I'd buy the White or Phil . . .they are as good as it gets. These are on the high end though. Then you have the cheap Shimano mtb hubs. There is not much in between.
I won't use cup/cone hubs anymore. My last pair was 105's from the 90's and the bearing races were shot in less than one year. Rebuild? ...oops ..... you can't replace the races. I vowed never again to use Shimano throwaway hubs again. Vintage Campy SR hubs were fine.... they're not even sealed and they seem to last forever. I would -consider- Shimano hubs if they used cartridge bearings .... but they don't. If I'm going to spend all good $$ on having wheels built . . . the hub is the heart of that wheel..... and should rendered useless if one part fails. All the parts should be replaceable, in my preference. I know lots of people use Shimano hubs and never have a problem so far. I could save hundreds if I did use them . . . . but it isn't always about the $$. I'm in need of new set of wheels and was about to get some White hubbed wheels . . . but I just can't seem to buy them. I prefer the hub to be separate from the FW, and I don't need more than 7 cogs. I've used FW's my entire life. . . and with a Phil hub I have no mechanical concerns. I have a stock of Sachs/Sram13-32 FW's . . . as well as IRD and Sunrace making useful gear combos in FW's. As much as I like the idea of making custom cassette combos..... the reality is once you find one combo that works . . . there's not much to change. Maybe I'll go the rest of my life using FW's. LOL! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
