Stuck with a conundrum. I have an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other.
The angel says:
Just use the parts on your bike and let them wear out through use. Save your money, don't be compulsive, just ride the thing and enjoy life.
The devil says:
Spend money on your passion. Replace the stock parts with nice stuff. Do you want a bearing failure while on tour, miles from home? Is that what you want?
The question in this case is whether or not to upgrade the rear hub on my Pugsley, from a Shimano Deore to a Hope Pro 2 Evo. My tentative plan was to buy spokes plus hub, and lace it myself to learn how, and have my shop check my work and clean it up.
What do you think? Who's in the "rung what you brung" camp, and who keeps their bike in perfect world-tour order?