Original or this...?

[odyofael]

I recently acquired a mountain bike and it has Chris King hubs, black spokes and Mavic 517 rims. If you were me and you have a Cannondale BOTE M800, LX equipped (all original), would you replace the hubs with the CK? The thing I like about the LX is its soft sound when you freewheel, the CK is like 75% louder. What would you do? The option of keeping both sets is out the door. The bike where the CK came from has to be sold. I want to here your suggestions. I am not really into rest. I want realiability.

 

[lewis1641]

if i were in your position i woulsd definately sell on the chris king wheels.

keep the cannondale original and the king whores will pay big for the wheels

 

[SouthCoastRetro]

But please put the tires from the CK wheels back in the bin where they belong. (Or sell them to an amberwall nut!).

 

[beagle]

What bike were the King/Mavic wheels on?

 

[ishaw]

It sounds to me like you want to keep it original and reliable and don't like the noise of the king hubs. I've got a set of rolf wheels and the freewheel noise is astoundingly loud (but I don't mind it).

If you do sell on the king wheels, I would be interested as I'm looking for something nice to fit to a build, though what period would these be considered from? I can also throw you an LX rear hub if you like, as I had it on my RTS2 from new, and that is long gone, but I still have the hub. Happy to part-ex against a few quid off the king wheels should you choose to sell them.

 

[captaincosmic]

stick to the originals much nicer

 

[dyna-ti]

Sell the CK wheels
ask yourself -Can i afford to replace these like for like ?

 

[odyofael]

Thanks for all the response guys. Would the LX hubs be as reliable as the CK (if they are)? I'm a heavy set guy and would like something really reliable.

 

[passiflora]

No LX are reliable, but CK are engineered to last, that's the whole point and why you pay a preimum.

LX are perfectly adequate though and the wheels will last a good long time if they are in good condition to start with.

 

[odyofael]

No LX are reliable, but CK are engineered to last, that's the whole point and why you pay a preimum.

LX are perfectly adequate though and the wheels will last a good long time if they are in good condition to start with.

So just stick with the OE? The CK look cool though. I dont really care about the vintage. Reliabilty is my main concern. To start with, the LX's are pretty smooth. I bought the bike from the original owner.

And I just checked, the front still has the original (?) Panracer SMOKE tires.