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Old February 5th 11, 03:14 AM posted to aus.bicycle
Chris Taylor
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On Sat, 05 Feb 2011 11:59:43 +1100, Rob wrote:

On 5/02/2011 10:59 AM, Chris Taylor wrote:
On Sat, 05 Feb 2011 04:42:27 +1100, Geoff Lock wrote:

On 4/02/2011 5:12 PM, Chris Taylor wrote:
Hi Everyone
I'm looking for any feedback on Velocity Road hubs I can find!
I'm looking at building a wheelset, At the moment I ride Ultegra Hubs
with Velocity Razor rims 32 Spoke 3X back and 2X front, looking to
stay around the 32 Spoke as I'm a heavy rider 105Kg Are velocity hubs
as good as Ultegra? What hubs are as good as Ultegra or better? Can I
drop to 28 spoke rear with out problems? Hoping for some help

Sorry for the lame question but what would you be looking for in a
good hub?

I normally ride a crappy old road bike (40yo design? and it's very
very sick at the moment and I need to get my hands on a 7-speed rear
derailleur) so I don't know very much about freewheel hubs (I am
assuming the Ultegra is a freewheel?).


Want am I looking for.
well good free roller, Reliable hub, Price not important as I have had
my ultegra hubs 10 years that make them 6 dollars a year each. and I
guess now a cartridge bearing


Not knowing much about whats required for road bikes - I have bought
wheel sets from the UK at very reasonable prices - at Chain Reaction.

I have chosen my rims and hubs and they have built them up. Presently
have Hope hubs and Mavic rims for my MTB. I have had no problems with
the Mavic rims - if someone wants to bag them, it was my choice.

I think if you buy a certain amount from them postage is free and you
don't pay VAT.

I bought a set of Marzocchi forks at half the best Australian price.

Even Shimano gear is well under the Australian price.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/

If the freight deal is not on, the VAT amount will cover the freight
charges.

Usually 4 day delivery.


Thanks for that Rod
I have also been looking at your idea aswell
I've been waiting on a Shimano Ultegra Freehub from Chainreaction now for
about 11 days after I finally got them to send them out!
Have found probikekit and wiggles to be very good and speedy with freight
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