BMX - The Shadow is upon you...

The new Shadow hub is out, but honestly, who is going to buy it? It costs just about as much as a Profile hub. What's the deal here? I bet it's a great hub, but it can't be $160.

http://www.danscomp.com/428077.php

I wonder if they fixed the driver problem?

its basically a whole new hub. 6 pawls...stolen from mtb.

MTB's got it from roadies...

Yeah, I know that whole point and it's origins... but the price? Who would buy a Shadow hub for pretty much the same price as a Profile hub?

How many pawls does the profile have?

Not as many... but Profile is a more trusted name and their hubs are known to be reliable.

Let's take a poll...
Profile hub
Shadow hub

pick one

Shadow hub, I like the idea of more pawls.

Speaking of Shadow.

The guy from warranty e-mailed me back saying he too (along with 2 local bike shops and myself) couldn't get the old outter shell of the blown up bearing out from the driver. So he's sending a new one free.

Only like 3 weeks later!

The new hub seems nice and mines never had troulbe engaging or anything but the bearings are just small and wide. Most hubs use multiple bearings in their drivers, not just one long and thin needle bearing.

at least your getting one

True dat.

Can't forget to buy their new Ti seatpost for $100.

Yeah, if anyone buys that seatpost, you are just stupid. The Shadow seat is good, but it's not that great where you really need to save weight and get the Ti seatpost. Just get a seat/post combo and you will save a lot of weight, and money.

its not new...

Most seatposts weigh next to nothing when you cut them down and slam the seat anyway.

That hub would be considered cheap over here. About the same price as a Coalition or a Macneil or something. Ridiculous

its not new...
i remember looking at it online when i was in 8th grade during journalism class

i remember looking at it online when i was in 8th grade during journalism class
Ohh. I dont look online much and it's never in the Dan's catalog so it's the first time I've seen it.

its not new...
And it's sure as hell not worth it. I allready ordered a Fit post. As soon as i get money it will be that and a Camo Coalition seat, Primo Wall and Primo Dirt Monster waiting for me at the local shop. Until then...i'm broke.

I want new tires... ruben front and asm rear sound good?

no...rubens both. or asm back glh front.

Rubens both

I'm waiting for the new Demolition Monaco tires.

tires are tires, no reason to get so caught up in them

Forks are forks, wheels are wheels, and idiots are idiots.

Srsly.

tires make all the differance.

now when your decideing between to fairly high quality dirt tires

um, an asm and glh are far from dirt tires.

i was refering back a picture i had in my mind from a ridebmx ad of reubens with unusually large tread

I want new tires... ruben front and asm rear sound good?

Primo Wall 1.85 back and Dirt Monster front 2.0 front.

Dialed. Get a new leg too.

GLH 2.0 front and back on the Macneil.

Other bike is a 2.1 K-rad front and a GLH 1.85 back.

Primo Wall 1.85 back and Dirt Monster front 2.0 front.

Dialed. Get a new leg too.
You can tell you are a trails guy... I, on the other hand, ride street. Not really needing dirt tires.

Odyssey dirt path front, path rear. Or ruebens, or asms front and back, or glh front asm rear.

You can tell you are a trails guy... I, on the other hand, ride street. Not really needing dirt tires.
Primo Wall's are great park/street tires. Really thick.

The dirt monster was just what i'm getting but two Primo Wall's or maybe an Animal or V-monster in the front would work...

Either way Primo Wall's are great all around thick as hell tires.

yeah my wall lasted forever and i think i only got one flat with it. such a ***** to get on though.

Eh, not a fan of the Wall.