Originally Posted by
wroomwroomoops
I think the hub price is reasonable. I like that. I also like the fact that they make both 3/32" and 1/8" sprockets.
I don't like the price of the sprockets.
Umm... why re-lubing the bearings with Finish Line teflon grease?
Hi,
Many thanks for the comments. We really have tried to make the cogs as well priced as we can - all the blurb is on the website but a lot of (old fashioned) machining goes into them, hobbed teeth, precision drilling, heat treating, plating and then individually laser etched (all in the expensive UK). I then hand polish each one. Being heat-treated EN36 cro-moly and reversible they should last for (tens?) of thousands of miles. Compared to EAI, Dura Ace, Surly etc price wise they are a lot of cog for the money but I guess I would say that!
Shimano are a bit mean with the grease - we like to top it up.
Deore
is a cheaper option but the bearing quality is not the same as XT with Borazon treated races etc.
Hubs are an issue - this is a tiny business and we have to buy Shimano hubs at retail. The guys who make our cogs make many lovely CNC motorcycle hubs (they supply KTM with their factory team motorcross wheels) but to design and develop a specific double sided bicycle hub just for 110/120 road/track bikes would be a big investment (again in the UK not Taiwan) - just not sure the market or will to change from threaded hubs is out there?