Originally Posted by timcupery
I'm not sure what to make of this, ed... if I looked at hubs as being disposable, then it would make sense to get cheapest hubs, not the second-from-top-of-the-line...
i usually buy my wheels pre-made. when the wheel is trashed i buy another wheel and i either pitch the hub, give it away or sell it on ebay.
the best deals on pre-made wheels are usually XT and ultegra, which is the lowest in quality that i will go. you'll probably pay more hand-building a tiagra wheel than buying an ultegra wheel pre-made but may have no choice if you want 36 spokes.
ed rader