Anyone have friends at DT Swiss? Tell them we need these silver hubs!

[gibbo]

My CK hubs have been flawless, and very simple to service. I have never heard of durability issues with them, maybe others have but my experience has been great. To be fair my hubs are only 18 months old and have clocked up under 12k km (7300 miles).


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[dustyrider]

Originally Posted by Gsinill

$52.99

I am sure fellow Paceliners would help to recover the cost

Yeah, let me just get started on a Kickstarter. You think $500,000 should cover it? My time has to be worth something!

[gibbo]

One could always send a set of the boring black hubs to this guy. He would sort them out me thinks. ;-)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/pantoparts/albums


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[slowpoke]

pantoparts might reject the hubs purely based on them being made after 1983.

DT Swiss jumped on the oil slick bandwagon, so a pseudo-retrogrouch like myself would hope that they'd release something more classic looking. And why DT Swiss? Because of their ease of self serviceability and ubiquity of parts versus other companies. Hope RS4s are probably my next option.

[xnetter]

Originally Posted by slowpoke

Hope RS4s are probably my next option.

Hope hubs don't get a lot of mentions but they are fantastic. A little harder to overhaul than some others (unless you have their tools!) but mine have been super solid.

KJ

[lavi]

Originally Posted by joosttx

DT Swiss 240 hubs are superior to those, however.

+1

DT are my fav, all-time go to hub. Amazing and bullet proof.

I had CK hubs. I will never own them again. I live in PDX and fully want to support a local, US biz. But YES to their headsets.

[d_douglas]

Originally Posted by xnetter

Hope hubs don't get a lot of mentions but they are fantastic. A little harder to overhaul than some others (unless you have their tools!) but mine have been super solid.

KJ

Agreed - and their silver hubs are pretty. I love a good Hope wheelset!

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by .RJ

As someone trying to piece together silver parts for an incoming Zukas, this hits me right in the feels. Its so frustrating.

And the new 12-speed dura ace looks like a ****ing darth vader space ship

bikehubstore has silver hubs...and microspline(shimano 12s) also..

joosstx writes

DT Swiss 240 hubs are superior to those, however.

When somebody mentioned WI and CK hubs..

I'll chime in..I'd say WI are 'superior' to DT and CK..for no other reason than the titanium FHB....and colors....
CK, IMHO, are WAY to complicated for something as simple as a rear hike hub plus they have abandoned Campagnolo all together..

I'll mention Aivee..REALLY nice hubs.
AND since we are in the hub mentioning biz. Even Bitex and Velocity are great hubs..shows that a hub doesn't need to be watch innards complicated and Ferrari expensive to be a good bike hub.

[Joeeboh]

I actually do have a set of silver DT 350 hubs that came with my M1600 mtb wheels.

These I believe were made specially for Wiggle.

Can post pics if you guys are interested

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

bikehubstore has silver hubs...and microspline(shimano 12s) also..

joosstx writes


When somebody mentioned WI and CK hubs..

I'll chime in..I'd say WI are 'superior' to DT and CK..for no other reason than the titanium FHB....and colors....
CK, IMHO, are WAY to complicated for something as simple as a rear hike hub plus they have abandoned Campagnolo all together..

I'll mention Aivee..REALLY nice hubs.
AND since we are in the hub mentioning biz. Even Bitex and Velocity are great hubs..shows that a hub doesn't need to be watch innards complicated and Ferrari expensive to be a good bike hub.

That collar thingy on the WI hub come loose all the time. And it’s a delicate thing to fix. Also their bearings were burning out for a while very quickly. Not sure if that is the same case,

[David in Maine]

I still have this wheelset available for sale with some custom silver DT240s hubs. Just saying...

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...ilver+wheelset

David

[unterhausen]

Hugi used to make silver hubs before DT bought them out. I bet if DT had a special run at a premium they would sell them all pretty quickly.

When I want silver, I just get Hopes.

[ryker]

Originally Posted by joosttx

That collar thingy on the WI hub come loose all the time. And it’s a delicate thing to fix. Also their bearings were burning out for a while very quickly. Not sure if that is the same case,

White is using bearings with better seals on the outboard side compared to a few years ago. I agree the collar arrangement feels sketchy but have to say I’ve never had one come loose in tens of thousands of miles. (Nor have I ever found one seized when swapping bearings.)

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by ryker

White is using bearings with better seals on the outboard side compared to a few years ago. I agree the collar arrangement feels sketchy but have to say I’ve never had one come loose in tens of thousands of miles. (Nor have I ever found one seized when swapping bearings.)

I might ride harder and in worse conditions. I have had several bearings seize on WI hubs not to say I haven’t on DT Swiss hubs but the WI were definitely seized more frequent to the point I sold them. This was during the time that they were using inferior seals I assume. I have own 2 or 3 sets of wheels with WI hubs all of them developed play due to the collar slipping a bit. Although, it’s easy to fix (also easy to screw up) I prefer not to have to deal with it. I do own a front wheel with a WI hub from 1992 which is still going strong.

[nmrt]

I have owned CK, I9, WI, Onyx, and DT Swiss.

The CK required way too much maintenance relative to the others. And apart from the sound, fury, and bling of these hubs, they offered not much gain relative to the others. But the best (least maintenance, reliability, and plain-ole bombproof-ness) nothing could beat the DT Swiss.

Love DT Swiss hubs. Wish they came in anodized colors. BTW, did you guys see this?

Originally Posted by joosttx

I might ride harder and in worse conditions. I have had several bearings seize on WI hubs not to say I haven’t on DT Swiss hubs but the WI were definitely seized more frequent to the point I sold them. This was during the time that they were using inferior seals I assume. I have own 2 or 3 sets of wheels with WI hubs all of them developed play due to the collar slipping a bit. Although, it’s easy to fix (also easy to screw up) I prefer not to have to deal with it. I do own a front wheel with a WI hub from 1992 which is still going strong.