Originally Posted by gotambushed
the nashbar hubs aren't formula's, i have one of each, the nashbar's have different cutouts and axles, their both nice and perfectly serviceable hubs. just comes down to price...
like boston trevor said, bearings can be upgraded cheap and easy. its really only worth it in my opinion when the stock ones wear out.
also, like i've said before, the basic hubs can be upgraded easily if you have the inclination, don't diss cup and cones just because.
they have their place and purpose.
If memory serves me, there is not a high-grade bearing made for the cartridge size used in the Formula hub. Not to say that there aren't many that are decent, just not precision or long-lasting. I'm not dissing cup and cone hubs, I like my DA hubs very much, I just know from experience as a mechanic that cheap cup and cone hubs really suck to work on, and are in some ways inferior to cheap cartridge hubs.