• Found a nice wheelset for the Giant. Mavic 217 rims with a Mavic Front hub and a Hügi Compact Rear Hub from the early 90s. The Hügi compact was (correct me if I’m wrong) the first hub with a ratchet system which makes for a great but slighlty obnoxious freehub sound. Certainly makes the R45s on my Time sound tame in comparison...

  • Afaik the early ones were made in switzerland in the late 80s. They later moved production to Germany to keep up with the increased demand. In 1995 they were bought up by DT swiss. Here’s a little sound check:

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