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Thanks for the heads up on the price but it looks like I'm going to go with something a bit cheaper, probably Novatec, they seem to offer a good compromise for cost/performance.A pair of Cyberhubs, will set you back about 560 USD including registered delivery from Italy to Japan.
I have a set of Novatec's laced to 50mm Chinese carbon tubulars with CX-Rays. I have been happy with them. They still spin very smoothly after a few thousand km. (Bought in 2011 - 10sp hub, for sale)
why not just get Shimano and relax? Anywhere in Japan you can get parts and prompt service. Is it aesthetics that is your prime concern? If it is a set of black Shimano hubs might do the job.Thanks for the heads up on the price but it looks like I'm going to go with something a bit cheaper, probably Novatec, they seem to offer a good compromise for cost/performance.
I did consider Dura Ace hubs but they don't really meet my requirements, they are reliable but I've decided to go a different way.why not just get Shimano and relax? Anywhere in Japan you can get parts and prompt service. Is it aesthetics that is your prime concern? If it is a set of black Shimano hubs might do the job.
Old maxim in bike building. You can have cheap, light and good but never all three at the same time. The title of this thread is counter to that maxim but I look forward to seeing the build develop. Related to the classified for a spoke tension meter just save the money and put it into higher quality parts.@TCC will vehemently disagree but for a one off build and you first need to get a feel for wheel building before going all anal about tensions and what not. YMMV.I'd like to eventually end up at about 7kg without breaking the bank
And as you said probably not quality or reliability.Price and weight, both of which can be 'beaten' with alternatives.
That is true, even though the target of about 7kg is certainly well within reach, weight is not my primary concern. I've tried to select parts for their reliability/weight and also keep the budget at a reasonable level. Of course only time will tell and I'm sure I'll make more than a few mistakes in the process. But I'm having fun so far and my better half hasn't changed the locks on the front door yet :> so I figure I'm doing something right.You can have cheap, light and good but never all three at the same time.
You can have cheap, light and good but never all three at the same time.
I'm on your heels with my cheapo weenie build!My bike might be the modern exception. In weenie trim it's well under 7 kg of which the parts cost about 150,000 yen. The rear hub is as smooth as a Cassanova's bedpost (very notchy), but apart from that it all works pretty well.