You could service it with oleoresin capsicum.
Onyx Hubs
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hows it hold up for dh use?
But then again it would, if the DH bike has heavier wheels and tires...
Not really. Yes, the hubs are heavier, but the hub really isn't rotational weight that would give the wheel momentum. Hubs Onyx Classic, rims are Stan's MK4 28h, double butted spokes, alloy nipples. Tires Maxxis DHF 2.5 DD front, 2.4 Shorty DD rear.
Trail bike: I9 Hydra's, Stan's carbon 32h, double butted spokes, alloy nipples. Tires Michelin Wild Enduros 2.4 F & R which are roughly the same weight as Maxxis.
They arrived today. Spokes are prepped. Brass nipples. Stans rims. Borrowing a Park stand to do the build. Kind of nervous. It's been a while.
DT Squorx alloy nipples with really inconsistent levels of threadlocker go higher up on the kill list.
But what if the tension causes you to wind up? I guess you'll need to get your bearings.
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On a more serious note, wouldn't the Onyx design be better for ebikes than high POE ratchets/pawls, since it kind of eases into the engagement? I know a lot of ebikes that come with DT hubs get spec'd with the 18t pawls to try and address it, but I've heard of people exploding even those on their ebikes.
I was really tempted to try Onyx on my last wheel build (the idea of silent hub and just hearing tires was appealing), but then I realized that I'd hear every little creak and rattle on my bike all the more, so went with a loud hub instead.
I was really tempted to try Onyx on my last wheel build (the idea of silent hub and just hearing tires was appealing), but then I realized that I'd hear every little creak and rattle on my bike all the more, so went with a loud hub instead.
I think there is some legit concern with hub strength that would have me concerned with a high-torque ebike application. I bet the hub could be reinforced because it sounds like the problem is on the shell side/where the clutch engages rather than the clutch itself.
As for the rattles- it's very real. I spend more time paying attention to squeaks and rattles when I can't hear the soft whirr of the hub. PITA but then you have a truly silent bike, which is bananas.
if anything i would think its the opposite - someone was telling me that its either sprag clutches or one way bearings don't hold up well under high torque. i could be wrong, but i swear someone knowledgeable on the subject told me that once.
I9 torches are okay when you ride tuek and they are are what was tested above.
I9 say hydras are better but I think they are much worse than torches.....
I9 say hydras are better but I think they are much worse than torches.....
So apart from the 9zero, fuck all worth worrying about unless you're trying to win elite level races.
My friend, an engineer here, ran that test.
It was more about what grease though...that has a major impact.
Colored. That's why the low temps. At low temps some hubs and lubes are like peanut butter. We typically replace grease in some of the bearings with low-temp grease that doesn't. Molykote.
I think fatback was able to get low-temp grease speced from the factory or something like that.
Original or the Vesper?
I'd lean towards the Vesper.
Yes, but the factors weren't isolated (same grease applied to each) so there still could be more hub drag in some of them.
So far good. Bought the bike used, put in new hybrid bearings and they're running nice & smooth.