He did mention he is willing to spend more. I suggest building your own wheels to save on labor and learn a valuable skill. It is not hard to do and you can get the tools for less than what a build will cost these days.
I recommend not using Shimano hubs in the rear; especially not the current XT version. I have had two of their recent XT freehubs seize up turning the bike into a fixed wheel. First time was coming down a hill. Only fast pedaling and quick reaction saved the bike and myself from incurring major damage. Never had an issue with White and Schmidt hubs. Paul and DT in 350 or 240 are fantastic too, but Paul does not make a rear cassette hub and DT no longer makes non-disc 135 hubs. Phil cassette hubs have had their share of issues so I'd pass on them unless you are building a single speed or fixed gear. The fixed/ss hubs they make are amazing. Clayton Scott, HBG, CA On Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 9:47:09 AM UTC-7, Pancake wrote: > > Very nice picks Clayton! A bit pricy though: > $323 for MI5 hub > $275 for Schmidt hub > $180 for two cliffhanger rims > $57 for 64 Spain strong spokes > Plus build and shipping costs for some dream wheels. > > I was looking at something that looks similar with Cliffhanger or Voyager > rims, Shutter Precision or Shimano 3N72 dynamo, and DT or Spain double > butted 2.0-1.8-2.0 spokes ... about $450 built. > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d8be37cc-124e-4805-8e59-3676e160e100%40googlegroups.com.
