I chose to go with White Industries T11 for my latest build, not particularly for utility, but because I wanted to maximize my bicycle's domestic content, and I have the means to do so.
But DAMN SON THAT STUFF'S SHINY cc On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 10:03 AM, 'Mojo' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Hi Jim, > > I would argue, cheap hubs work just as well as the most expensive hubs, so > any modern-designed, clean hub will maximize function. Maintenance of a > loose bearing hub is ~15 minutes, once a year or so, so I would argue that > is trivial too. Then it comes down to what appeals to you for its > cool/bling/status factor. I like interesting different front hubs and have > an old Mavic and three Suntour front hubs, Rivendell used to sell for $25, > that I like to look at when I am not riding but am staring at my own bikes. > I can say I never think about my hubs when I am riding. > > I like to put my money into more expensive frames, cranks, rims, tires, > and saddles & handlebars that fit. > Chains, hubs, derailers, cassettes, bottom brackets, headsets are where I > cut costs when needed. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
