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RooX Jim Bob Disc-Hubs Hub

3.33/5 (3 Reviews)

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Product Description

  • Compatible with all Disc-Brakes matching the new international standard 2000
  • Features large cupped flanges for optimum wheel strength
  • Front Hub is designed for use with a 20 mm axle (axle is not included)
  • Rear Hub comes with a Shimano XT freewheel and a 10 mm stainless steel full axle
  • CNC machined from high grade aircraft aluminium 7075-T6
  • For 36 spokes
  • Weight: 248 g (front), 548 g (rear, incl. washers and nuts)


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    User Reviews

    Overall Rating:2
    Value Rating:1
    Submitted by Linus Malm a Downhiller from Umeå

    Date Reviewed: April 21, 2004

    Strengths:    Large flanges which makes the wheel to be really tough.

    Weaknesses:    Really heavy. Only one machine bearing and a XT freewheel. Kind of weak axel.

    Bottom Line:   
    This is a really big hub. It is heavy and has very large flanges. Which makes the wheel really strong. But, the hub itself isn't that strong infact. The axel of my rear hub got bent, which lead to that the bearings go all ruined. Now I'm changing to Hope Buld, a much lighter hub with a stronger axel and more and better bearings.

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    Duration Product Used:   1 Year

    Price Paid:    $150.00

    Similar Products Used:   None, only Shuimano Deore

    Bike Setup:   Bighit -02, Boxxer race
    Overall Rating:4
    Value Rating:3
    Submitted by Carl Leist a Racer from Canal Winchester

    Date Reviewed: July 26, 2003

    Strengths:    That's all. Strengths. The damn thing can't be broken. You can't even screw it up if you try (I have). It's nutty invincible. Nice wide flanges and flange spacing make the wheel really strong (what is truing).

    Weaknesses:    Heavy! The thing is a tank and will weigh down your wheelset. It's not pretty, but at least the stickers don't come off like my cove's do. slow pedal response.

    Bottom Line:   
    Scrap that last review (I had hardly ridden it). This thing is just as fast as my rolf (equal), shimano (slower), and bontrager (slower) rear hubs (those aren't my only ones) and it holds up better than the shimano and bontrager hubs. It's for freeride and downhill. I won't say slalom or mountain cross because it's freewheel has too much slack (i.e. slow pedal response) for that. I havn't and can't kill it. I can't kill anything of my RooX stuff. Too bad they don't make chainrings and bashguards.

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    Favorite Trail:   Caesar's Creek

    Duration Product Used:   2 Years

    Purchased At:   Cyclist Connection

    Similar Products Used:   Rolf, Crupi, Hope, and you name it. I have an expensive hobby of building wheels.

    Bike Setup:   Nicolai UFO DS setup for freeride more than its aspiration for slalom and mountaincross.
    Overall Rating:4
    Value Rating:5
    Submitted by Carl Leist a Downhiller from C.W. Ohio

    Date Reviewed: July 10, 2002

    Strengths:    Fast... Faster... Fastest Responding Hub I've ridden. It's warrantied for Freeride

    Weaknesses:    Heavy, wait that's not a bad thing.

    Bottom Line:   
    Tankish, but good!

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    Favorite Trail:   Caesars Creek

    Duration Product Used:   3 months

    Price Paid:    $110.00

    Purchased At:   Cyclist Connection

    Similar Products Used:   Millions

    Bike Setup:   Free Ride Fuel 90
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