Disc brakes shift the toll of braking from the rim to the hub. The harder the braking, the higher the speed, the more the hub has to take the brunt of the changes in force and heat build up. The Shimano Saint HB-M10 front hub has been built with these rigors in mind.

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Shimano is focused on premium performance, and as such, they are still innovating. The Shimano XTR HB-M978 15QR Centerlock Front Hub introduces a new standard -- 15QR. 15QR brings the thru axle stiffness to cross country bikes. The 2009 Fox 15QR forks tout a 25% increase in transverse... read more

Shimano is still innovating. The Shimano XT HB-M778 15QR Centerlock Front Hub introduces a new standard -- 15QR. 15QR brings the thru axle stiffness to cross country bikes. The 2009 Fox 15QR forks tout a 25% increase in transverse shear stiffness, and 15% increase in torsional... read more

If you've got a gravity bike with stays 150mm apart, your selection of hubs that fit is a bit more limited, but the options are growing. Thankfully, Shimano has continued to build a 150mm over lock nut width hub as part of their new Saint group. It is known as the Saint M815 rear hub.

Shimano's Saint freehub was more than due for a redesign. Changes were essential to keep the hub a worthy part of the Saint group. Shimano went back to the drawing board and came up with a rear hub that fits right in with the rest of the new Saint. And, like their crank options, there are... read more

The Cycleops PowerTap SL 2.4 Disc hub represents a new era in mountain biking -- training with power. Training with power allows you to measure data that isn’t affected by internal or external forces. Power is power. And being able to measure it allows one to produce data that... read more

King spent months designing the Chris King ISO Disc front hub. Not a mere re-design of an existing product, but a complete re-design of the shell. It has the same great internals as the Universal Disc hub, but the body has larger flanges and thicker shell built for years of daily... read more

Art. Chris King parts in general, and their hubs in particular, are functional art. Sexy shape, strong, light, the hubs are ogle-worthy. And they're just as beautiful on the inside. Easy to assemble, disassemble, rebuild, convert, customize, you can do it all.

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When Chris King decided to design a thru axle front hub, they had a simple goal -- make the best hub money can buy. With the Chris King ISO Disc 20mm Thru Axle front hub, they just might have done it. The hub utilizes a special 20mm bearing, almost the size of a headset bearing,... read more

Some of us say the Chris King Single Speed ISO Disc hub is too pretty to do anything else but propel a café cruiser, while others say this hub works too well to be used on anything but a race/adventure rig. We don't know what you'll decide, but we think everyone will agree that this is one... read more