Group Buy - Kinlin Rims/Sapim, DT Spokes/Formula, Bitex Hubs

OK, Kinlin Rim buy 2.0:

XR-300, Silver, White, Black: $34 (16-36 H, minus a couple on white)
XR-270, XR-200, TB-25, Silver, Black: $32 (20-32H)
XR-380, Silver, Black, some white: $85 (16-32H)


Sapim Laser/Race 0.72
DT Comp/Rev: 0.72

Aluminum DT Nipples: .27
Brass DT Nipples: .14

PM me to ensure I have what you want, and for paypal instructions...

Shipping is $15 for up to 4 rims, $8 for reasonable quantities of everything else.






Formula Hubs:
Front: RB68, $38
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/eljamoquio/RB-68-b.jpg
Adv 68 grams, if memory serves these come in at about 71 grams. Have silver and black, a few greys but not many. 20 and 24 hole. Logo is different, sorry, no real pic yet.












Rear: RB210, $108
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/eljamoquio/RB-210-b.jpg
Adv 210 grams, if memory serves these come in at about 220. Silver and black, 24 and 28 hole, Shimano/SRAM 8/9/10. Some grey Shimano 10 speed only (no worries about aluminum hub indentation). I believe I have one campy in black 28H. Logo is different, sorry, no real pic yet.

The 28H's are dog-bone holes. This makes spoke length calc's a hair more complicated, I'll help you through it, just give me a week or two to write it up.










Bitex
Front: PHB-R10, $45
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/eljamoquio/PHB-R10.png
No logo, 65 grams, 16/18/20/24 in black/silver. Sorry, don't have a real pic yet.






Front: PHB-R13, $33
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/eljamoquio/PHB-R13.png
No logo, 76 grams, 18/28 in black/silver. Sorry, don't have a real pic yet.






Rear: RAF-13, $118
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/eljamoquio/PFH-R13.png
No logo, 212 grams, 24/32 H, black, silver. Sorry, don't have a real pic yet.

Working on pics.

All hubs come with QR's. Ti QR's are 45 grams and sub's are an extra $40.

Waiting for the hub prices!

To be honest I have a few boxes to go through so it might be a week or so to post all the hubs. What are you looking for? Road hubs? Shimano/SRAM?

Oh I'm in for 2 28 hole XR-300s and 2 24 hole XR-270s and interested in Shimano/SRAM hubs to match. What hubs are they and how much?

To be honest I have a few boxes to go through so it might be a week or so to post all the hubs. What are you looking for? Road hubs? Shimano/SRAM?

Road hubs, 20/24, shimano/SRAM, under 290 g.

I'm in for (1) 24 hole XR-300 and (1) 28 hole XR-300 rims. Possibly interested in hubs.

Can Anyone comment on the Bitex hubs as compared to the Formula hubs. I am running the Formula hubs on my bike currently from the original group buy so I know what they are like. Basically I'm asking why are they $8-$10 more expensive?

The bitex hubs are a bit lighter, are a little bit easier to build without the dog-bone, and in my initial testing have a more durable spline.

These are all incremental improvements, which is why I have them as 'only' $8-10 difference. If you already have the formula hubs you might be better served continuing with them to have compatible bearings.

Honestly I could care less about comparable bearings. The more durable splines is something worth $10 or whatever and lighter would be too...but the specs are actually heavier. So in practice (rather than claimed weights) they are the same or lighter? Honestly that isn't a big deal really just good to know. In moving from Campy to SRAM the splines is a bigy...it had been so long I totally forgot how short the 8/9 speed Shimano spline was, thanks for the reminder.

Oh one other thing. Any spokes in black? Or are they all silver?

Sorry for the delay, haven't checked the thread in a while. Sapim's are in both silver and black.

In reality the Formula's rears come in at 220 or thereabouts and the Bitex's come in at 212 or thereabouts depending on hole pattern.

ElJamoquio, is the group buy still open? I am definitely interested in buying xr-300 and xr-380 rims...and maybe spokes, nipples, and hubs. I did not know that the xr-380 is available in silver, only thought black was the only color. Thanks.

I'm assuming this isn't going on anymore, but on the off chance it's still alive, what Formula hubs do you still have?

ElJ, didn't you used to have a website?

ElJ, didn't you used to have a website?

This is his website. I doubt the group buy would still be going on as he's fully operational on the website:
http://pandorawheels.com/