HPI Aluminum Hex Wheel Hub

[rossb]

What's the point of running these optional HPI Aluminum Hex Wheel Hubs:

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXERF0&P=7

Is the benefit just a weight reduction?

 

[Rex2342]

They clamp on so instead of getting stuck inside the rim when you take it off they stay put.

 

[RAMTech-RC]

The big benefit is your pins don't fall into the grass or dirt when you take off your rims. The clamp keeps the hexes and the pins on the axle.