Bring Back the Noise | Speedline Killer Buzz Hubs
We’ve only had the new Speedline Killer Buzz hubs for a couple of weeks, but since they are now filtering out to the public we though we’d give you our thoughts …
Bring Back the Noise | Speedline Killer Buzz Hubs
We’ve only had the new Speedline Killer Buzz hubs for a couple of weeks, but since they are now filtering out to the public we though we’d give you our thoughts …
Up until now we have been living in a sensory deprived world, in silence … but Speedline Parts are bringing back the noise with their new Killer Buzz Hubs … the clue was always in the name! The buzz in the hub is courtesy of the ‘worm drive’, no springs, no clutch and definitely no paws! To be honest that’s where out technical insight on the worm drive ends, we’re not going to regurgitate something off the internet or direct from Speedline, we don’t know how it works, but it does, and it does it well. The hub is solid too, there doesn’t seem to be anything there that we could easily break, but, it comes apart, if needed, with a simple pull and goes back together just as easily, Like we said, it’s solid and well designed! Did we mention they are loud? Well they are … and it’s a unique buzzzzzz too.
The hubs don’t claim to be instant engagement but rather ‘near instant’, but they are so ‘near’ that it’s a moot point really. The rear hub weights in at 400g for the V-Brake version and our Disc version tipped our scales at 420g (not including a cog). Colourwise, you can have them in any one you want, once it’s black … more colours coming soon we believe. The rear axle is 10mm but will work on 15mm dropouts with the included adapters and they are Shimano compatible.
We have only been spinning the rear hub for a couple of weeks now, so we are not claiming this to be a full review but rather an ongoing project. So far, we’ve been impressed, the Speedline Killer Buzz hubs look slick, the rolling resistance is minimal and they are bedding in nicely. Speedline claim ‘less rolling resistance’ than others but we’ve no real way to verify that other than to tell you that they feel smooth cruising down the third straight rhythm section. We guess the real question here is … do you want an audience, or do you want to hide in the shadows.
And now for some tech stuff that might help you, the hub dimensions for lasing up your wheels are.
Rear Non-Disk Hub:
57.15mm Drive Flange Spoke Hole Centre
44.45 mm Non-Drive Flange Spoke Hole Centre
Spoke Hole 2.5mm
Drive Flange to centre is 28.25mm
Non-Drive Flange to Centre 29.75mm
Total Width Cone to Cone 110mm
Rear Disk Hub:
57.15mm Drive Flange Spoke Hole Centre
57.15 Non-Drive Flange Spoke Hole Centre
Spoke Hole 2.5mm
Drive Flange to centre is 28.25mm
Non-Drive Flange to Centre 21.5mm
Total Width Cone to Cone 110mm
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