Originally Posted by
Dan Burkhart
United Bicycle Supply still shows 5 speeds in stock, but I imagine once they're gone, they're gone.
I am looking forward to trying out one of the new hubs. I don't think the slightly reduced range is a big deal. It only amounts to half a gear, and it's still wider than the old style which I am still using. The equal steps will be nice.
Let's just hope they have built durability and serviceability into it.
They have the freewheel and drum brake versions, but just like everyone else on planet earth no disc brake versions. I'm guessing its not popular? Anyhoo, one unfortunate things about the new C50 hub is that its a full 2.0 kg, unlike the current thing thats 1.3-1.4 kg. That's quite a difference in weight.