So for those of you who are using IRD freewheels with your PW hubs, what are your thoughts on the QC issues that IRD has had. The folks at Rivendell seem to think the problems are over but reading various online forums, I am not so sure.
Keely On Jul 18, 10:26 am, Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > +1 on a Schmidt as the preferred hub upgrade. > > philip > 97128 > > On Jul 17, 10:02 pm, All Rounder 2000 <s_schermerh...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > > > I have bikes with PW (Freewheel), SunTour (FW), and Shimano hubs > > (Cassette). > > I agree with all I've seen here. > > For me, the most practical difference has been the "service after the > > sale." > > On two occasions I've had slight "problems" with PW gear and a quick > > phone call to PW HQ and the bearings or other parts are on their way, > > one time for free. > > Specifically, the issues were: > > *Car camped throughout southern Utah Red Rock, with my bike on the > > back of the car. "Grit" got into the BB bearings and killed it. PW > > replaced the BB. (for free!) > > *Needed to repurpose a hub for use on a 135 rear spacing 7 speed, to a > > 132.5 5 speed. On the phone, PW told me what I needed, and sent for a > > very small fee. > > > UPGRADE IDEA for you: > > For touring, and general night riding, I can highly recommend the > > "Schmidt Dynohub" for the front wheel. I've ridden this hub at least > > 50 miles per week for the last 10 years, and it is "like new." -- 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.
