Originally Posted by
Geordi Laforge
of course hubs are important. why wouldnt they be?
ever ride a bike with f'ed up or super tight bearings in the hubs? you feel plenty of resistance.
a formula hub -- or an equivalent -- is all anyone on the street needs. anything more than that is just aesthetics and bling-factor and weight-weenyism, unless you ride on the track.
Beh.
Formulas are the minimum you'll want to be riding on the road. If you plan on riding brakeless on the road, i'd recommend buying the best hubs you can afford and maintaining that stuff. Cartridge bearing rear hubs just means that you won't wear the hub out from the bearings rotating - but maintanence can be of an equivalent nightmare when you DO have to change them out (the stock formula bearings, for example are complete garbage).