Phil Wood hubs are still available in high flange. The rear has two different flange diameters resulting in the same spoke length with near equal tension both left and right on the rear and also the same spoke length as the front.

I think Campagnolo was always the trend setter. Back in the late '60s high flange hubs and center pull brakes were cool and marketed as better than low flange and side pulls. Then Campy introduced low flange hubs and side pull brakes. The others followed.



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