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-Black
-Weight- 235g/ 8.4oz
-Removable and replaceable high strength nylon plastic hub guard that protects the spokes and greatly increases the life of the spokes when used by hardcore street riders.
-Female 17mm 7075 t6 aluminum axle.
-Straight pull spoke design, creating one of the strongest and stiffest wheels in BMX.
-Very easy to lace the wheel, just push the spoke into the hub and the spoke goes right to the corresponding hole in the rim.
-Spokes will be available through Tree Bicycle Co/Blackout. They cost the same as other spokes.
-Unique thread design that prevents cross threading the axle. The bolts thread directly into the aluminum axle. Our tests have shown that the aluminum threads are very strong so that under high torque the bolt will pull apart before the threads strip out.
-Very special bearing system that allows no looseness in the hub while at the same time allowing no resistance to rolling from side loads. The bolts can be tightened as tight as you want and it will never make the wheel roll slower.
-The spokes are laced 4 cross only. This design only looses an effective "flange" diameter of 1/32" or .5mm, which is very minuscule to the benefits of straight pull spokes.

Here are some words from Sam at Tree about why he designed the hub the way he did:

"I've wanted to redesign the original Tree front hub for awhile. The original hub worked really great and I ran one for a 3 year span and never broke any spokes from grinding, but I thought there were still some things that could be improved since the flange was so thick that it sometimes landed on top of what you're grinding upon. I decided that a flange-less hub would be better. This straight pull hub is the product of countless hours of design and thought. Every aspect has been contemplated to produce what I think is the best BMX hub ever."