Salsa Mukluk Rear Hub / Freehub...are these teeth shot?

[Steve Vai]

Is there any specific reason to run Roval rather than DT Swiss ? Since I believe DT Swiss makes them, are they any different/better that the DT Swiss branded one?

The Rovals are less expensive than the DT branded ones. And they're not the same, only the hubs are DT on the carbon wheels. Specialized uses their own rim profiles and manufacturer. We do plenty of both, each application has a different answer. Roval lost a ton of market share this year by making the new road wheelsets tubed. (Which is why all my wheels are old except the ControlSLs) I had the RapideCLXs for a month and immediately sold them. They are not good.

 

[pygmypony]

@pygmypony i assume you have already decided this, but listening to @Patrick and trying to fix this is craziness. Think about it, are you really going to trust Pats fixes with the week he had last week?

the good thing here is, it's not my bike!

 

[stb222]

The Rovals are less expensive than the DT branded ones. And they're not the same, only the hubs are DT on the carbon wheels. Specialized uses their own rim profiles and manufacturer. We do plenty of both, each application has a different answer. Roval lost a ton of market share this year by making the new road wheelsets tubed. (Which is why all my wheels are old except the ControlSLs) I had the RapideCLXs for a month and immediately sold them. They are not good.

Curious, why in the world would they make the rims tubed? Unless they use hookless or something, otherwise you could just run the tubeless rims with a tube? Seems like I am missing something...

And @Patrick, I know this is alittle expensive for you, but.....

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[Patrick]

Curious, why in the world would they make the rims tubed? Unless they use hookless or something, otherwise you could just run the tubeless rims with a tube? Seems like I am missing something...

And @Patrick, I know this is alittle expensive for you, but.....

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would break in 1 year. even with my minimal whatage (sic)
thus doubling everything else. that is why i keep a $X,XXX spare wheelset sitting around.
(and there in lies the conundrum of me)

 

[Steve Vai]

Curious, why in the world would they make the rims tubed? Unless they use hookless or something, otherwise you could just run the tubeless rims with a tube? Seems like I am missing something...

And @Patrick, I know this is alittle expensive for you, but.....

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Weight. The reinforcement to make a rim Tubeless is...ready for it? 19 grams heavier. Whoever would choose 19 grams over Tubeless shouldn't be allowed to vote. Or have children. Or be allowed in public.

 

[stb222]

would break in 1 year. even with my minimal whatage (sic)
thus doubling everything else. that is why i keep a $X,XXX spare wheelset sitting around.
(and there in lies the conundrum of me)

Yeah, but one year of use is like 10 years of riding with the hours you are dropping (this isnt a dig, just math).

Not sure why you need a spare wheelset, like whats the difference if you down a week or two?

 

[Patrick]

Yeah, but one year of use is like 10 years of riding with the hours you are dropping (this isnt a dig, just math).

Not sure why you need a spare wheelset, like whats the difference if you down a week or two?

i could always go for a run.

 

[CJS]

DT Swiss not available so I went with the stock Salsa hub. @jimvreeland thanks again for taking care of this. My Fat Bastard is back in biz!