Hey y'all. Just received a New S!LVER hub after much debating about what to use in a rear wheel build for my Susie and have a couple questions.
In the past I've built up a couple wheelsets with good ol' Shimano cup 'n cone hubs -- M900 and M756. I used to be a regular at my local coop and would go parts bin digging all the time. Why not build up an old XTR hub in great condition, right? The M756 XT, while black, is pretty neat with its spoked high flanges. These cup 'n cone hubs are still going strong and roll smoothly, and I foresee them lasting as long as they're properly maintained. Biggest concern for me: replacement parts are hard-ish (always getting harder) to come by for the nice old silver versions such as the M900 or XT M750 (hanging out in one of my parts bins...). Fast forward to this build and I got the bug to try something different, new, not too noisy, and silver. I contemplated WI hubs (too spendy for me), Bitex, Velo Orange, and Riv's New S!LVER. Went with the latter for a few reasons: price, great reviews here, and noise level (post-pawl greasing). Now that I have it in hand, I think the S!LVER rear hub looks great, spins smoothly (although not as smoothly as a cup and cone arrangement), and I have no doubt it'll do the trick. OK, on to the questions. Rookie one first -- I haven't built up a sealed freehub hub before... how does one pull the freehub body from the S!LVER? What's long-term parts availability/compatibility actually look like for a hub like the S!LVER which is neither "boutique" (King, White Industries, etc.) or mainstream (Shimano)? Sure, Riv will support the hub for as long as they can, but how long might that feasibly be in today's constantly evolving consume, consume, consume bike market? Oh, and now to decide what to do for the other wheel -- matching S!LVER, or dynamo... - Teague in Boise -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0642a9bc-1258-4d6a-ab5f-5b94b2566566n%40googlegroups.com.
