My Sam Hillborne has a Phil f/w rear hub. It's very nice. Very little dish and strong. Since building the wheel earlier this year, have yet to touch it with a spoke wrench.
Another bike has Shimano XT hubs and I repacked the rear hub bearings after about 1,000 miles. That said - the repack was easy with the right tools and, again with the right tools, is quite easy to take a cassette off. Not necessarily the case with a freewheel. Purchased the Phil hub because I really wanted a Phil hub. Had lusted after them since the early 1980's. Finally decided to take the plunge. Plus my LBS gave me a price I could not refuse. (Thanks again to Jim at Hiawatha for that and for teaching me how to build a wheel.) If you really want a Phil, go for it. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jul 17, 4:05 pm, hobie <moho1...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
