I have always considered Phil Hubs but never took the plunge.My first Riv was a Saluki w. 650b budget wheelset.I have since took the plunge on Phil wheels and B.B..One wheelset is a cassette for my touring Saluki,pricey though.The other is a Phil rear freewheel not to pricey.They are both excellent. I would go for the freewheel,it doesn't cost a fortune and your getting Phil quality that just rools and rolls and rolls.If your concerned w. the avalability of freewheels in the future buy 2 IRD's.Store one for the future.If you get the Phil you have piece of mind that you have the best.If you get the budget set you'll always be thinking how you should have gotten the Phil.They will last you a lifetime.
On Jul 16, 5:02 pm, Powderpiggy <ke...@mid-columbia-coho.net> wrote: > I plan to purchase a Betty Foy....I have been oggling the Betty Foy's > online since as long as they have been around, and the Glorius before > her. This would be my first Riv (and probably only as I don't have > huge expendable income). This is a major purchase form me so I am > thinking it would be worth it to make sure I don't just go cheap, but > get it built up to something that I will love for years and years and > not wish I had spent a little more to get an upgrated X or Y. > > I plan to use the Betty Foy for short tours (7-10 days likely the > longest), bike commuting, tootling around town, and perhaps centuries > or longer (I have a very lightweight road bike that has served this > purpose but is not suited for touring, commuting, tootling, etc). > > Soooo....my thought is that the wheelset would be the most important > thing to upgrade (beyond the 'budget' wheelset. Are the Phil Wood > hubs really worth the money? What would you do? I am hugely > intimdated by the cost but am intreged with the 'Riv' Phil Wood hubs > that work with a freewheel. I have no experience in this area as my > only bike has a cassette. > > What would you upgrade and why? -- 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-bu...@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.
