That's a good question which may not have a satisfying answer. A decade ago, Roger Durham would have set you up with some great Bullseye hubs. I have a couple of single speed hubs that have the skewer hole threaded for bolts, so you can change your mind any time you want. I imagine he's retired now.
I also am not bewitched by quick releases, but they do clamp well on horizontal dropouts. As an aside, the one really nice little advantage that bolt-ons have with single/fixed gears is that you can "walk" the wheel to optimal chain tightness and wheel alignment by loosening and tightening one side at a time. I use mostly locking skewers, maybe that's a compromise that's halfway satisfying for you. Pitlock is a current brand, but mine are Kore brand. There are also allen key (non-locking) skewers, which are like a bolt-on on one side... Roger On Nov 11, 2:40 pm, Smitty-A-Go-Go <54ca...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have no convincing explanation as to why I prefer bolt-on wheels over > quick release. I've never heard a story of a QR failure. I've never had > mechanical issues with QR myself. I just like bolts... I like how they > look, I like to feel them tighten, I like their elemental mechanical > simplicity. Sure, I have bikes with QR wheels and there's even a QR seat > post clamp on one bike in my stable, but I go with bolts where possible. > > I'm looking for a set of hubs for my AHH. > > My fantasy hubs would be high flange with cut-outs, a cassette rear (135mm) > and bolts. I could be swayed to a freewheel if the bolts, high flange and > cut-outs are there. I've found several suitable options for the front but > the rear is proving to be more difficult to track down. > > I emailed Rich at RBWHQ to ask about a bolt conversion for their Phil > "Rivy" hubs, but no such conversion exists. > > Hope has a bolt kit for their rear hubs. But it's set up for disc brakes. I > could leave the disc off but don't really want to spend that kind of money > for a hub that isn't what I want... I've found several other options that > aren't quite what I want for less money than a Hope. > > I'm wondering if anyone on the list either has a suitable set of hubs (or > even just a rear) they'd like to sell or if anyone knows of a currently > available hub that meets the above criteria. > > Thanks, Smitty -- 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-bunch@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.
