Originally Posted by
kergin
Operator is right: Phil Wood hubs will outlast pretty much everything out there. Counterpoint: are you going to be riding the same equipment 30 years from now? **** no.
I'm happy that people here are willing to admit they bought those hubs for the bling. I did the same thing for King hubs on my cross bike, and you know what? It ain't worth it. Anything that sees *any* racing action or hard riding should be replaced every 1-5 years. Next time I need a set of road hubs, I'll look to something that gets the job done for less cash.
That's the point, Phils will never wear out, raced or not. E.g you'd be an idiot to race phils anyways, they weigh a ton. In applications where durability and strength is important (touring, low spoke count, radial lacing), they will destroy every single hub mentioned by milbach. Buy the right hub for the right job, but to claim that a low end piece of **** hub like a formula or dimension is even on the same level as a Phil quality wise is ludicrous.
I don't care whether they're "worth it", that's not what i'm debating.
I'm running a piece of **** quando hub laced to a 32h alex da28 on my commuter and it is just fine. Buy the right equipment for the right job.