Originally Posted by thdave
chipcom--I don't see this as an experiment. I've done a lot of reading on these hubs and believe them to be reliable. I came across descriptive words such as "indestructable, long-lasting, no-maintenance," and didn't read anything regading regular failures and overloading concerns.
Sometimes people overhear conjecturing type of conversations and later spew them out as fact. Or, if he's in sales, he likely has a dog in the race.
Actually he was some kind of engineer, but what he says seems to conflict with everything else I have read and what folks who have actually used these things say here. I think I will keep it in consideration for my perfect all-weather commuter, but while I continue to obsess over that project, I'm just gonna get an old mountain bike to replace my winter beater for commuting until the roads are clear of salt.
Ya know, I always dreamed of having a nice bike, rather than all the beaters I had for most of my life. Now that I finally have one, I still gotta have a beater since I don't want to mess up the nice bike in the snow, salt and muck! What's that they say about being careful what you wish for?
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