Where is there a good choice/reasonable price?
I need some for a new frame, part of upgrading from non-disc was to rebuild my Stan's Alphas on to new hubs (cos they is lite) but the choice/price is negating my assumed benefits from that.
It may be that getting a CAAD12 may be an easier/better value option.
*disc 🥴
Hope rs
Bitex seem to be the go-to choice for value and reliability, having replaced Novatec, but I'm not sure about availability.
I have a pair of new Novatec D791/792SB hubs I'm now not planning on using. 12x100 and 12x142, 32h, XD freehub though, 6 bolt discs. £60 posted.
Got 2 paira of Just Riding Along badged Bitex that have been faultless these last 4 years.
I've had those Novatec hubs on my CX bike, albeit with QR end caps. They've been reliable (as in the freehub has never complained, the axles haven't snapped, the bodies are intact) although the front bearings went gritty quicker than I'd have liked (about 1500 miles). But then it is my CX/gravel bike so sees far more mud than any other bike.
There's Bitex and Chosen too, but they're both kinda heading towards the price point where Hope starts to become a bit a "why not"?
So my local bike recycling placey had some warrantied Axis wheels for £40, steel freehub, 24/28H which I'll try to work with my 32H stans somehow. 2kg!