1) As for the hub, I'm pretty dead set on the Phil's as they look gorgeous to me, Box wheels it is for me however.
I do like the look of the Defiant crank set, however the 46T chain ring is what's deterring me from pulling the trigger on it. Blah, have already been doing chain ring compatibility research on the Omnium + ZEN. Do any of you all know off hand what chain rings will go well pair well with the IRD and still retain my desired 51/16 ratio?
Thanks for handling all of my newb questions and not getting getting all elitist on me everyone. Been doing a lot of research but it's nice getting input relatively quickly.