thank you all for your feedback, and for clarification about lo/hi flange... looks like i gotta go back to study old sheldon's
btw, i think im going with high flange.
Originally Posted by
TugaDude
You are not wrong about the loose bearing Formula Hubs. Keep them greased and at the right tightness and they are fine. Regular commuters that ride in severe weather prefer sealed bearings for obvious reasons. Many of us don't ride in slop so the Formulas work just dandy.
yeah, im quite the tinkerer myself, i always like some grease on my hands... might consider loose bearings. but which models? i honestly dont know how to tell them apart (although i've set up countless old loose ball bearings in the past)
so... up for the novatecs and miches... also ty for the all city. it IS interesting, though it looks quite unaccessible from here in europe, isn't it?