Ekar Hub with backward compatibility

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Yoln
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by Yoln

Hi there,

Can't find that many Ekar compatible hubs at the moment.

Campy doesn't seem to sell their hubs by themselves.

Carbon-ti has a hub compatible, but they don't have the "extension" that would make it backward compatible with 10-12speed cassettes

Looks like Miche has a hub that works with Ekar (on their Graff SP disc wheels https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-gravel-ti-ekar/) but they don't mention the hub used, or if it is available for purchase.

Any idea?

My goal is to have a wheelset that I can use on both my road (SR 12s) and Gravel (Ekar 13s) bikes. Disc compatible (doesn't matter 6bolts/centerlock) and ideally 24H front, 28H rear

Thanks!
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by gorkypl

Easy, dt swiss. You can go with 240 or 180 if you want low weight.

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Yoln
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by Yoln

Thanks

Looks like Bitex also has a N3W freehub that seems to be easily swapable. I've always like their quality/price. Anybody ever experienced with the N3W hub?
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Wilier “Cento Ramato“ : https://tinyurl.com/29vs8vre
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NickJHP
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by NickJHP

I ordered an N3W freehub for my Newmen Fade hubs. Still waiting for it to arrive (Germany->Australia). I have everything else, but can't mount the Ekar cassette until the freehub arrives.

NickJHP
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by NickJHP

Well, the N3W Newmen Fade freehub arrived, and as well as the freehub, they also include the Campagnolo AC21-N3W kit for backwards compatibility with older cassettes. So if you can score one of the compatibility kits - and they seem to be available - eg https://www.bikebug.com/product/campagn ... e-hub-body, then any hub / wheelset with N3W freehub will do what you want so far as being able to fit either Ekar cassette or 12/11/10-speed cassette.

This is the label on the box the AC21-N3W kit came in:
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