The manner of connecting the disc to a hub matters for disc replacement. When mounted the caliper only cares about the diameter of the rotor. I was happy to choose the center mount format. On their website they call six-bolt "robust" and center lock "Shimano format".
Having to keep up with six threaded fasteners' torque and ensure they are not seized in the dissimilar metal's threads versus one larger fastener which only has to hold the disc fixture onto straight splines which handle the heavy forces. I cannot imagine the recovery from a stripped bolt hole in a six bolt format SON hub body. Your BB/cassette lockring tool will operate the fastener. Nice big, larger diameter threading you can see and keep lubricated/anti-seized. For my use (as originally presented) this hub, built by Peter W. on a Velocity Synergy rim, is on my Surly commuter. I can at will remove the disc and put it on my Rambouillet, used with the Racer rim brakes. To me that's future proofing, shedding the disc braked bike I use it on now was a secondary point that spawned its own thread now. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 4:54:56 AM UTC-4 peter...@gmail.com wrote: > Hello everyone, > Thank you very much for the advice! I'd read it all then and came back > today with the idea that I'll take the disc-hub. Then I read through the > emails again.... > > Anyway, I think my thought on "future-proof" was incomplete. I have never > tried disc brakes over a longer period so don't have any strong opinions > about it - except that I don't know how to fix it if I have to (yet). That > being said, if an opportunity comes up I would like to give it a shot. I > should have also mentioned that this is for a bike (hopefully) meant for > touring - so I'm always thinking of many birds and less stones. Perhaps > "multiple-scenario-proof" would be better. > > I'd decided on the disc-hub, considering I'll have my current frame not > worrying about taking this hub to a thru axle frame, with the pros - > - good v-brakes are getting hard to find - shimano still makes deore & xt > but until when? (can't afford the pauls) > - option to switch to disc when I would like to try it > - 26" rims are also not too common - even more for rim-brakes, this gives > the flexibility (disc rims could potentially also last longer considering I > don't have to change the rim only the disc brakes parts) > > The concerns in my head were first as Peter mentioned about the rim > flexing, if this more the case with disc rims - this is an unknown unknown > territory for me. Second, wider flange spacing would have been nicer, but I > see a lot of people touring with disc Son hubs and I think these should > hold good enough too. > > Thank you for the suggestion for the centerlock brakes! Until last week > I'd no idea there were multiple disc brake mounts - I read this is a > Shimano thing so I'm wondering if it makes more sense to go with mounts > that are more commonly used. > > @Laing - I would be interested in the Panasonic hubs but I couldn't find > much info/review on their durability for touring. > > back to riding and thinking mode, > Peter > > Am So., 16. Apr. 2023 um 20:52 Uhr schrieb ascpgh <asc...@gmail.com>: > >> I have a SON QR disc hub on my commuter (love it, thanks Peter W.) and >> had it built so I could move it to my Rambouillet when I tire of either the >> bike (Disc Trucker) or no longer need a commuter. So it has the same rim >> as my Ram and the disc mount is lockring instead of 6-bolt. A quarter turn >> with a Shimano cartridge BB/cassette lockring tool and it's gone. I >> unsderstand the flange stance difference between the disc and rim brake >> spec hubs but seems within reasonableness given that both are pretty large >> diameter flanges compared to non-generator hubs when considering the loss >> of flange width between the two. I felt like was getting two birds with one >> stone. >> >> Future proof? My fifteen year experiment with discs on drop bar, bar end >> shifter bikes lead me to spec cantilevers on my custom two years ago. I'll >> gladly accept the the variables I know about brakes, braking, parts, >> pieces, installation and adjustment over unique, sporadic mystery sounds >> and finickiness that are beyond control and lead to throwing new parts into >> the system at a rate embarrassing compared to rim brakes. >> >> Andy Cheatham >> Pittsburgh >> >> >> On Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 7:47:32 AM UTC-4 peter...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm looking to get the Son dynamo hub. Considering it's price I'd rather >>> make an informed (still quite impulsive) decision..hah! >>> >>> I have a bike with both rim and disc brake mounts (with QR) so I usually >>> buy disc hubs, to future proof the hub purchase, but continue to run >>> v-brakes (for now). Is this a sound approach to continue with this buy i.e. >>> disc hubs with v-brake rims? >>> >>> Based on SON's website, I think Son28 would be appropriate considering >>> it's better to charge devices at low speeds. So, in this case I would take >>> the "SON 28 Hub Dynamo - 6-Bolt - QR". >>> >>> Thank you for your insight! >>> Peter >>> >> -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/nhCP6ighFzo/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7692c42e-753e-470f-bebb-05f3e3e600can%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7692c42e-753e-470f-bebb-05f3e3e600can%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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