Steve, I don’t have any direct experience with the SP dynamo hubs but my dad does. He has had the same one on his daily commuter for the past four years and it is still holding up. We live in northeast Ohio so he has taken that hub through many a salty, slushy, wintry season. He rides 5-6 days a week, about 30km a day.
I personally use the Shimano DH-3n72 and have found it to be just as reliable as his. If you’re on the fence about dynamo, I’d say hop it! The only danger is that you’ll end up wanting one for all of your bikes. On Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 11:36:03 PM UTC-4 Ben Miller wrote: > Tim, > > How'd your Crust rear wheel fail? I have a Crust wheel set, but probably > only have 300 km on it. I've been thinking about rebuilding the rear wheel > with a Shimano hub I have (cause the original hub is too loud for my > taste). Did the rim fail or the hub? > > Ben > > On Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 8:08:05 PM UTC-7 [email protected] > wrote: > >> Some people like that the Shimano dynamos come with a quick disconnect as >> part of their design. I purchase the Son quick disconnects and solder them >> onto mine and prefer those over the Shimano but it ads to the already >> pricey price of the Son. I have one bike with a Son hub from a wheel set I >> bought used from a gentleman who used them on a touring bike. No clue how >> many miles were on it before I got it and I've since added many hundreds >> (or thousand+?). It works just as well as the newer Son I hub I have on a >> different bike. But I also live and ride in Los Angeles where we have >> perfect weather all the time. :-) >> >> Joe in LA >> >> On Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 6:31:10 PM UTC-7 Tim Burke wrote: >> >>> I also have a mix of son and sp hubs in my stable and they’re great. Son >>> hub is definitely more reliable at low speeds, but I don’t know that >>> justifies the price. >>> Rando folks will disagree for what it’s worth. >>> >>> Also, myself and everyone I know who bought the crust wheel sets had >>> problems with them. I broke my rear but am still riding the front (with an >>> sp hub) on my Sam. Just putting it out there. >>> >>> Tim in Philly >>> >>> On Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 8:30:36 PM UTC-4 [email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Going to throw in my experience with Kasai and Shimano dynamos: >>>> bulletproof. I ride every day, in all weather (rain, snow, salt, etc). I >>>> would not hesitate to buy an SP wheel, but I'd probably prefer to buy a >>>> $50 >>>> Shimano dynamo hub and build a wheel because I like that. >>>> >>>> Will >>>> >>>> On Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 7:24:57 PM UTC-4 Ben Miller wrote: >>>> >>>>> Steve, >>>>> >>>>> That hub looks like a SP Dynamo. Those are usually around $90. So good >>>>> deal, but $170 would be overpaying. SP hubs are good, in someways better >>>>> than Schmidt hubs (certainly better in price). But Schmidt SON look >>>>> better >>>>> to my eye and my experience suggests they last longer. (SP dynamos still >>>>> last a long time, just maybe not the "forever" that Schmidt hubs seem to >>>>> last). I have Dynamo hubs on all my bikes, and more than half of them are >>>>> SP. I'll go Schmidt if it's a fancy build or higher milage. But SP hubs >>>>> are >>>>> great. >>>>> >>>>> FYI, Crust sells a complete wheel set with an SP SV-8. But I'm >>>>> guessing you are just looking for a front wheel? >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 3:53:31 PM UTC-7 Steve wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I'm considering a dynamo hub for my Platypus and am wondering if >>>>>> anyone here on the list has had experience with one? Velocity's web >>>>>> page >>>>>> doesn't offer any electrical specs, but the Google-sphere suggests they >>>>>> are manufactured by Schmidt and/or SP. The price is attractive - $90 if >>>>>> included as a wheel build ($170 if purchased alone). >>>>>> >>>>>> Steve in AVL >>>>>> >>>>> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/472b546d-b2ef-49c7-920b-cae89575d7e2n%40googlegroups.com.
