Race Face rolls out Vault hubs for custom wheel builds

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

Published: January 18, 2018 at 5:00 pm

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

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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

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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.