Originally Posted by
halfspeed
The Campagnolo freehub design is no more proprietary than the Shimano one and a whole lot less stupid. If Shimano really had their customers' best interest at heart, they'd dump their design and license Campy's.
Why do you feel that is? I'd be interested in learning the reason some feel that their design is any better.
Let's put it this way, the Shimano/Sram splined design is the more common version. Another way to look at it: If there was a standardized hub design, I would be willing to buy their wheels, and/or run Campagnolo on one or more bikes, but it isn't, so I don't.