Howdy. It is probably a bit anti-RBW, but I would say if you have any concerns about freewheels then skip the freewheel Phils. If you plan on indexing, or think you might ever want it, skip the freewheel Phils. PW seems like a great company, but among reputable brands any rear hub given reasonable care will be pretty much trouble free IMHO.
Doug P.S. To me, the whole dishless rear wheel thing seems like a great idea that doesn't matter much in real life. I am well over 200lbs., don't use particularly stout/overbuilt rear wheels and have never had an issue that I would attribute to dish. Quality components and quality construction seem to make it pretty much a non-issue... On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Powderpiggy <ke...@mid-columbia-coho.net>wrote: > Thanks for all the replies. The PW 'Rivy' hubs probably would not > break the bank while the PW cassette hubs would. But I was a little > unsure about the freewheel but it sounds like maybe that should not be > so much of a concern. > > Anything else you would recommend upgrading?? > > On Jul 17, 8:30 am, rperks <perks....@gmail.com> wrote: > > I love mine, five or 6 speeds in the rear is all I seem to need. I > > think with the Foy you can get a dishless 7 speed wheel build that > > will be very strong and last a very long time as others have stated. > > If you are heavy or plan to load the rear the benefits of added > > strength and even spoke length are enough to sway the decision for > > me. Yes there are other makers of nice hubs, but the Phil freewheels > > hit a sweet spot for me. > > > > Plus they look really cool > > > > Rob > > > > On Jul 16, 2:02 pm, Powderpiggy <ke...@mid-columbia-coho.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I plan to purchase a Betty Foy....I have been ogling 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 > > > intimidated by the cost but am intrigued 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.
