Originally Posted by
Marcus_Ti
IMHO...TL;DR if you have the money get the DT350s. They are nice durable hubs that make for nice strong wheels.
I have a set of Bitex laced Pacenti SL25 hoops....and the Bitex, for what they are--they're not bad. What they are, is bottom-dollar cartridge bearing hubs. But the freehub isn't that durable, even "anti-notch" revision will notch because they only reinforce one side of the splines. But cheap hub, there you go. The ratchet/pawl engagement is okay but I've found it hit/miss on one of the pawls.....resulting in one pawl not fully seating sometimes--resulting in a frustrating loud "BANG" when applying power--as the pawl fully seats.....They work and spin well, but they won't put a grin on your face as much as a nice hub probably would.
Faint praise is faint, as you may have noticed.
This is my experience with Bitex as well. Oddly, I couldn’t find a single review that mentioned the pawl issue when I bought mine. All the reviews claimed Bitex hubs were perfectly functional.