Are your Risilion hubs not spinning like they used to? Bacon Slicers pitted? Cracked flange on the GS Campy pista? Look no further. For those wanting a little vintage flare on their bike but modern reliability is key, check out Curtis Odom Hubs. All they have is a Facebook page now, but there’s lots of pretty, shiny things over there.
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Unknown: Jaws Driver Hubs Now Ready To Ship
Unknown has joined the fixed driver race to arms with the new Jaws rear hub. Completing the set is the front hub: the Nailhead. These hubs are in stock and ready to ship with a 9t driver. 10t will be available next week. Swoop a set up at Unknown.
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Luxe Wheelworks: Wheel Porn Made to Order
Justin Spinelli has spent years as a professional racer and mechanic. His company, Luxe Wheelworks is nestled in the freshly-established HQ in Boston, where he assembles high-end wheels for clients all over the US. Even if you have no use for his wheelbuilding expertise, you really should check out his blog for some wheel porn.
Also, Justin, thanks for the water bottles!
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Resist: Contact Hub Now Available
These bad boys have been coveted by fixed freestyle riders for months and they’re now available from Resist:
“Our long (very long) awaited Contact micro cassette hub just arrived and we’re already shipping them out to shops. The thing is straight badass for anyone that wants to go to a micro drive fixed driver. You can check out the specs on the Contact page. Get at em’ quick, our orders are already looking slim. Thanks for the patience on these guys.”
Thanks for pulling through on this one Resist. Everyone’s gonna be stoked.
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So Just How Loud are the New Profile Elite Road Hubs?
Very loud.
I recently built up a set of 24 / 28 Profile Elite Road hubs and could not believe how loud they are. In fact, they sound more like a BMX hub than a road hub. 6 pawls dig into 68 steps on the ratchet ring, making them the bane of your riding buddies’ existence.
Made in the USA, from hell hornets apparently…
See more information here at Profile.
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Profile: Matte Closeout Colors and Pricing
Profile has just listed up a bunch of close-outs on their newly-designed website. Head over and pick up some parts for your BMX or fixed here. I wanna see some of these finishes in the new Elite Road Hubs.
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Bombtrack: Micro Drive Fixed Freestyle Hub
After years of fixed freestyle riders demanding a micro drive, splined hub, Bombtrack pushes forward in the race to release its product first. Their fully-patented, 9t and 10t splined driver hub will hit the shelves this August. Don’t worry about availability in the USA, they’ve licensed the product to several manufacturers Stateside as well. Am I the only one that would love a 14t driver?
Specs:
Rear Female 10t: 515g
Rear Regular Axle 10t: 501g
Rear Hubguard: 109g
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Spike: New Vault Micro Drive Hub
How long has it taken companies now to pull off a legit micro drive hub? Too long! Spike has just announced its Vault hub and it doesn’t require you smearing loctite on bolts. Also, check out their new two piece High bars and the new Breakbrake 17 Charmer 26″ proto.
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Phil Wood Likes it Fat
I don’t think it gets much fatter than this. Hell, that looks like it’d fit on a dirtbike. I’ll save you from counting the spokes. It’s a Phil Wood 64-hole disk hub for a new project the team’s working on.
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Cookin’ Up Some New Wheels With Profile Elite RC Hubs
I have been salivating over the idea of a Profile Racing road / ‘cross hub since Christian first spun the cassette in the phone to me over a year ago. I like a loud hub and having ridden White Industry, Phil and Chris King, I’m very excited to try out the new Profile Elite RC hubs this coming ‘cross season. When the UPS delivery man dropped off the box today, I had to fry ’em up and see them glow.
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