Originally Posted by 53-11_alltheway

One thing I have learned while researching hubs is that drag within the bearings is vastly different across the board. In fact, one wheelbuilder mentioned that the difference between the overbuilt Chris King hubset and the smaller American Classic front hub was quite noticeable. In fact, he said that if you were coasting down a hill with others and you had Chris Kings you would get left behind (due to bearing drag: differences in bearing surface area/tolerances)