While you're talking about stupid standards - WHY did they go to 27.5" wheels instead of the 700c standards that has hundreds of rims for every purpose under the sun? So that they could have to manufacture their own special use rims?
There kind of almost sort of is some logic to it. The 20x110 standard was meant to have hubs convertible with 9x100 QRs, so wasn't really able to take advantage of the wider hub to stretch the flange spacing. The idea with this new standard is to push the hub flanges out a bit, theoretically making a stiffer wheel.
The brake rotor location is limiting. There isn't really room to push the NDS flange out without moving the rotor outboard, which then changes the needed location for the brake mount on the fork. You probably could push the DS flange out but that would just make a more dished wheel.
Isn't it asymmetric?
148 more directly compares to 142/157. 148 is only 6mm wider than 135/142, and 9mm narrower than 150/157. It also may be assymetrical, I dont know. But I bet we'll see another bb standard to go with 148 before long.
Ssssshhhhh! Dude, don't give these azzhats anymore ideas.
oh, they already did, 142+ ! But it's no boost 148, since it is backwards compatible with 142 ....
So it's narrower than 150 by 9mm? In what point? Also what's the point of a standard directly in between 142 and 150? Wasn't 142 suposed to be in between? Seriously I am confused.
Lets hope so. I'm sure it's a calculated thing, where even if some of us are pissed, they will still come out ahead.
I doubt that it will change soon. The industry got too organized. Friends who visit tw and got to talk to big guys went back with stories of "we have a new standard we are pushing next season" for the last 6-8 years. We just didn't notice those because those were unorganized attempts made by only a small fraction of the companies. Now the only company that seems out of touch is giant with their overdrive failure and slower adoption of new, stupid fads but they have always been a bit behind the curve. The rest pushes together like they are your OPEC or worse US net providers.
A 142 hub is basically a 135 but with a 3.5mm extension on either end that "nests" in the shoulders in the frame. This makes aligning the wheel during installation easier. To accommodate the shoulders, you basically add 7mm to the "old" hub widths. Thusly a 150 hub became a 157. And by that logic, a 148 hub is like a 141 in terms of old units.
To be fair they gotta pay the bills
Problem is, bikes we want will have this shit.... So we support it even if we don't want it. Like the 142+ and bb30 or whatever the f it is on the enduro. If it's a good bike, it wont stop me, but maybe it should.
