Sunday, November 17, 2013

kink boulevard FA front hub

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-specs-
7075 -t6 aluminum hub shell
6902 sealed bearings
15mm 7075-t6 aluminum axle hollow
3/8"x24tpi chromoly axle bolts, 8mm allen hex / 17mm socket
weight- 7.6oz
36h
guards- kink plastic, 1 or bolth sides

-coming from a gsport marmoset i wanted something lighter. i thought i could be clean enough to not break anything on this hub but i was wrong

wanted a nice 4 peg capable street hub meant for some abuse yet was light enough so i could jet hop over trash cans

after not even a full month of riding, barely rode, but an ice pick to smith cracked the head off of one of the bolts. i was able to get it out easy and the fun began.

emailed kink, told them what happened, sent photo, did not need receipt [i did have due to being original buyer] said bolts were on the way. they did not send shipping code for me to track it however it came in about a week.

the new bolts that were sent were significantly longer and hollow. said fuck it and ran em. another week later and 2 more fresh bolts arrive in the mail, whatever thats cool more free shit for me. have had no problems for a couple months now. i recommend this hub highly now

for most that axle is going to be adequate. the bolts have changed and the new design has proven itself worthy.

-guards- front
weight - 0.9oz [real talk]
only compatible with boulevard front hub
polycarbonate material construction
works on bolth sides [fucking duh its a front hub guard, you dont know how often im seeing this]

very easy to install/ remove the guards unlike the marmoset guards these have a nice design.
have been trying to abuse these yet no cracks/ significant damage yet. very strong guards. i usually fuck shit up when it comes to my hubs/guards but these have held up great. highly recommend them to anyone looking for one of the lightest options

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