Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
Where do you find cheap dyno hubs? I looked yesterday and the absolute cheapest Shimano dyno hub was still $100, and the cheapest wheel with dyno hub was nearly $170. Not exactly cheap, to me anyway.
I heard you can get Shimano dyno hubs in Europe for something like $30-$40, but not in the USA.
This is the best deal I've come across ($99 for the hub & wheel)
http://clevercycles.com/blog/product...lex-XCE500-36H
I bought one just to try it out. It has worked great for almost two years. My only complaint is that it comes designed for disc brakes and the braking surface for a rim brake is not machined... it's painted. Oh well, $99... no big deal. I've continued to use the hub/wheel with cantilever brakes on my touring/commuter... I can still stop just fine - especially since my back wheel has a machined surface for braking. I wish I would have tried the dyno hub a lot sooner. I think this wheel and dyno hub will end up on my daughter's bicycle (she has disc brakes) and I'll probably go to the son dyno hub.