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Chinese Carbon Road Bikes => Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components => Topic started by: 325racer on April 22, 2015, 11:53:15 PM
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While I'm considering the disc brake frame Peter posted in the other thread, now I must consider hubs/wheels to go with it.
I don't want o spend the money of the DT Swiss hubs, and so far I'm very happy with the Novatecs 881/882s on my rigid 057, I'm looking to stick with a Novatec.
Right now I'm considering the 771/772 in 15mm 24 hole front and 12mm 28 hole rear. They appear to be about 140g for the front and 279g for the rear.
Ill probably match them with 38mm front at 25mm width. On the back, 50mm, maybe 38, on a 23 width. That's the closest setup to the Enve SES 3.4
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How does the pricing of the Novatech 771/772 compare to something like the DT Swiss 350 road hubs? On eBay a DT Swiss front sells for $62, rear for about $180. So I'd be interested in how much extra Peter would charge to go up to DT Swiss hubs. Not that I have anything negative to say about Novatech hubs, I'm sure they are just fine.
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How does the pricing of the Novatech 771/772 compare to something like the DT Swiss 350 road hubs? On eBay a DT Swiss front sells for $62, rear for about $180. So I'd be interested in how much extra Peter would charge to go up to DT Swiss hubs. Not that I have anything negative to say about Novatech hubs, I'm sure they are just fine.
One hub crack and you're totally off discount hubs completely, huh? What happens when you find a crack in a chiner? :o ;D
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How does the pricing of the Novatech 771/772 compare to something like the DT Swiss 350 road hubs? On eBay a DT Swiss front sells for $62, rear for about $180. So I'd be interested in how much extra Peter would charge to go up to DT Swiss hubs. Not that I have anything negative to say about Novatech hubs, I'm sure they are just fine.
One hub crack and you're totally off discount hubs completely, huh? What happens when you find a crack in a chiner? :o ;D
No not really, nothing wrong with Novatec or the Bitex hubs. It's just that I've always liked the star ratchet design over the multiple pawl designs. I also really like the Absolute Black Black Diamond Hubs and Chris King hubs but they are more expensive. The DT Swiss 350 hubs are a reasonably priced star ratchet design that I like but if I wanted to spend less money, Novatec hubs are fine.
If I got a crack in one of my Chiner frames I think I would just buy another Chiner frame with a new custom paint scheme!