Race Face rolls out Vault hubs for custom wheel builds

Vault hubset now available for J-bend spokes and SuperBoost spacing

The Race Face Vault hubset is now available for purchase

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Josh Patterson

Published: January 18, 2018 at 5:00 pm
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Race Face introduced its Vault hubs in 2016 and rolled the design into the product line of its sister company, Easton, last year. Now, Race Face is offering a J-bend version of this hubset so you, or your favorite wheelbuilder, can lace up a set of these quick-acting hubs to the rim of your choice.

The J-bend versions of the Vault hubset will allow you to lace them to the rim of your choice - Courtesy

The Vault hubs that come standard on wheelsets such as the Race Face Turbine R and Next R, and on Easton’s new EA90 SL Disc, use straight-pull spokes. The new J-bend version is designed to cater to custom wheel builders who may already have a favorite spoke and rim combination.

This new version uses the same internals, with the 60-tooth drive ring based on the driver body and the six, double-toothed pawls housed inside the hubshell with a resulting 3-degrees of engagement.

The Vault hub is backwards from many other designs, with the drive ring on the freehub body and the pawls inside the hubshell - Josh Patterson / Immediate Media

The claimed weight for these hubs is 177g for the front hub and 305g for the rear. Pricing is set at $175 for the front and $325 for the rear hub. (UK and Australian pricing TBC.)

The J-bend Vault hubs are available in the following configurations. Note the 12x157mm option — we may see a lot more companies supporting this standard in the coming year.

Front hubs

  • 15x100, 32-hole (9mm quick-release endcaps are also available)
  • 15x110, 32-hole
  • 15x110, 28-hole

Rear hubs

  • 12x142, 32-hole
  • 12x148, 32-hole
  • 12x148, 28-hole
  • 12x157, 32-hole

The Vault is available with Shimano or SRAM XD driver bodies

Visit www.raceface.com for more information.

Josh Patterson

Contributor

Josh Patterson is a BikeRadar contributor and former technical editor. He has spent most of his career working in the cycling industry as an athlete, mechanic and journalist. He holds a master's degree in journalism and has more than 20 years of experience as a cyclist and 12 years of experience riding and writing for BikeRadar, Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Dirt Rag, RoadBikeReview and Outside Magazine. A native of the Flint Hills of Kansas, Josh was a pioneer in the gravel cycling movement, having raced the first Unbound 200 and many other gravel events around the globe. He considers himself a cycling generalist and enjoys road, gravel and mountain biking in equal measure. When not traveling for work, he can be found exploring the singletrack and lonely gravel roads that surround his home in Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to his love of cycling, Josh is an enthusiastic supporter of brunch, voting rights and the right to repair movement.
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