The Tni Evo hub is back in stock.
The restock was scheduled for end of January, so it feels a bit early,
but originally it was supposed to arrive end of last December and got delayed,
so actually it's late.
Alright, it came in that convenient box again.
This is really handy.
The distributor sorted the hubs for us in writing.
It must have been convenient during quality checks at shipping.
It helps me out too.
Wait, what?
It's been slightly redesigned into a new product called the Evolution Lite.
The "Lite" descriptor simply indicates the fact that it's become lighter in weight.
I didn't slap the word "Lite" on it to mislead consumers into thinking
there's less health risk from excessive use or anything like that.
Edit:
I wrote something silly and forgot to mention the important bit.
There are no dimensional differences compared to the Evo hub that would affect spoke length calculations.
↑The flange has lightening holes drilled all over it.
The Novatech hub also has a few holes on the non-drive side,
but I always thought those were either for 2:1 spoke lacing
or for stress relief, not for weight reduction.
These Evolution Lite holes are clearly for weight reduction.
The lightening holes are positioned inside the phase of the actual spoke holes.
The holes with recessing to seat the spoke heads properly are the spoke holes,
and the ones without are for weight reduction, but the diameter of the base hole
before the recessing appears to be the same.
I'm doing something anyone would think of, just to check.
Fhehe...stop it...drool...
The Evo Lite hub (already using the shorthand),
is priced 1,000 yen (before tax) higher than the Evo hub on both front and rear.
Currently, nom Lab wheel orders we're receiving will basically be built with Leaf hubs,
but if you prefer the Evo Lite hub instead, just let us know. We'll do the difference in price.
I'm keeping the actual measured weights of the Evo hub, Evo Lite hub, and Leaf hub to myself.
I can't exactly go around sharing information that might not be in my interest, right?
You understand that much, don't you?
（↑Ugh, this guy comes off as difficult）
Whoa! I Slipped And Fell And The Images Got All Scattered! (Deadpan)
↑This is the evo hub!
↑This is the evo lite hub!
↑This is the leaf hub!
↑Stop it already!
The restock was scheduled for end of January, so it feels a bit early,
but originally it was supposed to arrive end of last December and got delayed,
so actually it's late.
Alright, it came in that convenient box again.
This is really handy.
The distributor sorted the hubs for us in writing.
It must have been convenient during quality checks at shipping.
It helps me out too.
Wait, what?
It's been slightly redesigned into a new product called the Evolution Lite.
The "Lite" descriptor simply indicates the fact that it's become lighter in weight.
I didn't slap the word "Lite" on it to mislead consumers into thinking
there's less health risk from excessive use or anything like that.
Edit:
I wrote something silly and forgot to mention the important bit.
There are no dimensional differences compared to the Evo hub that would affect spoke length calculations.
↑The flange has lightening holes drilled all over it.
The Novatech hub also has a few holes on the non-drive side,
but I always thought those were either for 2:1 spoke lacing
or for stress relief, not for weight reduction.
These Evolution Lite holes are clearly for weight reduction.
The lightening holes are positioned inside the phase of the actual spoke holes.
The holes with recessing to seat the spoke heads properly are the spoke holes,
and the ones without are for weight reduction, but the diameter of the base hole
before the recessing appears to be the same.
I'm doing something anyone would think of, just to check.
Fhehe...stop it...drool...
The Evo Lite hub (already using the shorthand),
is priced 1,000 yen (before tax) higher than the Evo hub on both front and rear.
Currently, nom Lab wheel orders we're receiving will basically be built with Leaf hubs,
but if you prefer the Evo Lite hub instead, just let us know. We'll do the difference in price.
I'm keeping the actual measured weights of the Evo hub, Evo Lite hub, and Leaf hub to myself.
I can't exactly go around sharing information that might not be in my interest, right?
You understand that much, don't you?
（↑Ugh, this guy comes off as difficult）
Whoa! I Slipped And Fell And The Images Got All Scattered! (Deadpan)
↑This is the evo hub!
↑This is the evo lite hub!
↑This is the leaf hub!
↑Stop it already!