Originally Posted by
noglider
While I don't know the answer to your question,
Well, neither do I Tom, so that makes us even.
Originally Posted by
noglider
I can confirm (with near certainty) that SunTour hubs were made by Sanshin and that Sanshin and Sunshine are the same company.
From what I can find online, and that isn't much. Nobody really knows who Specialized sourced their parts from. And for some reason they aint telling. If they were Sanshin/Sunshine then they're probably very high quality hubs. But that's just a guess.
If you're doing a freewheel type wheel they aren't bad hubs. The only problem with the MTB versions is the solid axle. It's brutally strong but really heavy.