Rims are a toss up ..... though I prefer A719's to A319 or Velocity. Hubs better than XT's? Define "better" I suppose. The thing with these hubs is the cone races are not replaceable.... making them throwaways if the races are compromised. I was burned once by the races of 105 hubs failing and won't use Shimano throwaway hubs again.
Better hubs cost much more..... they are not for the budget conscious. . . . but will last indefinitely as all parts are replaceable. White and Phil Wood hubs come to mind. You can buy 2 sets of cheap XT hub'd wheels though for the price of one full retail PW cassette hub. It's too bad there isn't much in between these high priced hubs and the cheap Shimano hubs..... the only other cartridge bearing hubs being Velocity's. There's no right or wrong choices ..... just choices. This is life. I don't bother with cassettes anymore though, and stick with Phil FW hubs for their simplicity and choice of FW mechanism. This isn't for everyone though, as I have a stock of FW's to last for quite some time. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
