Dura Ace 7600 High Flange Hubs

Having had a bit of a look around it would seem that approx £150 gets you these (plus shipping from the States).

Who have people used for these, and what were the costs and experience of the sale?

I got mine for £150 bnib off here, unfortunately they are still sitting in the box. The wheelset that they will be used in will be ridden every day rain or shine. Todd is selling a set for £120 a the moment.

Does anyone import these into the UK anymore?

I understand this may be a stupid question if they are no longer produced- I do not know much about them hence this post.

www.tokyofixedgear.com if you're feeling flush or Briankwan may still have some... PM him, will probably be cheaper if he has them...

Mr Kwan can no longer get them- I PM'd him a while ago.

Tokyo Fixed Gear seems to want £46 more than I get them from online?

Isn't the new DA track stuff due soon? Supposed to be 2009...

these hubs are nice, but the road shields are a piece of shit and once you run out you need to special order more.

my back one is lovely, but the front one is running with 1 shield rather than 4 and its not so smooth.

still very fast hubs

Isn't the new DA track stuff due soon? Supposed to be 2009...

http://dura-ace.com/

The road stuff, but not track.... Dura Ace Di stuff is there, though. Can't wait till people figure out how to change each others gears in races (like bringing a programmable remote to the pub).

Madison are the importer/distro for all Shimano stuff and the 7600 high flange hubs are available from them in 36 hole.

I got a rear last week. Now built to a Mavic OpenPro CD. Lovely wheel, easiest build iv had in a while and very smooth.

The Shimano website stuff has the DA track stuff seperated from the road stuff as opposed to tacked onto the same groupo but they only have details of the more modern low flange hubs so it is possible that the 7600 hubs are now outdated and Madison are just sitting with old stock but i can't really see this being the case as the low flange hubs aren't njs approved and i dont imagine Shimano would want to leave that market behind.

So any lbs with a madison account (pretty much every single bikeshop will have one as they all need to deal with Shimano parts) should be able to order them for you.

Just had a chat with my LBS and they said that they cannot get them anymore- only the low flange.

Madison are just sitting with old stock but i can't really see this being the case as the low flange hubs aren't njs approved and i dont imagine Shimano would want to leave that market behind.

Not so,
Low-flange DA hubs are NJS but they must be 36h. I have one up front of one of my bikes.
Madison used to have a problem with not being able to get high-flange fronts, don't know whether this is still the case. They could get h-f flip-flop rears though.

I bought a high-flange set for around 120 from Japan off Ebay last year.

I've found them on a US ebay shop for £126, plus delivery and taxes.

I'd prefer to get them from somewhere in the UK though, just to have the ability to take them back if something is wrong.

Not so,
Low-flange DA hubs are NJS but they must be 36h. I have one up front of one of my bikes.
Madison used to have a problem with not being able to get high-flange fronts, don't know whether this is still the case. They could get h-f flip-flop rears though.

I bought a high-flange set for around 120 from Japan off Ebay last year.

Fair enough, i didn't look at what drillings Madison had available in the low flange but did notice that the part number for the high flange rear flip flop rear that i bought had NJS in it but the low flange rear (didnt look at spoke count and/or flip flopness) did not, possibly was 32 hole.

Hope there's not a problem getting high flange fronts coz as soon as iv worked off my rear wheel i was planning on building a matching one for the front.

brian used to do them at £100 the pair
ah the good old days

I got mine from NJS supermarket. He boxed them cheap so no customs charges. Excellent service, arrived within 3 days from Japan! Think I paid $190 including shipping

I wish I'd had the funds when Brian had the stock!

EDIT:

Lbs just phoned me back- they spoke to Madison who only bring in the rear high flange fixed/fixed, they do not import the front at all, and have no stock.

I was quoted £110 for the rear on its own.

yowza

got my rear 2nd hand (only lacing marks, bearings were fine) for £40 from BLB. not that that's any help.

i have a spare rear 36 hole, unused still in box. get you started

what price you looking for ?

what price you looking for ?

i do believe that's a thread hijack. surely Neil gets first refusal?

we need to bring briankwan back.

if neil is dammit then yes he has first refusal. looking for about £60

anyone know more about getting hold of new front ones then?

if neil is dammit then yes he has first refusal. looking for about £60

that's an incredibly good price.