79pmooney

No one has mentioned Miche hubs. I've used Miche Pistas rear hubs, both single and double sided for a few years on 3 different fix gears. Good hubs. Lace nicely and I don't think I have broken a spoke at the bend yet. I haven't tracked mileages (I am always swapping wheels to get the right tires and gears) but those fixies have around 36,000 miles altogether on them, virtually all on those 3 hubs. I have replaced the bearings on two and a third is ready for new ones, but ride-able. (The mechanic who replaces my bearings charges me $30. I can live with that.)

All of these hubs see rain. All will see at least a taste of winter. One is on my winter bike and sees everything I ride in. Portland, OR. Rain, road grit and sand, possible snow and ice, no salt. I do zero for these hubs beyond wiping them clean periodically with a rag. I call any part that works that well and requires that little attention a success

The Miches are not bling. They just look like the quality hub they are.

All my fix gears are spaced 120 but there is enough extra axle to go 130. (Haven't measured, but there is enough that I might get ambitious someday and cut them down.)

Ben

brabham79

i have a set of the cheap carbon/novatec china combos and its been fine for my commuting. im big too at 230lbs and they got some good abuse with no signs of fatigue.
not sure id want to lace up a set of chinese carbon rims though, but it could be an experience

Oldan Slo

Campy record.

Classic.

ivanfu

Look into Mack hubs, they probably make the lightest track hubs on the market and they're hand made by Mack himself. Low flange run you about $250 US for the set.

Curtis Odom 

I love that pair of Mack hubs with the World Champ stripes around them.
But take this warning seriously: Avoid all hub shells machined from 7075 aluminum!!! They will end up cracking at the spoke holes.

79pmooney

I had bad experiences with the old ('80s) Campy high flange track rear hub. I used it for my winter/commuting bike and twice broke the flange. Both times, the local chop/Campy replaced the shell, but that gets expensive when you have to lace the rim onto it. As those are two of the three hub flanges I have broken in 50 years and nearly 200,000 miles of riding, I am not impressed and will steer clear of them. (The cheap Campy Tipo front hubs I have of the same or earlier era have gone far, far longer and are holding up just fine.)

Oh, I'm a skinny 150 lb slow twitch only climber.

Ben

Scrodzilla

High flange Campy track hubs are notorious for cracking, especially when used on the street.

He was most likely referring to this:

Oldan Slo

The high flange C-Record rear hub was notorious for cracking.

Scrodzilla

SquidPuppet

Too hard?

Curtis Odom 

Not necessarily to hard as 7075 is a great material. In that same hub it is correct for the axles. The problem is 7075 is highly corrosive and needs to have Mil Spec anodizing on the surfaces. Spokes will wear the ano off and stress corrosion will start leading to cracked spoke holes, it just takes time. People who have been around the industry for decades has seen this over and over. Every new hub guy thinks he has found the holy grail of materials. To go with the hardest material for hub bodies use 2024, surprisingly softer can often be better.

TejanoTrackie 

How about ti ?

Curtis Odom 

Ti is fine, little corrosion problem but the cost of bar stock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ti used to be fun when there was a constant source of military surplus as discount prices.

Cute Boy Horse

Been riding on some cheapo shungfeng hubs every day for two years now and they still spin smooth. "High end" hubs are a waste of money.