Wunder - thanks for posting those. I'm considering getting a funky colour - are those powdercoated or anodized?

I'm still not convinced that the nashbar hubs are the same hubs as the IROs. (Not putting down the nashbar hubs in the slightest. They might be better quality than the IRO hubs. I don't know.) The cut outs are different as well as the nuts. I won't be surprised if they are all made by the same company, but I don't see any proof yet.

No problem. And they're anodized.

I just built a wheel w/ the Nashbar hub, and have seen plenty of pix of the formula/iro hub, and nothing about them is the same/similar aside from being silver. I agree with you - why do people keep saying they are the same hub?

Those do look like nice hubs for the price. Too bad about 32 hole only. I just happen to have this pair of mint 36 hole ma3s begging for hubs.

IRo's
40 for the back
32 or 36 hole
choices of poison

The front and rear nashbar track hubs are on sale. $30 for the rear, $20 for the front. CR199 is a valid 10% off coupon. Go nuts.

m.

You can get black versions from nycbikes.
http://nycbikes.com/item.php?item_id=255

I just ordered one, its at least better than the hub I have now, which is the stock back wheel off my friend's flite 100. Its going to be laced into a black aero rim I have laying around which will match the black aero rim I have on front, would have been nice to have the money to get a matching front but oh well, another day.

The Nashbar version are fixed/fixed, include two lockrings and are (currently) cheaper.

m.

In retrospect, that sounded a little more ******-baggish than I meant it to. Sorry.

m.