Originally Posted by
veganbikes
Yes but if you change cogs often. I would rather have a thread on system one thing to unthread rather than 6 bolts and if I am really swapping a lot, a lot I would go with the Miche or White Industries splined system. Though I will say that XT hub conversion is kinda dope. Also love they do single speed spacers in color.
Agreed on that 3 bolt but you already knew that. If only ISO bolting was the same as the old RockShox 3 bolt pattern so it was all cross compatible. Justyne at Bike Recyclery had a ton of old White Industries RS Disc hubs at low low prices and would have been cool to have but I think the pattern is different enough that it wouldn't work even if safe to ditch 3 bolts from the set up.
The old-school thread on system with a thread on lock ring is nowhere near as secure as the disc-brake mount system. Plus, the threads are rather fragile on the thread on system. I don't know about you, but I find it rather difficult to remove a thread on cog that has been in place for any length of time. Added bonus with the XT hub...the cogs are reversible without changing chain-line. You get a LOT of life out of those cogs. I have a few bikes that use the bolt-on system with velosolo cogs. Very nice.