nick.nack:
Recently upgraded my rear wheel on my Fuji Feather to a Phil Woods/ Mavic open pro that I scored used right off the forums here. Still running the stock front wheel and want to swap that out for something nicer. Was searching around on gumtree and someone local to me is selling a radially laced DA 7600 laced to mavic open pros.
The rims will be all nice and matchy but how will the track hubs fair for street use? Messaged the seller and he’s only got the basic dust seals. Did a bit of googling and opinions seem to vary. Some say avoid them for road use, I’ve seen mention of getting road seals for them and some say that they’ll run fine with just some maintenance a couple times a year.
Still a bit new to all this so if there are recommendations for other front wheels that would be much appreciated.
you’re overthinking this son … buy 'em, ride 'em and if you’re riding in a lot of bad weather it means at worst you’ll need to repack them with fresh grease a couple of times a year (at worst).
with fresh bearings and grease there’s no reason these hub won’t outlast you.