Originally Posted by
TiHabanero
Is there anything other than the usual knock off hubs as listed above? This is for a touring bike and the ability to have repairs done most anywhere is needed, plus strong reliability. DT Swiss like quality engineering. If they had a 36 hole 350 that would be the ticket once the finished was striped off, but they only go up to 32 spokes.
Have looked through QBP and J&B, but don't see anything as described. Used Phil Wood hubs will work, however there is nothing locally. I don't do ebay so that is not an option.
The Velo Orange hubs can be disassembled down to the bearings tool free. The bearings are readily available 6902 cassette bearings. For your suggest budget, they are a pretty good choice.
You could spend a bit more money and get White Industries MI5 for $140 front and about $330 for the rear. They are available in 36 and 40 spoke versions as well. They are high quality well built hubs. They just cost a bit more than what you asked for.