track or road front hub (Phil Wood)

You can use any front hub. I would get choose a Campy Veloce or Centaur or a Shimano 105 or Ultegra. The Shimano and Campy hubs are a well built and durable. I cannot think of a single reason I would ever use an FSA hub--even it it were given to me free.

TheWaker43 said:

hey folks
i am about to buy a new hub set for my bridgestone fixie.
this is a pretty large investment for me, phil woods.
i was planning to get a track set but have been wondering if i should just
get track rear and a road front because it is cheaper and FSA.
by the way i was planning to get low flanges anyway and i can always use
the front wheel on a geared bike.
thanks
casey

The road version Phil Wood Field Serviceable Axle (FSA) is nice and quite versatile, as you already know. Another nice Phil Wood option is the bolt on axle fasteners. Later, if you decide to change, you can buy the QR version axle caps and go that way.
Either way, it is a large investment, but it is hard to beat Phil Wood quality and they really do build up into a durable wheel. I don't think that thier bearings hold up better than Campy or Shimano, but the cartrdiges are super easy to swap out with the FSA feature. As with any cartridge bearing hub there is no way to adjust the bearing preload so when they wear they get looser.