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Fixie/SS road bike riders, hub help needed
« on: January 12, 2015, 05:08:58 PM »
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?

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Re: Fixie/SS road bike riders, hub help needed
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2015, 05:13:38 PM »
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.

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Re: Fixie/SS road bike riders, hub help needed
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2015, 06:09:49 PM »
i like how high flange hubs look, probably cos you dont see them anymore
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Re: Fixie/SS road bike riders, hub help needed
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2015, 07:02:49 PM »
I too am a fan of high flanges based purely on looks.

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Re: Fixie/SS road bike riders, hub help needed
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2015, 11:54:00 PM »
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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Re: Fixie/SS road bike riders, hub help needed
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2015, 04:06:41 AM »
I run the fixed set on one of my bikes. They spin great. Bolt up is less fucking about than QR. Does the flange stuff make a difference? Not that I can tell, but I ride 36h wheels. Maybe it would be a more pronounced difference with 28s.
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Re: Fixie/SS road bike riders, hub help needed
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2015, 07:45:01 AM »
Half of your decision will come down to whether you want QR or not. If you want QR it looks like the Road/CX hub is your only option. You can also get a bolt on skewer if you change your mind in the future too. Other than that it comes down to which ever one will match your rear hub the best.

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Re: Fixie/SS road bike riders, hub help needed
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2015, 10:58:48 AM »
I'll probably do the single side hub. looks clean and any little added stiffness is probably not a bad idea with a 28h set up. I'm not jumping to get a new rear wheel too soon, but when the time comes, is 28h in the back too few spokes? I'm 175 pounds but just doing your basic road riding stuff.

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Re: Fixie/SS road bike riders, hub help needed
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2015, 11:05:34 AM »
28h will be fine man.

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Re: Fixie/SS road bike riders, hub help needed
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2015, 10:03:10 PM »
you can get a decent 700cc wheel off craigslist/fleamarket for like twenty bux

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Re: Fixie/SS road bike riders, hub help needed
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