China carbon wheels, which hubs?

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10-14-16, 12:38 PM

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I've ridden on some rebranded Novatecs on and off for a couple of years. Uneventful: fairly light and easy to service.

I just finished replacing the star ratchets inside some DT 240s - they failed (chipped) and then the freehub was would not hold at high torque. Probably my fault for using excessively heavy grease on my last servicing. Otherwise, these have been great hubs. The easiest to service freehub of any hub I've owned. Less than 5 minutes between pulling the wheel off and reinstalling.

Neither of these hubs are as good as say 105 or Ultegra. Shimano's hubs are top of the class in terms of sealing, availability of replacement parts and ultimate lifespan.

10-14-16, 07:29 PM

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I've had Bitex, Novatec and currently using Powerway R13s. I've never had any problems with them.

10-15-16, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker

Which rear hub did you order? I've got a 10/11 BHS UL190 Shimano-compatible freehub body if that is what you are getting. It is very lightly used, and I have no use for it. Would make a good spare.

May work on the 210 hub also. I just don't know.

I am not sure how the BHS numbers correspond to the Bitex part numbers. I went with this rear hub:
BX106R - Bitex Hubs

But with Campy splines.

12-17-16, 08:30 AM

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which china hubs are the absolute loudest? And if tubular or clincher would be a wiser choice?

12-17-16, 01:33 PM

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I am not sure how the BHS numbers correspond to the Bitex part numbers. I went with this rear hub:
BX106R - Bitex Hubs

But with Campy splines.

Where did you get it if not from BHS? Why?

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12-17-16, 02:27 PM

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Where did you get it if not from BHS? Why?

I got mine through the UK Bitex distributor because they were able to special order the hubs (BX106F and BX106R) in white for me. And a timely response from you as they just showed up today: