I agree LX are a great value (and I think the LX may still be marketed for urban/hybrid market, whereas the SLX is positioned primarily for mountain biking... I think... In fact I love Shimano hubs, and have had great luck with them. (I even have a NOS set of XT 36 hole hubs from the late 80s that I plan to build up for a Stumpjumper restoration project... these are some of the nicest, most-reliable hubs). That said, nothing beats a nice set of Phils...
I have a few more questions for the masses (if you all don't mind)... Anyone have experience with the Rigida Sputnik rims? They're apparently a popular touring rim in Europe, and having built up a set of Rigida Sphinx 650B rims for my Kogswell P/R before the Rigidas went extinct (come to think of it, Kogswell has also gone extinct... hope it's not me... but I digress), I'd say the Sphinx was one of the finer rims I've ever owned (if that's any indication). The Sputniks have double eyelets, and will support a wide range of tire sizes up to 62mm (good for running wider tires on my Bombadil) versus, say the Mavic A719 for which 47mm is the maximum recommended width. Additional question regarding brakes. I'm looking for the best possible braking for the Bombadil, and don't mind spending extra money to get really strong stopping power (after being spoiled by hydraulic disc brakes on the Fargo). I'm considering the Avid Single Digit Ultimates (which are quite spendy... $180 a pair on sale!!, but reviewers rave about the power and performance of these)... Anyone using these brakes? Thanks again to all! Peace, BB On Aug 30, 11:27 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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- 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.
