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Hubs and hubs

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