How much would you pay for the most beautiful hub?

[kingoffootball]

Super Rare Westpine Cycles Neutron Front Hub Built Wheel | eBay

Laced to Mavic 217 SUP rim. Blue aluminum nipples. Hub looks complete. What you see is what you get.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[benjabbi]

It's pretty damn cool but not that much!

 

[hamster]

Does exactly what any other hub does, probably heavier than a Hope lightweight.
Would it make you happier riding with it on your wheel? You won't be any faster.

 

[mynchiboy]

Not too fussed here as well TBH. The brakes made by Westpine are truly quite special however...

 

[ferrus]

I’ve a couple of hubs, a NOS XC and a DH version built into a wheel. Didn’t pay anything like that for them!

 

[ferrus]

Does exactly what any other hub does, probably heavier than a Hope lightweight.
Would it make you happier riding with it on your wheel? You won't be any faster.

It’s quite light but not especially so. But it’ll save an inch off each spoke - so 32”/36” of spoke is quite a weight saving.
The massive flanges give a wide spoke angle as well, so with the short spokes they build into a very stiff wheel.

It’s the rear that’s incredibly rare. Other than in adverts I’d never even seen a photo of one, then after years of looking one turned up on flickr. Speaking to others, it seems to be the only production example ever seen

 

[benjabbi]

It’s quite light but not especially so. But it’ll save an inch off each spoke - so 32”/36” of spoke is quite a weight saving.
The massive flanges give a wide spoke angle as well, so with the short spokes they build into a very stiff wheel.

Incidentally, it’s the rear that’s incredibly rare. Other than in adverts I’d never even seen a photo of one, then after years of looking one turned up on flickr. Speaking to others, it seems to be the only production example ever seen

Shorter spokes won't make that much difference to the weight. 32" of spoke is roughly 3 average length spokes for 26" wheels, weighs about 12-20g depending on the type of spoke.

 

[ferrus]

Ok, that’s nothing then

 

[bikeworkshop]

There's probably always been a market for a flashy showpiece.

Even before the bike was invented! Not strong, not light, not cheap, choose 3.
Now those make me want to ride a horse wearing chaps.

 

[Rod_Saetan]

$900 for the wheel then a further $900 in pipe cleaners to get the mud out of it