In a message dated 4/26/02 8:15:17 AM, tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com writes:
<< ow THIS is good stuff. Very interesting. Phil stuff has alway bugged me anyway, especially when used to replace BB's and hubs on formerly full-NR bikes. Not an upgrade, IMHO. I see Phil stuff as the grandaddy of the silly 1990's MTB-fueled low volume, high dollar CNC junk turned out in industrial parks all over the US, as though CNC'd billet cranks were huge improvement on Shimano's forged stuff. >>
I could not disagree more. For example, I'm still using a Phil Wood BB that I bought in 1973 and it's not only running beautifully, it hasn't required any thing in that time. I also have a pair of the original 3 piece hubs that run perfectly as well. And I've had later hubs as well. While you may not like the look I don't think there can be any arguement about the way Phil Wood stuff works. While anything can fail I've never seen a failure in a piece of Phil stuff myself. And in the "there's Campy and everything else is crap" days they were really the only readily available alternative. Phil Brown It may yet rain in NoHo, Ca