Dt Swiss 180 Ceramic Hubs Review

Overzealous patent speculation aside we ve just received a set of 180 hubs to get a closer look at the insides of the new ratchet exp system.

Dt swiss 180 ceramic hubs review.

New dt swiss 240. The new 240 rear hub gets the same ratchet exp freehub design as the 180 an evolution of dt swiss s proven star ratchet design. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Net weight from 87 g show product.

Dt 180 hubs with ratchet exp options tech details. Dt swiss is known for its decent hubs and spokes. Dt swiss debuted its new ratchet exp freehub architecture on the 180 flagship range back in may 2019 and as expected that update has now made its way into the extremely popular 240 collection. On paper it would seem almost a pointless exercise to try to improve upon dt swiss 240 hubs given their stellar quality reputation and the fact that you can find them on some of the finest bikes in the world but the company s engineers managed to do just that by creating the dt swiss 180 hubs the rear road hub here being one of the best on the road and.

And a completely redesigned exp ratchet system on rear hubs. Lighter tougher and easier to maintain. In order to give you a better service dt swiss uses cookies. The latest evolution of the 180 hub family features straight pull flanges.

The ultra reliable freehub system transfers the highest pedaling loads resulting in direct power transmission. Factory installed dt sinc ceramic bearings. Dt swiss overall concept for their hubs is to deliver high performance and durability but never at the expense of usability. You get the 350 hub that claims to have the same performance as its higher end options just with a little less weight refinement.

180 rear road hub. Smooth running sinc ceramic bearings bring the decisive advantage with their extremely low rolling resistance. Compared to the 240s the 180 hub shells are even more minimalist with an incredible amount of machining detail to strip away as much material as possible. But with these new ratchet exp hubs scott sram has been racing now on the ceramic bearings and schurter forster have already won the cape epic with the new hubs.