I agree with all that has been said so far. I have a Shimano dynohub, an SP dyno and an SON. The Shimano is known to have slightly more drag than the SON and the SP is pretty close to the SON. I have been commuting on my Shimano for years (and previously on the SP for years on another bike) with no problems, but it doesn't get cold in CA and it doesn't rain that much. I would go with the SON for weather-related reasons (as mentioned earlier) and style-related--it looks nicer, but I don't think sturdiness of wheel or reliability is a major concern (unless you are really hard on your wheels), as all of these hubs have been ridden for thousands of miles and I have not heard of any spoke/hub breaks or other issues from any of the brands.
The only other reason for the SON that I can think of is if you are riding at your limit or where a few extra minutes and slightly less effort means getting more rest on a long ride (e.g. a brevet), then that would be worth it for me (I have one on my rando bike--the extra bling doesn't hurt too :-). Toshi in Oakland, 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/CAGB59xw%3D3%3DQoz9nFMYJS1ZEx6DW43zaNmKhXojLfe_n2a1oKZg%40mail.gmail.com.
