I've been looking to replace my front wheel on the Dawes Galaxy for a while now. The front wheel is begining to grind and the bearings need replacing (if this is possible). The rim is worn and need a rebuild.
I started looking at Dynamo hubs and decided I wanted something which I could swap over from my Dawes to the Cotic >X< for winter. I was recomended to look at Rose Cycles as they are good value by a freind. Well the website is clear but its not as easy as flicking through a catalogue.
I posted a question to Rose cycles as the picture didn't apear to match up with the description yesterday but when I got home I found Rose have sent me a catalogue, I had previously registered with theior website - which appears to have paid off. The catalogue is nearly an inch thick - and this from a shop in another country who I have yet to place an order with. 5 mins of flicking through and I found out exactly what I need and will be placing an order shortly.
It appears marketing works.
Now for those looking for those interested:
I wanted the Shimano DH-3N80 but which has the 6 holes for disc brakes. Well they don't exist, you have to get the DH-3D30, not the top spec'd hub. Instead you can get the DH-3D80 but this comes for discs which don't have the 6 mounting holes (like traditional MTB discs) but instead is for different discs with holes in the middle. So you have to get the disc with the toothed round hole in the center or the adapter, in the disc section, or an adapter for discs with the 6 mounting holes.
Looks like Rose might not be able to sort me out completely as the Cotic has 140MM discs and the minimum size on Rose appears to be 160mm.
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