Slowing for a VERY well-timed lookout stop meant that I only had to deal with 30km/h of awkward edge-of-control deceleration rather than the >50km/h alternative, since this happened on a 8km descent back to sea level at Pleasant Bay.
At least after more than 7 years and two wheelsets this hub didn't owe me much... But makes for living proof of why you shouldn't radial-lace to a hub that's not designed for it.
3 hours, $120 later, Touring Jake is upgraded to a cutting-edge single walled front "hybrid" wheel. It's wal-mart brethren can only dream of the action this wheel will see.
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Wow, that sounds like it could have been bad. Glad to hear you managed to avoid taking a little bit of the Cabot Trail home with you in the form of road rash...
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