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Hi there! Catastrophic failure of a Goldtec rear hub here. Broken flange around 2 spokes that are completely intact. How did it happen? "Virtually indiestructable"?? The hubs are/where definitely the best part of my bike and they may have seen no more than 1k miles of very gentle dry ride...
I urgently need a replacement. The hub gave me a rather generous 46mm chainline but, apparently, the new Goldtec hubs have a standard 42.5mm chainline (...and a different colour). The best option I have identified at the moment is probably "Paul components" (expensive!) that should give a 44mm fixed and 48mm free chainline (Why such a difference?).
Please, let me know if you know a decent rear hub I can use without replacing BB. 36h, possibly fixed/fixed. I will buy a new one ...I feel rather desperate! I need to figure out the possible options. There is no point in saving money on the hub itself, considering that I need somebody to rebuild the wheel (not able to do it myself) ...possibly a new BB...aaah!
Many Thanx !!!
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