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08-07-13 | 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by RobbieAG

Thanks for the advice. I would hate to spend the money on the alloy wheel for an only marginal improvement. Where can you get those drum brake hubs? Are they a Raleigh part? Will the fork have to be modified to install it?

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Originally Posted by noglider

I might have gotten it at Jenson. LINK

Do a search on X-FD and you'll find it.

Yes, I had to spread the fork a bit and also the dropouts. The original hub has a smaller than normal axle length and also smaller than normal axle diameter. The mods weren't very hard to make.

The difference is night and day. I ride this bike FAST with complete confidence. Before, I rode it with uncomfortable trepidation. The original brakes are unconscionably poor.

I would highly recommend that if you even remotely plan to put lights on it to go ahead and purchase a dyno-drum hub. X-FDD or XL-FDD. The last one I bought came from Niagara Cycle. The price difference between an X-FD and an X-FDD is only about $15.

Aaron

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