>From what Rich explained to me that the XT hubs are standard, though Shimano hubs are made in Asia anyways, and the Velocity sport hubs are loose ball and just as easy to service, and made in Taiwan and has a silver finish.
The Tektro sidepulls aren't too bad once you replace them with Kool Stops. I might upgrade to Paul centerpulls, but Pauls are also 4 times the price. The Tektro CR720s are awesome with Kool Stops ($15 upgrade). Almost as good as my Paul Touring Cantis, again a fraction of the price. Also easier for me to service if I'm out on the trails. Also has road-type cartridges which are easy to replace. Pauls also needs an extra wrench, which some people might dislike (I don't mind). On Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 10:37:33 AM UTC-4, Ginz wrote: > > Ah, ok then. The only parts on the list I would consider upgrading are > brakes (if using cantis, not crazy about the tektros but they are ok) and > the wheelset. If Phil Wood or XT or something a little nicer isn't in the > budget, then that's fine too. Derailleurs on a friction-shifted bike > matter little to me. The rest of the stuff on the bike is honestly fine > unless you are going with Paul, Phil Wood, etc. The rest of the stuff is > Nitto, so how can I complain! > > To summarize -- the hubs the brakes are the only things in the build kit > that truly make me think.... > > > > > -- 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/d/optout.
