White Industries & Phil are my favorites too, though I have too many bikes, so I find I can justify the cost only for my best and most utilized bikes. For those, I've never regretted the cost or felt they were overkill. Not mentioned yet is that they are really LIFETIME parts , since the bearings can be replaced easily and cheaply and quickly. Ive done so many times - unbeatable musa service from both companies. Shimano cartridges are disposable.
White has a neat ability to micro-adjust bearing preload. As Bill mentioned, their Ti is good for a weight conscious build with an unexpectedly low premium. Phil offers ability to perfect chainline with many options for spindle length and offset , including custom! For a bike with odd shell length (like a 100mm fat bike), they are the only option. Down side of Phil is the need for a proprietary installation tool , whereas White uses shimano standard. (Or as Sheldon said: Phil is actually the standard/inventor, while shimano and subsequently most others adopted the slightly different standard, just to be difficult.) -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
