The Grand Cru Touring Hub is designed for long distance riding and heavy loads. The sturdy hub shell is our own design. It boasts a large-flange hub with room for four identical and rather large cartridge bearings. We use very high quality Japanese bearings of a common size and relatively easily replaced if they ever do wear out.

The axle is hollow and oversized. The free-hub body is steel for durability. There are three pawls with sturdy springs. The hub fits up to a 11-speed cassette;  The VO enclosed-cam quick release skewer is included

A video showing how to disassemble the Grand Cru hub for field servicing without tools can be found here.

The counterpart to our rear Grand Cru Freewheel Hubs and Grand Cru Touring Hubs: like the rear hubs, our High Flange Front Hub features the same polished and clear anodized finish, chrome plated axle, and high quality Japanese bearings (the same that you might find on a hub that costs twice as much). The hubshell design is a VO original, and the Grand Cru logo is stamped - not laser etched - giving it a more classic yet very durable aesthetic.

The quick release in included. Available in both 32-hole and 36-hole versions.

The Enterprise Rim is a classic, highly polished, box section rim with stainless steel eyelets. It fits the sweet spot for road and touring tires between 25-38mm in width.

• Intended Tire Size: 25-38mm
• External Width: 22mm
• Internal Width: 16.3mm
• ERD: 700c: 605.2mm | 27": 612.7mm
• Weight: 700c: 530g | 27": 540g
• Drilling: 700c: 32 or 36 holes | 27": 36 holes only
• Tubeless Compatibility: Not tubeless compatible