Lipstick on a pig...........

[Bendix]

"Time tested and bombproof KT internals"...... :roll:

An $18.99 Chinese coaster brake becomes a $140.00 hipster statement.

yippee.


http://www.bikerumor.com/2011/09/18/int ... brake-hub/

 

[Rat Rod]

Sealed bearings though! :lol:

 

[user 135]

The high flanges are cool. But as Curtis stated, in this thread " sealed bearings are pointless when you have to grease the shoes.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=44043

 

[Rat Rod]

I don't even think the hub looks all that impressive even with the new housing.

 

[Bendix]

The high flanges are cool. But as Curtis stated, in this thread " sealed bearings are pointless when you have to grease the shoes.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=44043

well how the heck did i miss that thread.....?

 

[user 135]

I don't even think the hub looks all that impressive even with the new housing.

It is more industrial instead of refined(polished).

well how the heck did i miss that thread.....?

Dunno. Interesting that nothing new has come out since then.

 

[Rat Rod]

Curtis is the man when it comes to hubs. :wink:

 

[Rat Rod]

It is more industrial instead of refined(polished).

It could use some more detail in the finish...seems kind of like a blank that hasn't gone through the engraving process yet.

 

[user 135]

It is more industrial instead of refined(polished).

It could use some more detail in the finish...seems kind of like a blank that hasn't gone through the engraving process yet.

Don't your fingers need a workout? :wink:

 

[Tailwinds]

It is more industrial instead of refined(polished).

It could use some more detail in the finish...seems kind of like a blank that hasn't gone through the engraving process yet.

Your comments echo my thoughts too. It appears more like a hub that was built with the lowest common denominator in mind. Some unfinished aluminum and silk screening, meh.

Hey I'm all for trying something new, being unique, etc. But given the choice I think I'll rock an old Elgin air-cooled hub and pass on that particular high-flange.

 

[TheFlyingDingo]

I dont think its worth the money. Could be a heck of a lot cooler if it was drilled with some kind of nifty drilling, or holes or whatever.

 

[user 135]

I dont think its worth the money. Could be a heck of a lot cooler if it was drilled with some kind of nifty drilling, or holes or whatever.

If only they had this hub's designer help them out. :wink: :wink:

 

[Tailwinds]

^ YES! Exactly what came to my mind. High flange is awesome, drillium is awesome. Mix those w/ a coaster brake and matching front hub, SOLD.

 

[c.p.odom]

I am toying with the idea of doing coaster brake/multi-speed rear hubs. They would likely use even larger flanges. I have done coasters in the past using stock innards. We are talking Uber Cool hubs but with a serious price attached.

 

[Rustinkerer]

Needs fins on the center, like the Elgin/JC Higgins hubs! Kinda cool though, that brake arm is slick. Not $140 slick though! :lol: -Adam

 

[c.p.odom]

Might as well put fins on it, they already knocked off a Phil Wood style body.