I'd like to see it nearer to $250. Plenty of people share your opinion of i9. This hub lineup hasn't been around long enough to accrue that sort of goodwill. I'm not going to quibble about simple products (it's no manufacturing challenge to build a mid-range alloy stem, bar, rim, or crank), but hubs aren't, and IME, RF isn't light on their feet when things go wrong. They haven't earned the price point to me.
Oct. 30, 2018, 10:09 a.m. - Alex D
I'd like to see it nearer to $250. Plenty of people share your opinion of i9. This hub lineup hasn't been around long enough to accrue that sort of goodwill. I'm not going to quibble about simple products (it's no manufacturing challenge to build a mid-range alloy stem, bar, rim, or crank), but hubs aren't, and IME, RF isn't light on their feet when things go wrong. They haven't earned the price point to me.