It can gain you at least theoretical durability if you manage to increase the flange to flange distance for greater spoke bracing angle.
Pairing a Single Speed Cassette hub with 5-6 cogs will get you there. Almost "old school" at this point, but certainly a viable option. Further reading here: https://forums.mtbr.com/29er-bikes/6-speed-cassette-ss-hub-please-post-your-setup-573783.html And here: https://blog.jonesbikes.com/6-speed-cassettes/ Enjoy the trip down the rabbit hole. Clayton Scott HBG, CA -- 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/43bf663c-f902-446d-b124-ffc9ec66e493%40googlegroups.com.