Submitted by
Jay
a Cross Country Rider
from Northern Berkshires, MA USA Date Reviewed: November 22, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Kiln
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
This review applies to ss wheels built with White disc hubs, ENO rear, with a White freewheel.
Very smooth running hubs. Freewheel engages immediately. No maintenance.
Weaknesses:
none to report
Similar Products Used:
this that and the other.
Bike Setup:
rigid single speed: Salsa ala Carte, Soma 415, Sycip Diesel, Taylor AB. Vicious fork. Nevegal 2.35 Stick-E's. Ergon grips. Selle San Marco Pirelli saddle. Phil BB. King headset.
Bottom Line:
I ride in New England, two hours a day, six days a week, rain or shine. When the snow is deep enough I skate ski. Today the temperature was around ten, and windy. Last summer was wet. One afternoon I went out in a downpour, that worsened to the point that I needed a headlamp at mid-afternoon. The trail was a river. For two hours I rode in these conditions. I have never done more than hosed my bike down when returning from whatever the day on the trail left pasted on it. Today it's ice. All summer it was mud, and in the fall it was leaves mixed with mud. I can't say I have ever had dust on my bike. These hubs and the freewheel have performed flawlessly. When I needed another rear wheel, I went with White. No complaints. Just brilliant performance. I don't want to waste time fussing with my bike, and I don't want to have a mechanical off in the woods at night when snow is flitting through the trees. Except for the time the Salsa broke on me- I rode out with a broken downtube- I've had no issues with the setup, and I am building another bike with White Hubs, freewheel, and crankset. So you could say that I am sold on the company's products based on my experience with their hubs and freewheel.
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Submitted by
bitflogger
a Cross Country Rider
from Middleton, WI Date Reviewed: August 29, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
Yellow Jersey
Strengths:
Quality, strength, choice of steel or titanium driver/spline and a better price than other high end made in US hubs. 15 mm. axle for legacy quick release.
Weaknesses:
None.
Similar Products Used:
About everything over decades of biking with enthusiasm.
Bike Setup:
Transition Covert, MI6 hubs with DT Swiss 5.1 D rims.
Bottom Line:
Super hubs with no soft aluminum splines to get chewed up. The option to have polished metal is also nice because that's the traditional sign of quality for us old farts.
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Submitted by
randy calvin
a Cross Country Rider
from coloma ca Date Reviewed: March 29, 2008
Favorite Trail:
mickey mouse
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
river rat mtn bikes
Strengths:
fast smoth last forever
Weaknesses:
only one color
Similar Products Used:
king hubs, DT 240s
Bike Setup:
ibis mojo dt rims with white hubs xtr group
Bottom Line:
Used white hubs since 1989 tried others none have rolled so fast and held up so well
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Submitted by
The Rose
a Weekend Warrior
from Bayville Date Reviewed: October 6, 2007
Favorite Trail:
River Trail, AllaireSP
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Strengths:
Smooth Lines, Classic appearance, Strong as hell, Great sounding hub,Made in the USA, and not badly priced for high end hubs.
Weaknesses:
I would really like a choice of colors, but thats it.
Similar Products Used:
Hadley, Shimano, Bontrager, Formula blah blah blah.
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