Originally Posted by
Dan Burkhart
You can certainly use a disc brake hub with a rim brake wheel. Shutter Precision (SP) hubs are available in both versions, and the dish on the rotor side is minimal.
I built a SP disc hub into a wheel for use with rim brakes for a guy who proceeded to do a tour in excess of 6,000 km on it. He reported no issues, and I did not expect there would be any.
I, in fact, am looking at an SP hub with spoke/rim focus on strength for touring load and personal weight. (My fitness goal was to drop 10% body fat and I'm 3 months ahead of schedule. I was at 230 lbs. before and I'm just below 200 lbs. now.) For me, speed is a distant second to reliability.