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eric	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:21 am
Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2003 9:47 pm Posts: 1436 Location: Santa Cruz, California, USA	I've only seen one pair of Hubsmiths, on wheel I bought from FarSports. Based on that limited sample I'd prefer the EDhub/Bitex hubs. Their bearings are better than Hubsmith, making the hubs turn smoother. Their rear flange spacing is wider, making a laterally stiffer wheel.
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Weenie	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:21 am
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6to	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:03 pm
Joined: Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:13 pm Posts: 12 Location: Gran Canaria	what about circus monkey hubs? Heard they are quite good..
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rainerhq	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:11 am
Joined: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:32 am Posts: 278 Location: Estonia	About circus monkey hubs... What about these spoke holes? Sorry, don´t know a right word, but will this hub suit for radial lacing? Attachments: circusmonketHRW.jpg [ 147.5 KiB | Viewed 1396 times ] _________________ "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride" Scale 30 Schenk 007 29er build Winter tank
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HillRPete	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:26 am
Formerly known as wassertreter Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:08 am Posts: 1746 Location: Pedal Square	The "keyhole" drillings allow for wider aero spokes to be used. Manufacturer or spec sheet should be able to tell about radial lacing compliance. _________________ Bikes: Raw Ti, 650b flatbar CX
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Kasparz	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:59 am
Joined: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:17 am Posts: 597 Location: Latvia	Bitex and Novatec hubs are great if we exclude their generic hub range. At the moment I'm using wheelsets with DT/Corima/Mavic/Novatec/Bitex/Syncros/Shimano(various models) on my 5 bikes and Novatec/Bitec are top notch and I can not tell difference between 85$ Bitex hubs versus 500$+ DT 240's.
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KLabs	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:22 pm
Joined: Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:29 am Posts: 334	They only use a 10mm axle ... do you think this is strong enough for all riders and surfaces?
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BobDopolina	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:09 am
Shop Owner / Manufacturer Joined: Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:48 am Posts: 70 Location: Taiwan	For any of the hubs coming from Taiwanese or Chinese sources check the specs carefully. There are plenty of these hubs floating around on eBay that swap out quality bearings for lesser quality Chinese bearings. You may save $10 on the hubs only to shell out two or three times that to replace the bearings a few thousand km later. _________________ BDop Cycling Co., Ltd. www.bdopcycling.com
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Peter_E	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:25 am
Joined: Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:39 pm Posts: 344	I had bad luck with the "bikelover" hubs of ebay. They use Enduro bearings but the rear still developed play really qucikly. Don't now if it was easily fixed because I replaced it w a DT240 I had. Novatec has been good as others have said.
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bikeridah	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 1:25 pm
Joined: Sat Oct 02, 2004 2:20 am Posts: 71	Light-bicycle has several road hub options with no additional upcharge. I'm trying to decide between Bitex RAR9 and Novatec F582 - which would you get? http://www.light-bicycle.com/the-more-d ... d-hub.html
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eric	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:33 pm
Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2003 9:47 pm Posts: 1436 Location: Santa Cruz, California, USA	The Novatec hubs weigh more (245g vs 211g) but have better DS flange spacing (18mm vs 16.5mm).
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nickf	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:50 am
Joined: Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:34 pm Posts: 141	Where can I find chosen hubs? The ones on my Williams wheels have been great. Would like to build up some 32h wheels for gravel.
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velo1990	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:43 am
Joined: Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:36 am Posts: 6	My wheels are with Novatec hubs A291-SB-SL + F482SB-SL. I have had about 500kms on it, compared my previous Bitex hubs, I like novatec better. Very smoothing. From my experience, I vote cons to Novatec. Last edited by velo1990 on Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:45 am, edited 1 time in total.
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teufelhunden222	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:20 am
Joined: Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:16 pm Posts: 83	If you have any weight to ya, or push any good torque I would steerclear of the novatec. _________________ [img]<iframe%20height='160'%20width='300'%20frameborder='0'%20allowtransparency='true'%20scrolling='no'%20src='http://app.strava.com/athletes/1677950/activity-summary/ddf436fc1ca509b20d4637cfa80c928da771d2c6'></iframe>[/img]
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bikeridah	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:09 pm
Joined: Sat Oct 02, 2004 2:20 am Posts: 71	Hmm, no glowing endorsements for either - EDhub with ceramics, final answer?
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Mackers	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:37 pm
Joined: Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:02 pm Posts: 312	The Novatecs excellent.
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Weenie	Post subject: Re: Chinese hub reliability Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:37 pm
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