I wondered about this hub....I have the switchable one purchased from Velo Orange and it works nice but want a hub for my daughter and thought of the unswitched version. My only concern.....does it seal against moisture as well or is this just hype? I've had no problems with my current hub but store it inside and haven't ridden it in the rain more than a dozen times. The $130 price is better so.......hmmm what to do.
On Saturday, September 15, 2012 10:04:30 AM UTC-7, Kelly wrote: > > Ok so I've got SON28 on the Bombadil, AHH and my wifes Atlantis. I have > a Shimano 3n80 on my Quickbeam. I can notice a difference in drag between > the SON28 and 3N80 though negligible. I was looking around after > purchasing a 68 cm RAM for a something but didn't want to shell out the big > bucks for the SON28. Thought about not even having a Dyno hub for it. > Then I ran across the SP Dynamo and it's big claims. I ordered one for > about 130 bucks. I purchased a SD-8 non switchable. There is rumors that > this company makes the Supernova hub as well though I have no documentation > or proof.. just spreading the rumor. It also has the same connector as the > Shimano. > > Well I built the wheel last night then today took the wheel off the AHH > and road the SP with light off then on and at speed. Took it off and road > the SON28. The only difference I could discern was the SP didn't have the > vibration the SON28 did / all of my SON28's have at particular speeds.. > usually around 20ish mph and doesn't last long. I was unable to determine > by ride if it has any more or less drag than the SON28 it felt the same. > It's also smaller and lighter than the SON28 but I couldn't tell that from > riding either. Overall my first impressions are that this is a viable > alternative to the SON at 1/2 the price. Guess time will tell how it's > longevity is. > > Here are some photos... not good ones but photos anyway. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/sets/72157631542052892/ > > Kelly > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/jsoU9fAp0JUJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
