And Riv is still offering wheels made with LX hubs: http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/650b-wheels/18-188
On Aug 30, 1:26 pm, "Frederick, Steve" <frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu> wrote: > That's true in the mountain bike linup--LX became a "Trekking," group, mainly > available in Europe. Nice stuff for Riv/Bobbish bikes if you can get it... > > http://techdocs.shimano.com/techdocs/blevel.jsp?ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_i... > > Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of PATRICK MOORE > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 11:28 AM > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Rear Hub Advice > > Do they still make LX? The young man (snort, mumble, mutter) at the > LBS told me that "SLX" had taken its place right under XT. > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Blindrobert <roberto.cipri...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Well, I think Shimano LX hubs are a pretty great deal. I have them on > > a cargo bike that I use in all kinds of nasty weather, I routinely > > carry myself (200 punds) plus over 100 pounds in the front bed, plus > > the weight of the bike which must be another 35-40 pounds. No sign of > > trouble after 1-1/2 years of hard use. Thats a 9 speed freehub laced > > 36 to a 26" sun rim and a small front wheel (20"). It's worth looking > > at if the phil's are not "reasonable" enough! > > > On Aug 30, 9:29 am, Ginz <theg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think that the main advantage of the Phil FW hub is that you get a > >> super nice, super strong hub and axle with extremely durable cartridge > >> bearings at a *reasonable* price. I don't know of a cassette hub with > >> those characteristics. > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
