Re: [RBW] VO Touring Hub vs XT?

2013-08-24 Thread Brian Campbell
+1 on this. The XT's have been my go to hub for wheel build etc. On Thursday, August 22, 2013 3:52:34 PM UTC-4, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: With respect to Alex Wetmore, I personally find this kind of blanket condemnation based on a single example to be both misleading and irritating

Re: [RBW] VO Touring Hub vs XT?

2013-08-24 Thread Tony DeFilippo
Excellent discussion, I appreciate so many strong and well informed answers! As tempting as it is to splurge on a Phil/Son duo I'm going to go for utility/economy with the following; Shimano DH-3D72 Dyno (it's centerlock but I can't find 36 holes any other way... thats not a problem right?)

Re: [RBW] VO Touring Hub vs XT?

2013-08-24 Thread Garth
Tony , XT Silver, Front and Rear 36 hole :) http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/us/en/shimano-xt-front-hub-t780/rp-prod67245 http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/us/en/shimano-xt-rear-hub-t780/rp-prod67242 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners

Re: [RBW] VO Touring Hub vs XT?

2013-08-24 Thread Tony DeFilippo
Garth that's exactly the one that I found!! I'm getting a dyno for the front.. :) On Saturday, August 24, 2013 3:08:39 PM UTC-4, Garth wrote: Tony , XT Silver, Front and Rear 36 hole :) http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/us/en/shimano-xt-front-hub-t780/rp-prod67245

Re: [RBW] VO Touring Hub vs XT?

2013-08-24 Thread Tom Harrop
Tony, There seems to be a silver DH-3N80 with 36 holes available here (in Germany). There's also an XT dynamo hub (Silver, aluminium axle, 36 holes. DH-T780.) but I don't know how it compares to Shimano's other dynohubs. These pages are in German, I'm afraid:

Re: [RBW] VO Touring Hub vs XT?

2013-08-23 Thread Brewster Fong
On Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:52:34 PM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: With respect to Alex Wetmore, I personally find this kind of blanket condemnation based on a single example to be both misleading and irritating (and ubiquitous on the internet). I've been selling and

Re: [RBW] VO Touring Hub vs XT?

2013-08-22 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
With respect to Alex Wetmore, I personally find this kind of blanket condemnation based on a single example to be both misleading and irritating (and ubiquitous on the internet). I've been selling and personally using the 770/780 series XT hubs with the aluminum axles since they were

Re: [RBW] VO Touring Hub vs XT?

2013-08-22 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
And I should point out that bike parts often have a hard life. Expecting a zero percent failure rate is unreasonable. On Thursday, August 22, 2013 2:52:34 PM UTC-5, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: With respect to Alex Wetmore, I personally find this kind of blanket condemnation based on

[RBW] VO Touring Hub vs XT?

2013-08-21 Thread Tony DeFilippo
Any thoughts? I can get the XT hub pretty cheap, VO would appear to win on looks but will cost me about double. Phil/Paul would be great but not in the budget for this wheelset. Tony -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To

Re: [RBW] VO Touring Hub vs XT?

2013-08-21 Thread mikel66...@juno.com
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Re: [RBW] VO Touring Hub vs XT?

2013-08-21 Thread James Warren
Actually, go with LX. More durable than the XT, it's only drawback compared to the XT is a little bit of weight. These are things I have not directly tested on my own; I am repeating what Rich at Rivendell told me. My LX hub wheels have been outstanding. The hubs look really good and cost less

Re: [RBW] VO Touring Hub vs XT?

2013-08-21 Thread Brewster Fong
On Wednesday, August 21, 2013 9:36:08 AM UTC-7, James Warren wrote: Actually, go with LX. More durable than the XT, it's only drawback compared to the XT is a little bit of weight. These are things I have not directly tested on my own; I am repeating what Rich at Rivendell told me. My