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bluebmx:
Ok, my single speed road bike's stock front wheel is pretty much crapped out. I'm going with Profile because of business reasons which are to my benefit (being vague on purpose, sorry).

I have a 28h rim ready, so I'm looking at 28h Profile front options.

They have:
the normal profile mini/totem 28h: http://www.profileracing.com/estore/product.php?productId=165
A cyclocross front hub option: http://www.profileracing.com/estore/product.php?productId=470
A fixed front option: http://www.profileracing.com/estore/product.php?productId=302
and a slightly different "single side" front option: http://www.profileracing.com/estore/product.php?productId=249

I'm using it for road bike style riding only, not doing tricks or whatever. Does it really matter which one I get? The cyclocross flanges are tiny, and the fixie stuff is super tall, does any of that matter when it comes to normal road riding?

Thanks!

Brooklynrider:
Many people claim that taller flanges make a stiffer wheel but the actual benefit is minimal. If you were building a wheel with more spokes, I'd say go with a taller flange but 28h gives a lot of meat around the spoke holes. As a side note, I've held the cyclocross front hub in person and it's beautiful. I'm not sure if the bearings differ from hub to hub, that might be something worth researching.

dude...:
i like how high flange hubs look, probably cos you dont see them anymore

Narcoleptic Insomniac:
I too am a fan of high flanges based purely on looks.

Mattchu:
I have a set of their fixed hubs on my track bike and they rule. I do prefer the looks of the "single sided" over the regular ones, though.

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