Published by Tristan on 15 May 2009 at 10:10 am
Mike’s Phil Wood / Kinlin XR-300 rebuild
This hub is seriously old – apparently around 20 years ago it was laced to a Mavic track tubular and used on the front of Mike’s cyclocross bike. The 371g rim wasn’t the stiffest thing in the world (I wonder why?!?) and the lack of a decent brake surface plus two decades of riding meant it was time for a rebuild.
By using the stiffer XR-300 rim and CX-Ray spokes we added about 50g to the wheel’s weight but have made a huge improvement in lateral stiffness.
Although the hub shell was a bit tarnished the Phil bearings were in amazing shape and still smooth. The old Campy quick release was a touch rusty but still opened and closed well…I wonder if today’s components will last as well?
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- This is a seriously cool front wheel
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- another shot of the Phil hub and Campy quick release
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- Phil Wood hub
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- Kinlin XR-300 rim, Sapim CX-Ray spokes
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