Originally Posted by
Mos6502
The difference in resistance between the crappiest stamped steel Wald hub, and the finest hubs is negligible. I actually seriously doubt even an experienced rider would feel any difference, so long as the el crappos were adjusted properly.
The point in buying Phils is more for durability than anything else, logically. I would definitely spend money on rims over hubs anyday, the difference between crap wheels and good ones is much more pronounced - and readily felt by any rider.
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the only difference you should feel between 'crap' wheels and 'good' wheels are that the 'crap' wheels will go out of true and round as well as break spokes throughout its life, as opposed to a 'good' wheel which will offer none of that until the end of its life.