Pantour hubs experience?

[Cheg]

Anyone have experience, good or bad, with Pantour suspension hubs? I'm thinking about putting one on
the front of a 20" wheel folder instead of a suspension fork. They are a bit expensive, but appear
to be much lighter than suspension forks.

 

[Alex Rodriguez]

In article <XiwFb.175353$_M.801532@attbi_s54>, [email protected] says...
>Anyone have experience, good or bad, with Pantour suspension hubs? I'm thinking about putting one
>on the front of a 20" wheel folder instead of a suspension fork. They are a bit expensive, but
>appear to be much lighter than suspension forks.

I'd be concerned with my brakes hitting the tire or spokes instead of the rim braking surface. Some
rims in their quest for lightness have small braking tracks, so the small amount of movement in the
hub could be a big deal.
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Alex

 

[meb]

Originally posted by Alex Rodriguez
In article <XiwFb.175353$_M.801532@attbi_s54>, [email protected] says...
>Anyone have experience, good or bad, with Pantour suspension hubs? I'm thinking about putting one
>on the front of a 20" wheel folder instead of a suspension fork. They are a bit expensive, but
>appear to be much lighter than suspension forks.

I'd be concerned with my brakes hitting the tire or spokes instead of the rim braking surface. Some
rims in their quest for lightness have small braking tracks, so the small amount of movement in the
hub could be a big deal.
----------------
Alex

The older 1/2" travel units are fine for rim based brakes.
The newer 1" travel hubs are intended for use with disc brakes.