[RBW] Re: Velocity NoBS vs. Atlas?

2019-04-30 Thread Coal Bee Rye Anne
Thank you, Patrick. Sounds like the no frills, NoBS rim could be just what I'm looking for. Also just to clarify for anyone reading that may be wondering how my aforementioned thru axle disc fork is "a more useful/versatile replacement fork"... I'm specifically referring to it's rack compatibi

[RBW] Re: Velocity NoBS vs. Atlas?

2019-04-30 Thread Coal Bee Rye Anne
Thanks, Ian. I do appreciate the suggestion. One detail I excluded is that my current mileage is limited and does not actually justify a fleet of 4 bicycles. I'm also faced with a restricted budget and trying to avoid impulse or short term solutions that may end up costing more in the long r

[RBW] Re: Velocity NoBS vs. Atlas?

2019-04-30 Thread Coal Bee Rye Anne
greater usage of the generator wheel across a wider range of applications, is what I meant to say. On Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 3:55:09 PM UTC-4, Coal Bee Rye Anne wrote: > Thanks, Ian. I do appreciate the suggestion. One detail I excluded is > that my current mileage is limited and does no

[RBW] Re: Velocity NoBS vs. Atlas?

2019-04-30 Thread ascpgh
I began my generator hub experience by considering moving my wheel to other bikes, rationalizing my SON expense across several bikes. I used the centerlock disc format to serve my disc braked commuter but allow me to spin off the ring, pull the disc and run it on my other bike. I used the same

[RBW] Re: Velocity NoBS vs. Atlas?

2019-04-30 Thread Robert Liebermann
I have both also, and the eyelets and polish level seem to be the difference (and label - the Atlas label is nice and pretty, the Nobs label less so in a sort of not quite as ugly as the Surly logo level). I haven't tried the super shiny version of Atlas yet, just the regular shiny. The Nobs s

[RBW] Re: Velocity NoBS vs. Atlas?

2019-05-01 Thread Coal Bee Rye Anne
Yes, exactly, if not for centerlock disc I probably wouldn't bother even thinking of it. I've had to deal with drilling out stuck and stripped torx bolts on an old 26" 6 bolt front disc hub. Ironically, this wheel was from an old 'comfort MTB' (marketed as a hybrid back when my wife first boug