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I was intrigued by the novatec S252 freehub SS hub for the price and b/c the ones i found on the internet were nutted. Since i thought i had to have nutted i passed. In the meantime i installed a used wheel that uses a QR formula D52 hub. It worked great,,ie no slippage or movement so instead of doing the novatec hub i found a WTB single duty for $50 US and bought it. Laced it to a DT 440 rim. Should have it installed in the next couple of days....
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@Thisisnotaspoon2
Just picked up a Charge Plug (the alloy CX singlespeed with canti's version), original wheels are a bit ropey along wit the brakes so it's getting some TLC before being pressed into use as "rubbish bike for rubbish things", commuting, pub, CX pit bike. With that in mind, the budget is stuff from the spares bin and loose change from down the back of the sofa.
Question for you guys:
1) Are those £25 novatec hubs on ebay legit? Half the price they are in the shops. Can't see any visible differences, I've messaged them and yes they do have most combinations of black or silver and drillings.
On top of that, is there much difference between the novatec hubs with exposed bearings (a165 / a166) and the ones with caps on the end (a185 / a186). It's inevitably going to be used in the rain and mud so it's a false economy if they're not going to last.
2) Any suggestions on rims? Alex CX28 seem like the best VFM, £31, middleweight and tubeless to boot. Anything even more budget friendly that I've missed?
And my "nice" SSCX Genesis Vagabond