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For Sale Alchemy Elf front 18 spoke red anodized hub with a KinLin XR300 clincher rim 30mm deep black anodized.  This a very light and strong wheel built up with one of the finest and lightest front hubs on the market. 610grams.  This wheel is used but you can't even tell.  There is virtually no rim wear.  The front hub retails for $180.  The wheel is yours for $130.  Pictures available upon request.

http://fairwheelbikes.com/kinlin-xr300-clincher-rim-p-1216.html

Fairwheel Bikes Review: At 66 grams the fits nicely into the mid-lightweight hubs. The Elf axle has been changed from a captured bearing design with a 12mm axle to a 10mm adjustable and sliding axle. The large bearings static capacity is high, and the flange spacing is the widest of just about anything we’ve seen. The bearing placement is about as far outboard as a front hub can tolerate and still have room to clear the fork. That extra bearing width should contribute to an even stiffer front wheel. Combine all of those factors with allowed radial lacing and you have the hub that is likely to produce the laterally stiffest wheel available. The hub has also recently had the flange OD increased by 1 mm to add even more strength and better resist flange failure.  Price isn’t too high for a hub of such quality. Drilling options are plentiful. The previous complaint I had of this hub was that it lacked preload adjustment has been addressed with the new
hub having a threaded axle for preload adjustment.  Getting the preload just right does take a bit of practice and a good feel for the hub. I guess the only remaining complaint would be that it’s only available in 3 colors. Customer service from Alchemy has been absolutely top notch.

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