I think I’ve ruled out buying either a new KH36 or Oracle 36 in its OEM stock form. With the new lighter tire available, it doesn’t make sense to me to buy a new uni and pay for a tire that I’m not going to use. And with the Oracle, I’d also be paying for a seat and cranks I’m not going to use.
So when I can’t resist the urge to get a new uni, it will probably be custom based on one of these aluminum frames. I’ve been thinking of going with the wider internal disk style of the Nimbus, but it sounds like the Oregon hub is a lot heavier than the KH. It will be interesting to see how the weights compare. Comparative price also of interest, but I doubt it will be enough to sway me off whatever I deem “better.”
I wish I could just upgrade my Coker, but stuff is different enough that there’s not much I can do. I should probably just ride it until I kill it - not much need for splined interface until I manage to kill the ST hub, I suppose.