kh 36 owners, are you happy with your choice?

[Nate128]

Have they fixed the creaking on the KH?

I heard there were some issues with the hubs making sounds and some even breaking down after awhile or at least getting louder.

KH Moment hubs that creak

Terry Peterson posted some very helpful info in 2010 about this problem. Unfortunately, it appears in (almost) 2014 that Kris Holm has not fixed it, and UDC no longer replaces these hubs, apparently because KH doesn’t cover them under warranty in this case. Josh said the Nimbus hub would never have this problem because it is welded instead of pressed. It is also a lot cheaper. He also said “All KH hubs creak,” and that the creaking won’t lead to any mechanical failure, so I guess I’ll just keep…

PSA: Having problems with a creaking hub?

I didn’t want to post this thread with the brand name in the title for concerns over how it might effect the manufacturer, BUT, I feel like I have a certain responsibility to report recurrent problems I have had with the new style KH hubs. I spent this past weekend rebuilding two wheelsets, both of which were built with the new KH hub, these are the hubs with the faux carbon body. One had been “fixed” with the addition of two split pins that were pressed through the hub body and spindle, the ot…

and one that was recently on sale for rather cheap with the creaking issue made me think twice.