recommend me some high quality track hubs
11-27-12, 10:17 AM
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I feel like they have a stigma attached to them based solely on their price rather than their actual quality. It's just like any quality item that is sold for a below-average price, people then associate it with a "bang for your buck" thing rather than just simply being good on it's own. If the Novatec hubs were twice the price for the exact same thing, they'd probably be considered as "high end/high quality" hubs.
11-27-12, 01:08 PM
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Can you blame him? I have built many wheels but we all start somewhere and it is highly unlikely he will mess it up so bad without realizing it that his safety would be in jeopardy.
True, a carbon wheel is not the ideal place to start because if you really mess something up it might cost a little more to fix but if he takes his time, uses a tension gauge chances are he will be just fine. It is never a bad call to have a friend who knows how to do it double check you but really, how many wheels have you seen catastrophically fail because of poor build? If he strings tennis racquets regularly, chances are he is good with tedious tasks that require attention to detail which is pretty similar to building a wheel.
In the end though, other than learning the lacing pattern and the basic theory behind it, building bicycle wheels is really not as difficult of a task as people think. It takes some skill to really get them "perfect" but safe, or close enough to still feel good about a first wheel build is really not that hard to achieve.
True, a carbon wheel is not the ideal place to start because if you really mess something up it might cost a little more to fix but if he takes his time, uses a tension gauge chances are he will be just fine. It is never a bad call to have a friend who knows how to do it double check you but really, how many wheels have you seen catastrophically fail because of poor build? If he strings tennis racquets regularly, chances are he is good with tedious tasks that require attention to detail which is pretty similar to building a wheel.
In the end though, other than learning the lacing pattern and the basic theory behind it, building bicycle wheels is really not as difficult of a task as people think. It takes some skill to really get them "perfect" but safe, or close enough to still feel good about a first wheel build is really not that hard to achieve.
11-27-12, 08:23 PM
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I think you should give it a shot. You will know if they are safe, it will be obvious if the lacing pattern is wrong and when checking them, if they are true vertically/laterally, dished, and tension is where it should be your wheels are good. If you still are second guessing yourself have your LBS double check them. If you are a regular there they may not even charge you to check them out, especially if nothing needs changed.
11-27-12, 08:27 PM
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11-27-12, 08:59 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
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11-27-12, 09:06 PM
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11-27-12, 09:11 PM
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Really liked the look of the profiles. I did read somewhere that the spacing (chainline) for the rear cog is slightly "off" due to being measured in imperial units, instead of the standard metric. I may be wrong here, this information was found on the interwebz. Anyone got first-hand experience?
12-02-12, 10:22 AM
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just saw someone bought some suzue promax hubs in the what did you just buy thread. how do those compare to other higher end hubs? seems like they go for less than 100 per hub, which is a good price point for me.
12-02-12, 10:33 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
I have them on my Bare Knuckle and love everything about them.
12-02-12, 10:40 AM
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12-02-12, 10:49 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
The sealed bearing version.
12-02-12, 06:32 PM
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Fwiw, I also was pretty much sold on getting some chinacarb wheels but was eventually convinced that you could get lighter weight and better quality alloy wheelsets for less money. Sure there's less bling factor (main reason why I wanted them) but your dollar goes much further on an alloy wheelset.
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12-02-12, 07:19 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
Fwiw, I also was pretty much sold on getting some chinacarb wheels but was eventually convinced that you could get lighter weight and better quality alloy wheelsets for less money. Sure there's less bling factor (main reason why I wanted them) but your dollar goes much further on an alloy wheelset.
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12-02-12, 08:13 PM
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I've heard a lot of good things about FarSports wheelsets.
Keep in mind all carbon rims fail at a certain temperature. Proper brakepads produce less heat, and better carbon dissipates more heat.
Wouldn't want to go climbing on china carbon is my point.
Keep in mind all carbon rims fail at a certain temperature. Proper brakepads produce less heat, and better carbon dissipates more heat.
Wouldn't want to go climbing on china carbon is my point.
12-03-12, 08:39 PM
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I like Paul components.
Here's a review.
I've always been able to get their hubs for sweet prices used.
Here's a review.
I've always been able to get their hubs for sweet prices used.
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12-17-14, 10:14 AM
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Those are my "Holey" hubs with a pair of vintage French made "Prior' hubs.
12-17-14, 10:26 AM
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Big fan of the Suzue Pro Max hubs. They look and work great and are cheap compared to other hubs in this range. Once you step up from formula/novatech and all the other re-branded versions of those two, you are looking at something like Phils or similar and the Suzue Pro Max make a lot of sense.
Had a set of Archetypes built with them and no complaints.
Had a set of Archetypes built with them and no complaints.