Hubs & Gear Drives

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#1

Need some help. I have a Flux Motion, love it, but i don’t like the MBS Rockstar hubs that comes with it, because of the pattern holes of the pulley i bought the MBS Rockstar Pro thinking that it could be a good option but i was wrong ( if someone wants i can sell for half the price 4 Rockstar Pro with bearings only used once).
Next step that i can think of is buying one set of Moon drives and Trampa MegaStar hubs ( only hubs that i know that you can balance the wheel putting extra screws on it), this seems the best balance between cost/quality parts. I live in Portugal so i prefer sellers from Europe because of shipping costs and taxes.
What do you guys think? Good choice? Or there are better solutions out there?

P.s.: Sorry if chose the wrong topic to post this.

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#2

what is wrong with the current mbs hubs?

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#3

Rockstar II hubs are medium sexy at best

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#4

Get moon drives but keep the rockstar hubs, my superstars have been nothing but pain.

#5

I have Superstars in another board, nothing wrong with them, may i ask what problems did you get with tours?

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#6

First they wobble and they are difficult to balance, second i really don’t like the looks from them…

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#7

They are pretty easy to balance, all it needs is a few weights inside the rim

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#8

They wobble and some of the spoke holes are drilled off centre. Replacing a tire on them is also much more tedious than doing so on a rockstar ii

#9

Sounds like a Metro or SunMate rim, real Trampa rims should be much better

#10

If you are referring to me, I bought them directly from trampa so they should have been fine.

#11

Nah ive seen this complaint several times with the spoke holes being misaligned on the trampas

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#12

Does he do anything about it?

#13

Yeah they usually just swap the spokes. Its specifically the holes in the spokes, not the hubs IIRC

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#14

Only have the spoke hole wrong on one of 8 spokes, biggest issue is 3 out of 4 wheels appear to be not centered on the axles meaning they wobble up and down. Swapping spokes slightly fixes it but I’m moving to rockstar ii’s

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#15

I don’t blame you.

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#16

For what i can tell reading all the comments MegaStar hubs may not be the best choice.
What do you guys think about 3DServisas Fatboy wheel hubs? For what i can tell reading the specs they have same Bolt pattern of Trampa hubs but not MBS Rockstar, right?

#17

From my experience with 3d servisas they only have top notch stuff.

But dont count on them having replacemetn gears for your geardrives in a year or two :sweat_smile:

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#18

Yep thay always looking at the next thing. but ones it’s gone thay dont restock unless there’s a big demand to justify I new batch no ongoing support of matainkng any thing

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#19

I mean making new 10-15 motor pulley wouldnt hurt them so much… and they would sell for sure haha

#20

I like trampa hubs because you can customize them and widen them using a 3d printed part.