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A Hub Selection Guide
October 08,2019
As everyone knowsthe hub is the central part of your bike’s wheels (front and rear), which enabling the wheel to freely spin on two sets of bearings.So, how to choose the right hub for you is very important.

If your bike has rim brakes, you don't need rotor attachments. You can choose those hub types:

Brand Model

Weight/ pair


Applicable number of holes(Front)

Applicable number of holes(Rear)



Cassette body/XDR Driveshell




Ceramic Bearing


POWERWAY R13

287g


16/18/20


24



YES



POWERWAY R36

298g


16/18/20


21(G3)/24



YES


POWERWAY R51


297g


18/20


21(2:1)/24(2:1)



BITEX RAF10S(Front)+ RAR 9(Rear)


258g


16/18/20


24(2:1)




DT SWISS 350


374g


20

24


DT SWISS 240


325g


20
24

Chris King R45


326g


20/24/28/32


24/28/32


YES
YES

Novatech A271SB/F372SB

384g
20
24

Novatech A291SB/F482SB


321g


20


24

Novatech AS61CB/ FS62CB

290g 20 24


Does your bike have disc brakes? Then you'll need a hub designed for a rotor. There are two widely-used rotor attachment standards: Centerlock and ISO (also known as 6-Bolt). Centerlock is a proprietary standard designed by Shimano that uses a splined interface and a lockring. ISO is an open standard that uses six bolts to attach the rotor to the hub. You can refer to the following center lock hub data for selection(The following materials are Aluminium):

Brand Model

Weight/ pair


Applicable number of holes(Front)


Applicable number of holes(Rear)


Cassette body/XDR Driveshell


Ceramic Bearing


Thru Axle


POWERWAY CT31 MTB


424g


24/28


24/28



YES


12*100, 12*142/ 15*100, 12*142


POWERWAY CT 11


328g


24/28


24/28




12*100, 12*142/ 15*100, 12*142


POWERWAY CT 37


394g


24


24


YES
YES

QR135,12*100/12*142



DT Swiss DT350



384g


24 / 28


24 / 28


YES

15*10012*100/12*142


DT Swiss DT350 BOOST

447g

24 / 28

24 / 28

YES

15*110,12*148

DT Swiss DT240

354g

24 / 28

24 / 28

YES

15*100,12*142

DT Swiss DT240 BOOST

361g

24 / 28

24 / 28

YES

15*110,12*148

Novatech D411SB-CL/D412SB-CL-11S

308g

24

24

YES


12*10015*100/12*142

Novatech D041SB/D042SBSA

633g

24

24

YES


QR 100mmFront/ 135mmRear


You can refer to the following six bolts hub data for selection(The following materials are Aluminium):

Brand Model

Weight/ pair

Applicable number of holes(Front)

Applicable number of holes(Rear)

Cassette body/XDR Driveshell

Thru Axle

POWERWAY  CX32

382g

24 24
YES

12*100, 12*142/ 15*100, 12*142


POWERWAY  CX27


395g


24
24
YES

12*100, 12*142/ 15*100, 12*142


DT SWISS DT350


437g


24 / 28


24 / 28


YES

15*100,12*100/12*142

DT SWISS DT350 BOOST

421g

24 / 28

24 / 28

YES

15*110,12*148

DT SWISS DT240

422g

24 / 28

24 / 28

YES

15*100,12*100/12*142

DT SWISS DT240 BOOST

380g

24 / 28

24 / 28

YES

15*110,12*148