Hubs and hubs

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Well, after Petes photo of his new hubs at an impressively light weight (262 grams) I thought I should weigh my new hubs and post the results.  They are the Tune Mig / Mag hubs (also from Germany, but via Baum in Geelong who import them).  They aren’t the lightest Tune make but it costs an additional $330 to lose the next 24 grams and get their top of the line hubs.  Thats $13.75 per gram!  I have heard you can get cheaper deals per gram in Fremantle nightclubs.  Anyway it will be a big improvement on my current hubs – DT Swiss 340.  Now I have to put them with some Niobium rims and choose some spokes.  New wheels is the cheapest way for me to lose some weight from my bike but being steel and a 63 cm frame it will never get below the minimum race weight. Maybe we need a weight weenie board for wheels?  Russell

8 thoughts on “Hubs and hubs”

  1. They look good, not as bling as Pete’s but lighter. Do they have any weight restrictions? I think I need faster wheels after trying to come past Michael W on the descent of Welshpool road is impossible.. I am not sure what is going on with his wheels, but I like it..

  2. Ryan, I don’t believe they have weight restrictions but all the instructions were in German so I don’t know. We could ask Jens to translate or ask Paul McRae as he knows all there is to know about them. I notice a few lightweight hubs are not approved for radial spoking if the cyclist weights more than a jockey. I think you can get away with higher weights if you have cross 3 spokes as you share the weight across a few spoke holes as against one with radial.

    And are your really sure you want to pass Michael on the descent? Not sure thats safe! However if you want to pass him on the ascent, these wheels may help. For me, passing mike (or keeping him in sight) is not a wheel issue but an engine problem.

  3. With the new Aussie Peso taking a dive, the $330 for 24 grams is likely to be $440 (approx 30%).
    If you can justify that – you can’t have a wife (or you won’t soon).

  4. Russel, bring the instructions along i will try my best to translate it, and present all the features of that good piece of German engineering… haha

  6. I am running AC micro hubs at 263 grams, DT Swiss rev spokes (on Pauls recommendation) and AC 350 gram rims, dont forget some bling skewers. 28 spoke front, 32 spoke back. $ was very low for sub 1300g wheels.

  7. I need to be a bit careful about choice of rims, as the front hub is 18H and rear is 24H. However, my 73kg is not too heavy I guess.

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