Originally Posted by
Rides4Beer
Any drag or durability issues with the 54t? I can imagine that the quicker engagement is especially helpful when climbing. I didn't think about it until just now, but it is annoying when you have to shift on a climb and lose momentum because of that hesitation in engagement, would def be nice on the steeper climbs around here.
You can drive yourself nuts or psych yourself out with worrying about POE.
It only really matters when you stop pedaling and resume...on an MTB with varied terrain this could be a big thing. On a road bike with more or less steady-state pedaling it isn't, except sprinting.....or excepting the pedal-coast-pedal-coast riding population of which there are many out there.
The coolest class of hubs are instant-engagement...namely sprag clutches. No POE, just instant engagement--and dead silent--which today is just OnyxRP, and they're very nice hubs...LB USA even offers them for a relative steal.
Tech - Onyx Racing Products
https://www.fanatikbike.com/blogs/en...mtb-hub-review