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strength of qr hubs for dh/fr

dirt-dart

Monkey
Feb 26, 2006
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mccall ID/eagle river AK
ok, i am having a hard time finding some decently priced used or new 20mm and 135 10mm bolt on wheels and i am now considering buying something with a quick release rear hub... but i am pretty hard on my things, especially my wheels and i was wondering if a rear qr hub would hold up to hard riding? I was thinking of buying a set of 729s with a 20mm front and quickrelease rear.
(i like landing sideways off big ol' hips and doing big drops)
 

Repack

Turbo Monkey
Nov 29, 2001
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Boston Area
To do it on the cheap, buy a Shimano XT rear hub and put a solid bolt-on axle in it. MUCH stronger. A little heavy, but cheap and strong.