i work at a a bike shop but ive got so many mixed reviews from other mechanics and whatnot- one mechanic says phils and the other who i work with says white industries and all i know is that theyre all high end and that phils seem to be the only brand that have stood the test of time; i just want someone to be decisive for me. im sorta new to track bikes too, and my shop mostly deals with hybrids and high end road bikes and nobody really know much about fixies and whatnot. ask me a question about a road bike part or mtb's and ill know a bit more. but anyway, i just am wondering if there is any real difference between the hubs that are in the range of like $120- ive never ridden or repaired anything except my formulas. and i have an extra formula front hub but i figure im working in a bike shop i may as well just get a discount on something better than my formula.

and stop hating im new to track bikes and fixies and im just out there trying to have a good time. and i dont plan on racing in the drome for money or anything. but the track in pittsburgh (where i go to school) has a "rookie night" twice a week and i just wanna race in things other than collegiate road and mtb races and meet some new cyclists; these events arent sanctioned by njs or anything like that, theyre just for fun and a little competition so people like me can get their feet wet in the world of track racing.

1. Just because you work in a shop doesn't mean that everything in the bike universe is available to you at some sort of discount. Why not start by looking at what your distributors carry? -- the brands i mentioned are basically the best brands i can get maybe surly and dimension could be added to that list as well as shimano, zipp, campy... and all the big name pro type stuff that wont hold up to everyday use of my bike.