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bluebmx:
It's time for new wheels, as I sold my old crusty wheels during my time off with ACL surgery. I've narrowed it down to these two options. I'm a heavy grinder sort, so I value them having good guards and both seem pretty quality overall. In the past I had marmoset hubs and they held up great. If you have any suggestions, I'm open to hearing them.

As for now it's these 2 though. It's only $10 difference so I don't really care about that. with only 1.5oz between them, that's not a big deal either. Naturally I wan tot go with the G-sport, since it's the modern marmoset, essentially. Is there any reason to go with the Odyssey, if money and weight are out the door? Does one's guards sit better by the hub or anything? Like the old knight marmoset guards were nice, but the vandero 2 guards from knight were spaced too far away and could hang up on stuff.

The G-sport has angled flanges. Could that be any sort of problem for cross laced rims?

Thanks.

MSBNL:
The Antigram uses the same bearings that were used in the Vandero2, whereas the Simian uses the same bearings as the Marmoset. I remember quite a lot of people complaining about Vandero2 bearings, although I assume the large majority of the hubs are doing fine. Still I would go with the Simian personally. Are you going for a Antigram rear wheel? Because that would tip my vote to the Antigram because matching wheels :) 
I can't imagine the angled flanges will cause problems with cross lacing seeing as the Gsport Ribcage rims are designed specifically with cross lacing in mind. I have ribcage - marmoset front wheels on 2 bikes and they're tits!

bluebmx:

--- Quote from: MSBNL on April 18, 2015, 12:07:49 AM ---The Antigram uses the same bearings that were used in the Vandero2, whereas the Simian uses the same bearings as the Marmoset. I remember quite a lot of people complaining about Vandero2 bearings, although I assume the large majority of the hubs are doing fine. Still I would go with the Simian personally.
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Good to know. Yet another reason for the G-sport!


--- Quote from: MSBNL on April 18, 2015, 12:07:49 AM ---Are you going for a Antigram rear wheel? Because that would tip my vote to the Antigram because matching wheels :) 
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It's in the running, but I can get a good discount from another brand, so I'll probably go that way.


--- Quote from: MSBNL on April 18, 2015, 12:07:49 AM ---I can't imagine the angled flanges will cause problems with cross lacing seeing as the Gsport Ribcage rims are designed specifically with cross lacing in mind. I have ribcage - marmoset front wheels on 2 bikes and they're tits!

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I don't think I knew that the Marmy had the same angled flanges. Thanks!

badlight:

--- Quote from: MSBNL on April 18, 2015, 12:07:49 AM ---The Antigram uses the same bearings that were used in the Vandero2, whereas the Simian uses the same bearings as the Marmoset. I remember quite a lot of people complaining about Vandero2 bearings, although I assume the large majority of the hubs are doing fine.

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From my somewhat limited experience with Vandero 2 hubs, it wasnt the bearings that sucked so much as the axles. The shoulders would get crushed in, destroying bearings.

Funtimes:
Id vote Simian too.  Bigger bearing, bigger axle, thick flanges and the slight angle should make cross lacing better/less spoke kink...?

Have had a Monkey hub for quite a while.  I'm no shredder, but learned smiths on it..never an issue.  You had Marmosets, so you know.

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