Any Interest in a Novatec Hub Group Buy?
11-05-08, 06:54 PM
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Any Interest in a Novatec Hub Group Buy?
I am thinking about putting together a hub buy and want to gauge interest.
32 Hole, 377g, 2 sealed bearings, CroMo axle, Shimano 8/9 (new 10).
32 Hole, 120g, 2 sealed bearings, Aluminum axle.
I haven't contacted the vendor yet so I don't have pricing or delivery dates. Just wondering if I should invest the time or not.
Thoughts?
32 Hole, 377g, 2 sealed bearings, CroMo axle, Shimano 8/9 (new 10).
32 Hole, 120g, 2 sealed bearings, Aluminum axle.
I haven't contacted the vendor yet so I don't have pricing or delivery dates. Just wondering if I should invest the time or not.
Thoughts?
11-05-08, 08:44 PM
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Bobs knows I'm interested 
Not so sure how much interest in anything there is with the team though...
Not so sure how much interest in anything there is with the team though...
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Will I actually get them?
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Drat! You found me out!
I was planning on taking your $100 bucks and buying a small island in the Philipines!
Curses! Foiled again!
I was planning on taking your $100 bucks and buying a small island in the Philipines!
Curses! Foiled again!
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Yes, there are 24 and 28 hole hubs for this model.
There is another model I was looking at with 20/24/28 hole versions.
There is another model I was looking at with 20/24/28 hole versions.
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Hmm - well, they've improved their design. Maybe I won't rip spokes through the drive side rear hub flange on these...
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I would be interested if the price is right. I missed the last group buy for hubs.
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I also would want a date by which I was going to get my hubs.
Seriously the other hub group buy has me a bit soured on this whole process right now. 
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I would have a delivery date once I placed the order. I might be able to get an approximation before then but nothing concrete until the money is in the vendor's bank account.
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No Campy is going to be a killer for me...my only non Campy bike is my CX bike and it has a decent set of wheels. Oh well.
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The point of this thread was to gauge interest and nail down the spec of a possible group buy. Thanks for your input.
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Too heavy
Significantly lighter, and I'd be interested. Novatec makes some pretty decent hubs, looking at their online catalogue.
Significantly lighter, and I'd be interested. Novatec makes some pretty decent hubs, looking at their online catalogue.