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If you're having aero rims, how many spokes are you planning to build the wheels with? Dura Ace are only available in 32h and 36h as far as I know. Cheaper options would be Novatec or Formula track hubs (I've used Novatecs - they're basic but they work perfectly well), or Zeniths (similar to the Novatec and Formula hubs but slightly better sealed).
As for which is best, I don't think there's anything on this forum which is generally agreed upon. Except, perhaps, that Rod Liddle is a cunt.
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Track hubs for road use
Novatec. KT & Formula are fine too, Novatec are just easier to find. Use 32 spokes if you don't care about going fast, but 20F and 24R is enough with deep(ish) carbon rims unless you're well over 100kg or intend to load the bike up with luggage. Strictly speaking, the #tester_approved road fixed solution is a 15×100 or 15×110 (depending on what chainline you want) 6-bolt MTB hub.
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Track hubs for road use:
So before I go down the road of brute-forcing it with an extensive multi-day google spree, I thought I'd tap into the community knowledge here. Does someone either have a link to a good resource, or a quick and dirty guide to which hubs I should be interested in / looking out for in the classifieds etc.? Not looking for a dissertation on the topic, but just a few sentences could already help. Thanks a lot!
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From a quick search so far, everyone goes on and on and on about Phil Wood (too expensive for me though), and Dura Ace 7600s come up time and again too. Is there some 'conventional wisdom' on this, that people have generally agreed upon?