Are these hubs any good ? I know they're a but old now, and GI aren't around any more, but I want to upgrade my hubs, and might be able to get a set cheap.

Thanks,
Tim

Have em, and love em. They are two-piece plastic construction, so there are wear points located where each bolt goes thru the hubs, where the two parts of the hub will eat each other slowly. I got 3-4? years of use out of my last set, and put new vegas set on.

Pretty much my favorite part of them, and this is !key! - is that the air nozzle is not enclosed much, and every pump I've ever tried has fit easily, unlike say, the crossairs from GI, where I always had to use a compressor!

I think one of my 'change jar savings funds' is for nice metal based hubs, either Trampa or the like.

Awesome, thanks for the info ! I was a but worries that they were getting on a bit now, and a bit 'style over substance'.

The kite shop apparently has a couple of sets, some new, some used. Is there anything I should check for on the used sets to make sure they still have life left in them ?

Tim

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Originally posted by elfasa The kite shop apparently has a couple of sets, some new, some used. Is there anything I should check for on the used sets to make sure they still have life left in them ? Tim

Check for any cracks or crazing of the hubs. The hubs are nylon rather than fiber-reinforced nylon so they were more prone to damage from sharp impacts.

The weakest part of the hubs is probably that tabs inside of the the outer hub where it mates to the inner hub.

Also make sure that none of the nut seats have started to round off or strip. These are the 6 sided cut-outs in the nylon tabs that the nut rests in and that prevents them from turning while you tighten or loosen the bolt. In the picture below you can see the nut seats and the nylon tabs at 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 and 10:00.



FWIW: I never really has and issue with the air valve clearance on the Vegas, Multi-Hubs, CrossAirs (2nd Generation) or Terraintulas. However, I expect that has more to do with the fact that the air pump I use most often has a threaded air hose connector:



rather than the quick release type which tend to be bulkier where it connects to the air valve.



ATB,
Sam

Awesome, thanks Sam! I'll have a good look when I go to the shop in Monday.

Tim