

Unlike a charging station, where more cables and haphazard stacking of devices is involved, universal docking stations provide cradle slots that MP3 players, phones and tablets can fit vertically into.Īlso unlike charging stations, docking stations can often provide a mounting interface to connect these devices to landline internet, computers as external drives, or televisions as streaming sources. What are Universal Docking Stations? Universal docking stations are charging and interfacing stations designed with various makes and models of phones, tablets, mini-laptops and gaming devices in mind.

How Do Docking Stations Differ From Each Other?.I'd bet gold that someone makes ceramic bearings which fit Formula hubs.Īnd when you're paying so little for a wheelset? Durability is a question which needs answered. Weight can be looked up if it concerns the questioner, Looks can be judged w/o outside help.Īnd bearings can be swapped. My point is that durability is a very important part of the equation, and the sole objective one which others are most fit to comment on. Looks is subjective, so we have two or three. Four if you disagree with me over smooth. By all means aim for smooth - most of life is irrelevant - but don't think that it is a metric worth chasing for performance reasons. The delta in power waste between the cheapest of sealed cartridges and the finest of loose balls is irrelevant. There are only three things we in /r/fgb care about when it comes to hubs: I get this a lot, that they are good enough to not have broken.

I will be getting my own pair soon enough. I have yet to ride a pair for more than 5 minutes, but from everything I've seen they should be a defacto quality/pricepoint wheelset.

Now here comes the popular opinion! Get a set of wabi wheels. Now think about that for a second, are you prepared to spend $100 extra on a set of wheels that look amazing, but are only marginally better than the sets which cost much less? Consider something like Velocity A23 laced to Novatech in the $200 range. The quality is only marginally lower, and the weight is marginally higher. Even lower, you can get a pair of CXP22s laced to formula for $100 on velomine. You can get a set of Alex Rim r450s in the $120-140 range laced to formula hubs, these weigh less and are perfectly fine. Formula is the most basic hub you can get, and there is nothing wrong with that.īut take other sets for example. This is an unpopular opinion, but here goes nothing.
