The investment factor is a great point, and where I was going with my **[King hub review.](https://nsmb.com/articles/chris-king-ringdrive-hub-experience-part-ii-2-yrs-later/)**
CushCore is another up front cost that I know has saved me lots of money, and which I would consider part of my bare minimum (but transferable forward as long as wheel/tire size stays the same).
It surprises me a bit, but I think my bare minimum actually requires a bigger investment than most folks commenting, but maybe it comes out in the wash after a decade of hard use only buying tires, pads, grips, pedals, seats, rotors, chains, bottom brackets and handlebars, and doing hub/brake services?
Feb. 14, 2022, 7:52 a.m. - Andrew Major
The investment factor is a great point, and where I was going with my **[King hub review.](https://nsmb.com/articles/chris-king-ringdrive-hub-experience-part-ii-2-yrs-later/)** CushCore is another up front cost that I know has saved me lots of money, and which I would consider part of my bare minimum (but transferable forward as long as wheel/tire size stays the same). It surprises me a bit, but I think my bare minimum actually requires a bigger investment than most folks commenting, but maybe it comes out in the wash after a decade of hard use only buying tires, pads, grips, pedals, seats, rotors, chains, bottom brackets and handlebars, and doing hub/brake services?