Best hubs for around £100

dragonontheedge

Hi all

I have been looking at the following hubs for a new wheel build. Mainly weekend fun ridding and odd sportive.

Ideally the hubs need to be black hence looking at the following, which would you guys recommend or should i look at something else. I want a strong sturdy wheel that is durable and a decent weight. Essentially if it worth spending another £30 now i will instead of upgrading the wheels again in a couple of years.

Shimano 105 5700 Black - £50 for pair
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk .. -black-5700-10-spd/shimhubr494

Miche Primato - £70 for pair
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/1 ... -Hubs.html

Ambrosio Zenith - £80 pair
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/ambrosio ... 56186.html

HaloSpin - £105 parir
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk .. freehub-prod25691/?src=froogle

Novatec - £100
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160856291947

Rims wise i was look a Archtype, DT Swiss 465 or Mavic CPX33.

All these are capable of my weight in 32 spokes.

Thank

Al

smidsy

That all depends on what your weight is.!!!

Also Ambrosio Zenith are rebranded Novatechs so the same thing for different money.

dragonontheedge

Thanks for the reply

Weight = 95kg

Cheers

Al

ugo.santalucia

If you are not obsessed about the gram, Shimano or Miche... they are the heaviest, they are also the ones with more durable bearings and freehubs. It is down to whether you want sealed bearings (Miche) or cone and ball.
Miche also come as 28 holes, while with 105 you are limited to 32.
On balance, I'd say Shimano for your requirements

Monty Dog

The lightweight Novatecs are a lot lighter than the Ambrosio Zeniths / Halos (both Novatecs anyway) and would be my choice. Robust design and replacement cartridge bearings are readily available.

schweiz

I have 32H Ultegra hubs built into CXP33 rims for my commuting wheels. They've been faultless.

£93.73 inc P&P for front and rear from Tweeks

ugo.santalucia

Monty Dog wrote:

The lightweight Novatecs are a lot lighter than the Ambrosio Zeniths / Halos (both Novatecs anyway) and would be my choice. Robust design and replacement cartridge bearings are readily available.

80 grams, not exactly a lot... The front 291 is quite fragile and bearings on the rear are not very durable either... Ok, but only for light riders and dry weather

dragonontheedge

Thanks for all your replies.

Al

ricky1980

i got the novatec Superlight version (combined weight less than 300g) from an ebay seller for £80. dealt off ebay tho

onion971122@hotmail.com

288g Super light Novatec A291SB-SL F482SB-SL

ugo.santalucia

ricky1980 wrote:

i got the novatec Superlight version (combined weight less than 300g) from an ebay seller for £80. dealt off ebay tho

onion971122@hotmail.com

288g Super light Novatec A291SB-SL F482SB-SL

I ve got pasta rings bigger than your front bearings....

ricky1980

haha, i will see how long they last if they don't i will cook them.

tho that guy sells the SL version as well as the normal version. so maybe you can mix A291SB (the normal front hub) with the F482SB-SL. you may be able to negotiate a better price too.

the £80 dosh inc delivery (no custom charges if declared gift or even bike parts as its too low value) but it does take upto 2 weeks to get to you as he is based in Taiwan