Fixed Rear Hubs: What makes one better than the other?
03-20-11, 04:38 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
They made 100 sets but only 10 were gold plated.
03-20-11, 06:35 PM
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or mad stolen... you'd be crazy to even lace a wheel with those hubs
03-20-11, 07:02 PM
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Better bearings, smoother races, lighter weight... all mentioned earlier. I race on Dura-Ace hubs and they are liquid smooth. Also, the threading and metal used are a higher quality. I ripped all the threads off of my XRP (likely Formula) hub while commuting. It basically just spun the threads out of the cog as well so it became a single speed... or no speed. Made for a long commute home. If these are for the street just use Formula and be happy. A nice loose-ball hub will need to be rebuilt as opposed to simply dropping in a new cartridge bearing.
03-20-11, 11:00 PM
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ridden two or three formulas with no problems.
not sure how it happened, but i stripped a dura ace hub catastrophically yesterday when bombing downhill brakeless.
not sure how it happened, but i stripped a dura ace hub catastrophically yesterday when bombing downhill brakeless.
03-21-11, 05:58 AM
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