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Old 03-30-11 | 11:26 AM
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Where to buy hubs?

Looking to buy an inexpensive, 120mm or 130mm rear, 36h, flip/flop hub, nothing special, cartridge bearings would be nice but not necessary. So who's got'em? Or if more cost friendly, a complete wheel.
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Old 03-30-11 | 11:48 AM
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iro has em pretty cheap but you can get a wheel set for less than it is to buy hubs rims and spokes

cycling closeouts sells wheel sets pretty cheap as do wabi and other vendors like iro

wabi is the best of the inexpensive wheels right now at 150 a set plus shipping
or 85 for a rear
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Old 03-30-11 | 02:06 PM
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I think those Wabi wheels are fantastic and would love to get my hands on a set of those. Only $150 and you get double butted spokes, better than straight gauge you get from VeloMine.

Grab some IRO hubs if you're just looking for hubs.
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Old 03-30-11 | 02:14 PM
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I think those Wabi wheels are fantastic and would love to get my hands on a set of those. Only $150 and you get double butted spokes, better than straight gauge you get from VeloMine.

Grab some IRO hubs if you're just looking for hubs.
IRO does not make 36H hubs, I'd like to try and use my current rims and spokes.
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Old 03-30-11 | 02:20 PM
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What hubs are you currently using? You might not be able to use the same spokes.

IRO's bargain basement used to have lots for 36h for $40 a set but they're all gone now. Grab a set of Formulas from eBay or something.
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Old 03-30-11 | 03:41 PM
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you never want to reuse spokes that is just a bad idea and you are asking for headaches and maybe more

just get a new wheelset and call it done it would be a good investment in the long run
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If i recall IRO = Formula, and Formula makes 36h hubs.
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Old 03-30-11 | 08:04 PM
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What hubs are you currently using? You might not be able to use the same spokes.

IRO's bargain basement used to have lots for 36h for $40 a set but they're all gone now. Grab a set of Formulas from eBay or something.
I have a SA 5speed IGH. Looking at a formula TH-32 now.
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If i recall IRO = Formula, and Formula makes 36h hubs.
The old IRO hubs are Formulas, not the current ones. I'm not sure we ever found out if the new IRO hubs are a rebrand of something else or...?
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Old 03-30-11 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by aceofspaids
Looking at a formula TH-32 now.
Beware of the TH-32, they have terrible bearing seals and their threads are not machined as well as TH-52 or TH-51.
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Old 03-30-11 | 09:27 PM
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Can anyone confirm if the stock hubs on the Motobecane Track are Formula TH32s? I don't have them in front of me right now, but I believe they look exactly like the ones pictured in the top photo here:

https://www.businesscycles.com/thub-formula.htm

If they are the same hubs, I will have to agree that the bearing seals are not so hot and the hubs don't spin very smoothly. Here are some pictures from the BD website:



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Old 03-30-11 | 09:29 PM
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The old IRO hubs are Formulas, not the current ones. I'm not sure we ever found out if the new IRO hubs are a rebrand of something else or...?
Oh huh. Interesting. Are those prices on IRO's site ($20/hub) for real?
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Old 03-30-11 | 09:33 PM
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Yessir. Check out their $15 rims as well!
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Old 03-30-11 | 09:35 PM
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Formula hubs are the best buy out there... not the cheapest but pretty solid for the money.

Why would you want to change out a perfectly good SA 5 speed for anyways ?



Seriously... if it is in nice shape and you don't want it send me a pm.
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Old 03-30-11 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by yummygooey
Can anyone confirm if the stock hubs on the Motobecane Track are Formula TH32s? I don't have them in front of me right now, but I believe they look exactly like the ones pictured in the top photo here
Those are TH-31, 31 means fixed/free and 32 is fixed/fixed; like wise for 52 and 51 but they are the sealed version.
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