have both Synergy and Dyad rims laced to Phil rear
touring hubs with 135 spacing. Neither has ever given me a problem, I
don't think you can go wrong, The Dyad is a tough, stiff rim but it
probably won't feel
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