Thanks.

I know we all like to have nice things but the difference in performance between a Formula and a Phil hub is negligible to those of us who ride our bikes exclusively for recreation/transportation. If I were competing in some way on my bike I'd splurge for the best but since my bikes are all just for fun, I'd rather build up a fun wheel set (like a cheap coaster brake hub) than a performance based one. Other people may have different priorities though so to each his own.


/My first wheel build was an old shimano high-flange front hub to a Sun CR-18 rim. Nothing fancy but I learned a lot.