Originally Posted by
VaultGuru
Phil Wood requires a special installation tool. Also, if you spend the $$ for PW, it will be the last one you will ever need. They last forever.
Not true. PW is highly overrated. They might last forever if you ride in the US southwest where it seldom rains and people are even more seldom likely to ride in the rain. But in the Pacific Northwest, where cyclists ride in heavy rain and snow and the streets are salted and sanded in the winter, I have destroyed PW hubs and bearings in as little as one month of riding.
L.