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Old 02-07-08 | 03:20 AM
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From: Austin

Bikes: 97(?) GT Richochet, 00 Schwinn SuperSport

fixed commuting...

also posted in Commuting to get various opinions...

I'm converting over my old Panasonic to fixed to commute and work on smoothing my pedaling out.

so I'm looking for what you might like if you had a 20 mile RT commute with hardly any elevation change (300 ft.+) on a fixed commuter.
I've already picked up the ENO hub, soon to have Mavic A719 rims and DT Swiss 14g spokes. Tektro R730 brakes (both ends, thank you very much!), moustache bars, trunk rack, B-17 narrow (suprise suprise), Conti Travel Contacts and fenders. Everything from 53-20 to 38-15 (too similar? 38-15 easier to spin up?)
The sticking point? The front hub. I would love to run a dynohub. Haven't heard the best reviews about the Shimano hubs but Schmidt Dynohubs with the E6 light come highly recommended for someone like me who commutes in all weather with everything from dark MUPS to high traffic roadways. More than anything, its the price. Yeah, you get what you pay for but man! A hub and wheel that will likely cost what my whole build is going to cost ($550 after wheel/hub/light/mounts!!)?!

and yes, I know I'm whining a bit.

I want opinions and maybe alternatives to what I've mentioned? I've got some time. Accumulating parts for spring.

Thanks all!!
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