Originally Posted by Paul L.
Incidentally the Shimano Hub has been very satisfactory to me on the 300 and 400ks this year and is much cheaper than the schmidt. Not to Poo poo the schmidt, I would buy it if I had the extra cash but find the Shimano to be an adequate substitute
I've heard it said that the Shimano is slightly less efficient than the Schmidt, but I think that they have improved significantly since I bought my Schmidt four years ago. I'd never talk someone out of a shimano either.