Originally Posted by
mechBgon
The Shimano dynohubs alone are about 530 grams more than an Ultegra/105/Tiagra front hub.
A 3N80 weighs 485 g. I'm pretty sure Ultregra hubs don't weigh a negative 45 grams. There have been some exciting discoveries in physics recently, but none quite *that* exciting.
Shimano certainly as made some crappy heavy dynohubs, but comparing them to ultegra is hardly fair.