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Other Resources => Component Deals & Selection => Topic started by: Carbon_Dude on April 07, 2015, 06:23:00 AM
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After having the failure of my Bitex Hub, I started looking around at what designs other hub manufactures have. IMO, the traditional multi-pawl design really isn't that good of a design. However, I really like the DT Swiss Star Ratchet hub design, they sell a 350 series hub which is reasonable priced and a 240 series which is a bit more expensive but seem to be very reliable, and is very easy to service.
I also found another very interesting hub design from Absolute Black. Their Black Diamond hub is also a Star Ratchet style hub like the DT Swiss, but Absolute Black replaces the two springs with a magnetic ring. Anywhere you can use a magnet in place of a spring is cool. This just came out in November of last year so I've not heard too much about them.
Unfortunately, the AB hubs are even more expensive than the DT Swiss hubs and they don't offer some of the options like straight pull or center-Loc rotor compatibility.
$562 for a set (fr/rr) on eBay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Moyeux-Av-Ar-ABSOLUTE-BLACK-DIAMOND-Hubs-xd-xx1-12x142mm-QR15-/331423412604?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_71&hash=item4d2a5ff17c (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Moyeux-Av-Ar-ABSOLUTE-BLACK-DIAMOND-Hubs-xd-xx1-12x142mm-QR15-/331423412604?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_71&hash=item4d2a5ff17c)
Check out the videos at the bottom of the page I've linked below showing how the hub works. It's a very elegant, simple design.
http://www.absoluteblack.cc/black-diamond-hubs.html (http://www.absoluteblack.cc/black-diamond-hubs.html)
(http://www.absoluteblack.cc/images/bdh-pho/absoluteblack_black_diamond_hubs5.jpg)