dirt jumper jake Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Hey all, basically my limey came today, and im now looking into building wheels for it. apparantly there are some hubs that dont quite work with the limey drop outs, are echo tr hubs okay? if not are chris kings? cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 The Chris King HD I ran in mine was fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy83 Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Hey all, basically my limey came today, and im now looking into building wheels for it. apparantly there are some hubs that dont quite work with the limey drop outs, are echo tr hubs okay? if not are chris kings? cheers. echo tr hub works fine dirt box,my mate is running one in his and its fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted October 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 The Chris King HD I ran in mine was fine echo tr hub works fine dirt box,my mate is running one in his and its fine Hmm now for the big decision, ffw or rear king Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Echo SL FFW set up beats a King these days. Maybe in 2004/2005 when we only had ACS Claws (wow, I haven't seen that name in a while) and ENO as realistic options, then a King would be worth the shot. I'm sure others'll agree: Echo SL Freewheel setup in short: lighter, statistically more reliable, just as many EP, cheaper, and easier to service. Plus you don't have to worry about getting upset about smashing the crap out of an expensive Chris King hub flange on a mis-timed sidehop. You'll feel a lot less guilty doing that to a simple fixed hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted October 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Echo SL FFW set up beats a King these days. Maybe in 2004/2005 when we only had ACS Claws (wow, I haven't seen that name in a while) and ENO as realistic options, then a King would be worth the shot. I'm sure others'll agree: Echo SL Freewheel setup in short: lighter, statistically more reliable, just as many EP, cheaper, and easier to service. Plus you don't have to worry about getting upset about smashing the crap out of an expensive Chris King hub flange on a mis-timed sidehop. You'll feel a lot less guilty doing that to a simple fixed hub. Haha i side hop the wrong way anyway, & the only reason why im considering a king is because ive managed to track down a place that do a king wheelset for £289, but they shall remain annonymous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 It doesn't matter which way you sidehop, since there are two flanges on each hub. One is always at risk. Well that's if you care about the hub since it is afterall extremely expensive. But fair enough if you've got a cheap source. If a King was infinitely good with no skipping issues and as-much-as-possible 100% reliablity then it isn't too bad to go for it. But it's not. I'm sure Nick Wood can shed a lot of light and detail into the matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted October 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 If a King was infinitely good with no skipping issues and as-much-as-possible 100% reliablity then it isn't too bad to go for it. But it's not. I'm sure Nick Wood can shed a lot of light and detail into the matter. Never had a problem with them before? my old one was fine i had on my dj bike, suppose as long as there looked after then they will be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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