rear hub recommendations

[Glen]

I want a new rear cassette hub, but I want one that has either a cone and a lock nut, or a cone that has a grub screw to lock it in place (ala bullseye)
I was thinking demolition/colony/primo/shadow

Suggestions?

[kev-s]

ive got a proper rear hub (2009 ceramic bush one)  and in a year of having it ive not had one problem, never seems to skip, driver still spins smooth etc.... and im sure the cone nut is held on with a grub screw on the non drive side and the drive side has a lock nut

my mate has a demolition mary kate (i think) and thats had no probs in 2 years, it maybe skips once in a while but thats it really

[kev-s]

mines a male, im quite heavy on my pegs and give them lots of abuse so didnt wanna risk going for a female proper hub

[madmike-bmx]

get and odyessy .... oh wait im sellin a whole wheel with a odyessy  hub and odyessy midway rim

[madmike-bmx]

v2 ... and cone nuts

[SaMAlex]

Have you seen the new Animal ones yet? They aint out yet but the first pics of them look way nice.



http://www.bmxunion.com/blog/on-the-horizon/on-the-horizon-animal-2/

[kev-s]

 


my proper hub is a year old and has been competely hassle free, thats the older version, tbh ive never heard of one breaking espcially like that!!!

[Andy]

Primo Mix FTW

[HARORIDER]

odyssey v2 mate speak to stodgy at the shop

[Andy]

If I were to get an oddy hub I would be getting the V3 but if the mix is to big look at the union hubs kin rock they do

[Stodgy]

Top 3 Most reliable by sales vs returns numbers:

- Gsport Ratchet
- Primo Mix
- Odyssey V3


As Alex says the new Animal one looks frickin awesome - but it'll be the new year before we see them.

Also the latest Proper Cassette is moving up the ranks. The one your mate exploded was a couple of generations ago.

Quite like the look/build of the latest Bicycle Union cassette too, but too early to rate reliability.

[Andy]

if reliability is key steer clear of the ratchet,
I have owned a proper hub and we also sell lots of them too so can vouch for them, hands down, I would still go for the Union, i dont think its to early to rate it at all