dani_elprat@hotmail.com Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Too much job... heheheCarbon fibre + Alu = Weightless Only 64g!He has at the moment only 2 hubs (1 for him [Origami] and 1 for Benito) for testing the final quality of the product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 but will it be the same price as a rockman hub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani_elprat@hotmail.com Posted December 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 but will it be the same price as a rockman hub?I have no idea (I supossed NO) but ALL the hub are "handmade"I think is the same weight as the Rockman but that is "La crème de la crème" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 but who cares about "La crème de la crème" if your splurging out cash on a front hub get a king... if it was superlight, with an epic engagement system then it'd be worth money, but front hubs are so basic there's no need for silly extravagance it won't offer any benefits over an alloy hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 If its no lighter, stronger or able to offer any other benefit apart from making your wallet lighter then how can the cost be truly justified, i guess there will be the minority that will buy it purely because its pimp....... so make a disc one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willis-gu Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Looks fooking awsome! pimp is not the word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
315r Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Yess the look it's awesome, but it's handmade and under petition, for sure it's very expensive and Rockman has other option with the same weigh.In this situation I would go for a rockman for sure.Origami has to give something that nobody have given until now for the success of this hub. Weigh is not the thing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King C Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Im intrigued. How can two products of very similar dimensions, weigh roughly the same when one uses a relatively lighter material? Bigger bearings perhaps? Heavier flange material? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sixstreet Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Pointless in my opinion. Also, if you're going to the trouble of making something using carbon weave you'd thinkn you'd get it straight! That would drive me mad, i'd always be wondering if had twisted. Limited not only in edition... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 but who cares about "La crème de la crème" if your splurging out cash on a front hub get a king... if it was superlight, with an epic engagement system then it'd be worth money, but front hubs are so basic there's no need for silly extravagance it won't offer any benefits over an alloy hub. absolutely right on the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Im intrigued. How can two products of very similar dimensions, weigh roughly the same when one uses a relatively lighter material? Bigger bearings perhaps? Heavier flange material?Because joining the two different materials requires extra strength at the join which in turn increases weight. Plus you can use pretty thin alloy for the shell of the hub so using CRP isn't going to help a great deal with weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
315r Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) I have been speaking with Origami and said to me that:- It's just a special edition, therefore like special editions is expensive.- It's made with alu 7075 like no other hub in the market. This alu seems like it's more strong than others.- Other modification in contrast of the rest of hubs in the market is that is more long to improve stability of the wheel, specially in rim brakes.Maybe is a good option if you want to have the best in your bike and don't have problems with money Nowadays it's still in testing process.... Edited December 4, 2009 by 315r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey1991 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 If your going to make the "ultimate" non disk front hub, why not replace the aluminium with Titanium?It wouldn't save alot but everylittle helps if your spending that kind of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 If your going to make the "ultimate" non disk front hub, why not replace the aluminium with Titanium?It wouldn't save alot but everylittle helps if your spending that kind of money.The increase in cost would be huge.The weight really wouldn't drop much either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Also, if you're going to the trouble of making something using carbon weave you'd thinkn you'd get it straight! That would drive me mad, i'd always be wondering if had twisted.Yeah - also the logo isn't in the middle. I think it looks tacky, especially since it's not really lighter than a lightweight alloy hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
315r Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 If your going to make the "ultimate" non disk front hub, why not replace the aluminium with Titanium?It wouldn't save alot but everylittle helps if your spending that kind of money.This is a common mistake.Titanium always is heavier than alu Pointless in my opinion. Also, if you're going to the trouble of making something using carbon weave you'd thinkn you'd get it straight! That would drive me mad, i'd always be wondering if had twisted. Limited not only in edition...Wow that's true! weave of carbon are twisted...FAIL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafal Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 If your going to make the "ultimate" non disk front hub, why not replace the aluminium with Titanium?It wouldn't save alot but everylittle helps if your spending that kind of money.buahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKH Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Looks nice, but....This one is 10g lighter with no modifications and you can buy it for less than $100 retail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Yes but what rim are you going to put on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISO2 Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Yes but what rim are you going to put on that?Massive honed out Mavic X517 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sixstreet Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 ... and double ended spokes to make up for the lack of holes in the hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKH Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) ... and double ended spokes to make up for the lack of holes in the hub.'Available in 28h drilling - pretty sure you could find a rim for that. another cool thing about the american classic hub is that you can upgrade the axle to ti Edited December 23, 2009 by JKH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyb Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 american classic hubs are shite dan b had a front hub he killed it in two weeks the bearings let the hub down big time the weight was awesomeandyb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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