Dirt Showdown - Black Box

Hub Showdown Chris King, Hadley, Industry Nine, DT, Stealth, and Hope. Hub Showdown Chris King, Hadley, Industry Nine, DT, Stealth, and Hope. Chris King. Weight 2. Black Box Dil dosyalari silinerek, gecislerdeki videolarin kalitesi dusurulerek ve dosyalar sikistiralarak boyutu dusurulmus halidir. RAR sifresi sorarsa www. Berserk and the Band of the Hawk. Berserk and the Band of the HawkBlack Box View all posts in Berserk and the Band of the Hawk. F, 2. 85g R, w alloy freehub. Engagement points  7. Price 3. 50 F, 6. RAvailable Axles  front QR, 1. Rear QR, Bolt on, 1. Colors Black, Brown, Navy, Silver, Red, Gold, Mango, Pink, Pewter, Green. PvVj.png' alt='Dirt Showdown - Black Box' title='Dirt Showdown - Black Box' />Holes 2. Quality There is no questioning the quality of a King hub. Dirt Showdown - Black Box' title='Dirt Showdown - Black Box' />Its clear that everything, from the machine work to the color, is done to the best level they can. The freehub drive mechanism is just beautiful to look at, even if you dont understand how it works or even what it is. Everything about the Kings bleeds quality, right down to the axles themselves. Bearings are smooth out of the box, and they just get better with riding time. Feel  There is just something cool about the buzz of a King hub. It makes you smile. There is a decent amount of drag initially, but they break in enough to make the drag minimal. Make no mistake, King hubs will never roll as smoothly as the best road hubs, but they are quite good considering the engagement. Durability Kings take maintenance. End of story. Every once and a while you have to crack them open easy enough to do, clean them out, re grease them, and properly load the bearings. If you are a beast on the bike, these might not be the best choice for you. Every hub here can and WILL die if you are hard enough on them, and the Kings are no exception. Value Its been said the value in a King hub comes from its longevity. Its supposed to be an investment, so while they are initially expensive they will supposedly last you for years. I dunno about that. Its true of course, but its true of every hub listed here too. The fact is, Kings are expensive. There are obvious reasons for that expense, but they are expensive none the less. That said, Id be pretty comfortable saying they are the highest quality hub here, although its debatable if that quality is of any real benefit over the level of quality on the other hubs. Overall thoughts  Kings are cool. There is no bigger piece of bike bling right now that speaks without saying a word like King stuff. Are they worth the money  Thats up to you. They arent necessarily better, performance wise, than the other hubs here, but theyre pretty, they work really well, they sound cool, and they come with a history and aura that the others dont. If they last as well as the rumors say, then you have also solved your hub problems for years to come too. Industry Nine J Bend. Weight 1. 91g F, 3. REngagement points  6. Price 3. 29 F, 6. RAvailable Axles front QR, 1. Rear QR, Bolt on, 1. Colors Black, Silver, Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Orange, Pewter, Pink, Purple, Red. Holes 3. 2, 3. 6Quality  The standard alloy spoke Industry Nine hubs are a CNC nerds dream. Its clear that they are built by people that know their way around a CNC machine, and love what they do. The axles are smooth and press in easily, the freehub body fits into the hub like a key and lock, and the freehub itselfits a work of machining art. The J Bend hubs continue that, but use standard spokes instead of machined alloy ones. Feel  Like most high engagement hubs, the I9s had a fair bit of drag to start. They quickly bed in, and require just a bit of cleaning and relubing initially. They quickly start getting louder too, making a very distinct buzzing sound. Fta Satellite Receiver Program. The engagement is impressive, although to be honest its hard to tell the difference between the 1. I9s and the Kings on the trail. Durability While a fairly simple system internally, the I9s still have some very precise stuff going on in there,  so dirt can make a bit of a mess. Theyre well sealed, but will still need cleaning and relubing from time to time. The freehub body was more resistant to cassette chewing then the other hubs here with an alloy freehub. Must have been the material I guess. The only real problem we had with the I9 hubs is the bearings, although to be fair it was a rare problem. They cant quite match the quality of the Kings or DTs, or even the Hopes. We developed a bit of play on some wheels, and a slight roughness. It was very slight, but it was there. I would like to see a better bearing used here. When ours fully die, I intend to replace them with Enduro ceramic bearings, which ought to cure any complaints fully. Value Its clear that Industry Nine aimed straight at Chris King with their stuff, so its only fair to compare them directly. Compared to the Kings, the I9s are cheaper, but slightly heavier. Granted, its not much but heavier is heavier, and that may bother some peoples brains, although it wont make any significant difference riding. Again though, if you upgrade the Kings to the steel freehub you know, the one that doesnt get chewed up like soft cheese the weights start to get very similar. Where Industry Nine makes up for that is their ease of axle swaps, and much more affordable replacement parts then the King stuff. Theyre still quite pricey though, so value again comes down to an individual choice, particularly if you go with the full I9 system alloy spokes. Overall thoughts  Industry Nine does a good job of giving Chris King a run for their money in the machining and bling categories, although they cant quite beat them. The Kings are lighter, but the I9s engage faster. I9 doesnt yet have the mystique that King does, but they are definitely gaining. Industry Nines also come in purple, and purple is just awesome. DT 2. 40s. Weight 1. F, 2. 64g REngagement points 1. Price 3. 75 F, 5. RAvailable Axles QR, DT Swiss thru bolt, 2. QR, DT Swiss thru bolt, 1. Colors blackmaybe white. Holes 3. 2Quality  Cracking open the DTs shows the unique internals, and a super clean design. The ring drive mechanism had nice sharp edges, and everything just looked very well done. The DTs are clean,  well executed, and unique. Feel The DTs dont have an outstanding feel. They are definitely lacking in engagement compared to the Kings, Stealths and Industry Nines. With only 1. 8 points, theres quite a bit of rotation before the Star Ratchet kicks in. But heres the thing. When the ring drive does engage, it feels SOLID. The ring drive feels like you could be a 5. I have never, EVER heard of a DT hub slipping. Ever. Durability DT hubs are  infamous for their durability. I heard a good story from one hardcore XC racer that said after 3 years he cracked open the hub to clean it out, and just put it back together because it was so clean inside, and it just worked so well. Now thats impressive. Value The DTs are pricey, in the same range as the Kings and Industry Nines. The DTs have the bling factor, but not in the same way as the others. For one, the DTs only come in black Apparently white now too, although we cant get them  They are fairly quiet too, without the obnoxious buzz or hub from the others. Even the stickers are understated. Its basically the Swiss Army knife of bike hubs. Theyre kind of boring, kind ofmeh. But they are well built, theyre stupidly light, theyre unique, and they will be what the surviving cockroaches are riding after a nuclear holocaust. If you can appreciate them for their performance rather than the bling factor, then you will understand why the DT 2. Overall thoughts If youre after a solid performing, no nonsense hub that takes a lot of crap and just keeps going, this is the one.