Originally Posted by
bassjones
Agreed he is and that's what I have on my race bike. Not sure I'd put those hubs on a touring rig. Not that they're not tough enough. More that I doubt you'd gain any real advantage from those hubs in that application when 105 or Ultegra hubs will do the same job. I LOVE them on my CAAD9 though
I agree these hubs add a lot to the overall price. I haven't had time to research them but I thought they were spec'd because of their durability. If Ultegra's will do the job that will save me a bunch. I'll check with the builder and see what the reasoning is.