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Perfect. Can’t go wrong with CK, just bear in mind that they’re expensive to service/do actually require servicing whereas a set of Hopes will just go forever and if servicing is required, you can do it yourself very easily.
Tune are a better choice IMHO. Cheaper, lighter, available in lots of colours, still 'special', and in my experience very reliable and durable. Easy to service at home with the Tune service kit which I think cost about £70. Having said that, I've never owned any CK hubs and they do look mighty purdy.
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Perfect. Can’t go wrong with CK, just bear in mind that they’re expensive to service/do actually require servicing whereas a set of Hopes will just go forever and if servicing is required, you can do it yourself very easily.
HED Belgium’s are also expensive to replace at £140 a pop, as I’m sure you know, if they get damaged. With that said, they’re the finest alloy rims in the world and aren’t going to wear away as you’re using discs.
I wouldn’t buy bitex/novatec for a custom bike, personally, because they’re not special. Even if you crash, the hubs’ll likely be fine, so no reason to not buy nice hubs. And yes, I know you could of course build some kinlin/novatecs that offer the same performance as the CK/Belgium’s but scrimping on a custom bike is dumb.