In a message dated 4/25/02 10:00:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, tr4play@cox.net writes:
<< Question is, what are the different iterations and years associated with
Phil Wood hubs since their inception? >>
Well, his 1st generation hubs would collapse. The flanges would pop off to
the center. If you survived the crash, he would give you a brand new set, but
he wouldn't recall them. I ran into him at a bike show and asked him about
his bb axles breaking. He said that would soon be a thing of the past as he
had almost used up all that material and the new stuff was better. His
overwhelming concern for the safety of the riders using his products affected
me deeply. The only thing of his I will ever use is his spoke threading
machine. I don't think I can crash at high speed if that ever breaks on me.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA