68g/<150g Extralite road/cyclocross disc hubs

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by mythical on Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:15 pm

I saw drawings and liked them, especially the front hub body design. Thought I'd share these.

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Courtesy of the Fairwheel Bikes facebook page.
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by sugarkane on Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:21 pm

Not gona be dropping coin on any disk road frame any time soon. But I agree these look slick! 8)
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by Zen Cyclery on Thu Feb 27, 2014 6:02 pm

Looks like a pretty cool hubset to me! That radial NDS on the rear disc side makes me a bit skeptical though. Seems like it should be 2x both sides.
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by HillRPete on Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:58 pm

Seems like they don't consider brake forces on the rear to be such a big issue. Surprised they don't skip the delicately sculpted mount and go with centerlock, though.
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by bugmenot on Fri Feb 28, 2014 2:38 pm

I aggree a centerlock would look neater, but I think manufacturers have to pay Shimano a license fee to use it.
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