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Old 05-11-21, 02:51 PM
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Chilepines
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Location: New Hampshire
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Bikes: 1984 homemade 531SL road bike; 1988 Ritchey TimberComp; 1997 Nashbar tandem; 1998 Kona Explosif; Specialized Epic, Scott CR1 Pro; Salsa Beargrease; Curtlo custom Tandem, Curtlo custom S3 steel gravel bike.

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Tandem hub selection

I'm getting a new tandem this summer and still thinking about component selection. I already ordered 32 hole Light Bicycle WR45 rims (hopefully they get here before winter!). I'm going with 148 boost rear, so the hub possibilities are almost endless. I'll also be going with an XD driver so gouging an alloy freehub won't be an issue.
How important is having 4 pawls over 3? Does anyone besides Hope make a 4-pawl hub? There is a thread on here with someone's DT ratchet chipping, which sounds like a bad problem, but how common is that really? Thoughts on center lock vs 6-bolt on a tandem?
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