FLASH-POINT BLOG ARCHIVE: Dec 2004

Over the last 6 weeks or so we have eliminated one of the final two hub designs for the wheelsets. One particular family of hubs have performed exceptionally well. As it turns out, these hubs are manufactured in Taiwan by a precision machining organization and we have used our years of bearing development to spec a high grade sealed Japanese manufactured cartridge bearing. We addressed the numerous manufacturing and assembly tolerances we know to be critical in hubs and as a supplier they have demionstrated a great willingness to learn and deliver to our expectations. The combination of precision machining and excellent bearing quality has produced by far the best results in all testing, wheelbuilding and riding. We now will make many of these and start real-life mileage logging.