is this a good deal on a new wheel? - Page 2 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

06-17-2004, 07:17 PM

>I wouldn't call it a killer deal. Don't know anything about a Velocity hub.
>Didn't know they made them. It's not a premier name in hubs as far as I
>know. You could get the same wheel with a hub that IS one of the premier
>names in hubs for about the same price if you shop around. Did this guy
>build the wheel? The quality of the build will be as important as those
>components.

looking around the price is not too bad for a LBS. he is a good builder. the
hub has sealed bearings and that's cool where shimano does not. for that price
mail order I would get a ulterga hub and a mavic open pro. but hey it even has
black spokes (G)
the hub is smoother then the shimano or campy ones I have had or seen. but the
service is great and that important too.
I got the wheel today and it sure rolls nice. it is quieter then what I was
using. I don't get as much road noise and no more spoke pinging I was having.

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