White Industries Debuts 130 Disc Hub for Cyclocross, Road

so am i the only one who has pixalated images ?

135mm for discs is pretty much locked in for Cross bikes too. Big names like Specialized are already spec’ing stuff that way or showing off protos of such. So are most of the small guys too.

That said…There are exisiting rigs designed around 130mm frame spacing and discs already. Good amount. So being White Industries is a small company this is a good move. If this was a bigger company pushing such I’d be a bit more critical, but small companies like white help fill the void nicely for such needs. And their stuff is purty.

I’ve used WI H1 hubs and currently have an H1 on the front and and H3 on the back. WI makes beautiful hubs that are well designed and damned hardy.

It’s a smart move for WI to do these hubs so that they’re compatible with 130mm spacing, since it’s still the dominant spacing of road bikes. If and when 135mm spacing become dominant, it’s a pretty good bet that WI will make a hub for that. As a small company, they’re agile enough to respond quickly to such changes in the marketplace. Besides, there’s nothing to say that they won’t have a 135mm spacing variant out in the near future.

I view this hub as a win. After all it’s another step toward large scale integration of disk brakes on road bikes. Sure it’s debatable whether disk brakes are even necessary or would an advantage on road racing machines, it’s certain that they’d be a benefit on touring bikes, cargo bikes, and bikes used by folks that have compromised hand strength or function.

Gear – “you’ll realize pretty quickly why racers will adopt them in an instant for mountain stages when they become allowed.”

WHEN they are allowed? Aren’t they allowed now?

@Brandon – no. discs are not allowed by the UCI for road racing. Yet.

A 28 spoke disk wheel seems a bit sketchy to me, but there are a lot of other factors involved.

how about all cyclocross frames be steel and spaced to 132.5 (surly style). everyone will be happier

@josh

exactly, there is no reason for a major manufacturer to do it… that’s where a co. like White who can do small runs of nice gear to fit niche markets.

there are a few 130mm disc bikes out there – and IF i has one, i would have this hub. i run the non disc ones on my std CX wheels, the SS ones on my MTB, and will run the disc ones on my disc CX bike when i get it (yes, 135mm…)