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Hadley Racing
DH Rear Hub
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Submitted by
chickenleggs
a Weekend Warrior
from canada BC
Date Reviewed: October 30, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Seventh heaven | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Dee Why bike Hub | | Strengths: | fast Engagemant, sick sound and great colour (blue) fastest rolling hub ive used | | Weaknesses: | Couldn't find any in the years ive ridden them | | Similar Products Used: | DT Onyx, shimano XT, Formular, ( ya i know but i couldn't afford any other hub back then) | | Bike Setup: | Trek fuel EX 8, XT groupset, Hadley's laced to Syncros | | Bottom Line: | Great Product, never had a problem, servicing was a breeze but does need to be done on a regular basis, if you have the cash buy these hubs | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
martyfarty
a Weekend Warrior
from surrey, uk
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | wild thing | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | through brake therap | | Strengths: | seems strong, always engages | | Weaknesses: | i have just changed the bearings after probably 2 years of use in all conditions. have also been jet washing the bike (and hud) to rid it of welsh and french mud the bike so im probably to blame that the bearings were feeling a little notchy. thought i would get new ones. theres a good advice on sicklines on how to do this (thanks to the dude who wrote that its invaluable). main problem was using the park spa2 pin spannier on each end. as i have had the hub adapted for a floating rear brake you need pin spanner each end. pin sp anners are impossible to use if they are done up to tight. vice grips work far better if your not worried about a little scoring. probably the best tool ever invented. the bearings in the hub body are 2No. 6804's with a needle bearing and cartridge bearing in the freehub. got new bearings online fairly cheaply. will pack with finish line grease and see how the hub goes. | | Similar Products Used: | hope bulb, hope xc | | Bike Setup: | keewee cromo 8 and charge blender, kinda dh i guess | | Bottom Line: | 2 years in and ok so far. if im changing the bearings again soon the rating will drop. IT REAL ANNOYING HADLEY DOESNT HAVE A WWW (HADLEY PLEASE GET A WWW). While hopes arent the best hubs ever you can get all the info you ever need and more on their www. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grant
a Racer
from Bellingham WA
Date Reviewed: March 24, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came on bike from previous owner | | Strengths: | very smooth | | Weaknesses: | after casing only a couple times i have managed to loosen up the free wheel. | | Similar Products Used: | other various hubs | | Bike Setup: | suped up 04 a-line | | Bottom Line: | its the best hub i have every used, just doesn't work supper good for casing. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rachid
a Weekend Warrior
from North Vancouver
Date Reviewed: February 21, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Fromm | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | private sale | | Strengths: | Strong, engages quickly, comes in a 150mm format | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | Formula 150mm rear | | Bike Setup: | IH 7point, Maz 66 SL1, X9 drive train, tuned SVP free swinger 6-way | | Bottom Line: | Great hub, and I have a great story: so I went out to the local skate park one night to ride the skinnies and the obstacle, take drops to flat and just play around on the concrete. What I hadn’t realized was that the through axle wasn't torqued in all the way, by some miracle the wheel didn't fall apart and the hub, although it was moving due to not being locked in, withstood about an hour of abuse. On my way home, I stopped at a light and realized that my rear derailleur had been making noise, looked down and realized the through axle was completely loose. I am certain that the only reason that the rear hub didn't buckle, leaving me badly injured or in the hospital, was the fact that the hub was so well built and able to withstand the impact and force of being thrown around for a substantial amount of time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott Jones
a Downhiller
from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: November 7, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Shot Glass | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$287.00 | | Strengths: | Runs smooth, nearly instant Engament, loud, strong, light. Hub runs amazingly well, hasn't needed service yet. the Ano BLue looks awsome. Build quality is amazing. Best Hub I have run. 72 point engament | | Weaknesses: | None found yet | | Similar Products Used: | Formula, Ringle Demon, Shimano Deore | | Bike Setup: | Giant Reign X1, Hadley hubs, 729 rims, fox 36 van R, dhx 3, maxxis minions, E13 SRS guide, Sram drivetrain Raceface cranks, Eastion Front end | | Bottom Line: | This is the best hub I have run to date. Quite a bit cheaper then a King hub yet nearly equal performance. When you tap the pedal it engages. Works just as good as it looks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gigs
a Downhiller
from San Francisco
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Money Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | ride-this.com | | Strengths: | Smooth, smooth, smooth...
And I got the chrome...sick! | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Bike Setup: | 06 VP Free | | Bottom Line: | These hubs have done me right. I've probably put in about 70 to 90 hours already on these. No issues. Great feel but then Clark at ride-this.com built me a killer wheelset... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick G
a Weekend Warrior
from San Jose
Date Reviewed: September 14, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Demo | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Awesome hubs. Strong,smooth, and reliable. Priced descent as well, cool colors, axle options. | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, King | | Bike Setup: | Heckler and Diablo, both Hadley wheelsets, both tricked out | | Bottom Line: | These hubs are awesome. I have an XC wheelset on my Heckler and a DH wheelset on my Diablo, both UST and I could not be happier. I have a problem with a review below from Hamatha saying these hubs broke on you. In your review you claim that you have "broken all brands of hubs, more than once." Hmmm, I consider myself a pretty aggresive rider who loves jumping and doing big drops and I have never broken a single hub in over 20 years of riding. Maybe needed new bearings here and there but never "broke" a hub. Dude, you list yourself as a XC rider, how do you break any hubs riding XC? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Downhiller
from Tucson, AZ
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | universalcycles | | Strengths: | light, strong, looks good, and hadley customer service is the best | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | king, shimano | | Bike Setup: | nomad | | Bottom Line: | Easily as good if not better than kings and cheaper too. Super smooth bearings and quick engagement like the kings without sounding like a fishing reel. Dont worry about hadley not having a website just give them a call and theyll hook you up every time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian Buell
a Racer
from Ft. Worth, Tx
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Urban | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$280.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS - Employee | | Strengths: | light, strong, fast engagement, increased my trials ability 10 times | | Weaknesses: | 300 miles of commuting and urban assult and the bearings go bad? wtf | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT rear Disc hub, Shimano Deore Rear Disc hub, DT Swiss | | Bike Setup: | GIant STP Jeff Lenosky Edition, Sun Arctic Camo rims, this hub, Marzocchi front QR20 hub, RS Argyle 409 Punishmint fork, SRAM XO, Avid BB7. Truvativ Hollzfeller | | Bottom Line: | I was extremely impressed with this hub when i first got it. beautiful, light, fast engagment.... then i got caught int he rain, which will happen from time to time commuting.. caught in the rain for less then 4 minutes and the hub is never the same since. it feels like my rear brake is permanently engaged. I took teh hub apart.. and the bearings are gritty.. how crap got through the labyrinth of seals this hub has is beyond me. the hub is getting better with more ride time...
I emailed and tried to contact hadley on a multitude of occasions.. I have yet to receive a reply or an answer. Im going to the interbike this year.. hadley guys, Im buying a Chris King, they have great customer service.. you can have this hub back in September. lack of service is an F in my book. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from Gilbert, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: February 24, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | National | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Balleracing.com | | Strengths: | Engagement points(speed), looks, sound, strength | | Weaknesses: | Only price, but it is cheaper than a chris king hub | | Similar Products Used: | xt, deore, other shimano stuff | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Heckler, 36 talas r, xo stuff, diabolus cranks, stem, and handlebar, juicy 7s, Hadley(rear) and Chris King hubs with mavic 823 and 819 rims | | Bottom Line: | I think this hub is great. Mine has the 10mm through axle and the 72 point engagement which I love. It is great for rock gardens where you have to ratchet your cranks to get through sections of tight trails. The pawls are not as loud as I hoped, but that just a personal preference thing. I have not had any issues with the hub whatsoever. I have it laced to a mavic 819 rim and it stays pretty true. I don't do anything super hard to it, because the most that I have done so far is 3 to 4 foot drops. National is pretty rough though, so I think I have put the hub through a pretty good test. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim Montgomery
a Downhiller
from Boise, ID, USA
Date Reviewed: February 3, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Legalize It, Nelson BC | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Ride-This | | Strengths: | They sound nice | | Weaknesses: | Very weak hubs......need to be rebuilt often.....DO NOT PURCHASE | | Bike Setup: | 1 - 2005 Santa Cruz VP-Free
2 - 2006 Cove Shocker | | Bottom Line: | I have Hadley hubs on both of my bikes (VP-Free and Shocker) and the hub (rear) on my VP-Free had to be rebuilt after one year of riding and the hub (also rear) on the Shocker needed a rebuild after less than 2 months.......needless to say, very dissappointing. I am definitely a freerider but I am not hitting huge stuff and only ride two times per week. I will not be getting Hadley hubs when I purchase my next wheelset. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeremy
a Downhiller
from Hong Kong
Date Reviewed: December 12, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Tai Mo Shan | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | strength, engagement, quality | | Weaknesses: | hard to find as demand is so high | | Similar Products Used: | Hope Bulb and XC | | Bike Setup: | SC Nomad/ Free/ Chameleon | | Bottom Line: | Improved pedalling as a result of the superb engagement, even the 32 Engagement on the 150mm Hub on the Free is far better than the Hope. Also a great clicking sound on the 32 ( loud ) and on the 72 ( soft click almost silent ). Everything about these hubs looks and says quality. well worth the wait and the cash. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
hamatha
a Cross Country Rider
from sedona,az usa
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | what happened to this hub? i've used hadley for years problem free. it was the only problem free hub. now its only problems. big heads up for all you who have bought and loved this product. big stay away for you newbies.
i just broke my hadley for the second time in as many months.
this is not an adjustment or maintenance issue. i’ve used these hubs for many years.
hadley has been the most dependable hub. until recently its the only hub i haven’t broken. i’ve tried almost all major hub brands and have broken them, most more than once.
hadley is not a particularly beefy hub, but its always been competely reliable. until now. i asked the mechanic at my shop if they changed their design and found out he has sent back over 20 hadley hubs in the last 6 months. he will no longer build with hadely.
most have the same problem: some of the bearings in the sealed bearing set next to the freehub crack in half forcing the bearing apart. axle seizes and or bearing bits then destroy the internal drive mech.
also the pawls are disintegrating for no reason (except cheap metal).
hadley denies all of course. “never heard of the problem”.
whatever.
| | Similar Products Used: | virtually every other hub on the market | | Bike Setup: | 6 pack rig for heavy rocky mountainous freeride | | Bottom Line: | wake up hadley and admit you have a problem and fix it. you have become JUNK. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Bloomington, IN, USA
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | Lighter than XT
Great looks
Reliable | | Weaknesses: | Somewhat pricey
Must be careful tightening the rear skewer or the bearings will bind a little. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT
Shimano Deore
Hugi Onyx | | Bike Setup: | Titus Loco-Moto | | Bottom Line: | These were great hubs that served me well for more than two years. The one problem I had is that if I tightened the rear skewer aggressively, it would start to bind the bearings. This could be shown by spinning the rear wheel, which is something I always check when I'm doing a routine tune-up. I contacted Hope about it and they told me it was definitely not supposed to do that. Frankly, they were much more worried about it than I was. I just made sure I didn't tighten the rear skewer too much and I never had a problem. I could still get it reasonably tight and other than that it was a great hub set and worth the extra money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jake
a Downhiller
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | All | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycles Alameda | | Strengths: | The entire hub is one big mass of strenth. Great bearings, simple design, only the highest quality material used, quick engaging, great people at hadley standing behind the product 100%. | | Weaknesses: | zip, zero, nada, these hubs are the best that money can buy. | | Similar Products Used: | shimano, WTB, King, ext. | | Bike Setup: | Pink Huffy with a boxxer and full xtr. | | Bottom Line: | Take my word, a bicycle mechanic for the last eight years, these hubs are tough as hell, they took every hit I could throw at them and even if they turn out to be not so tough, which is almost imposible, the people at Hadley are great and will help you out in any way that they can. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Braxton
a Downhiller
from Utah
Date Reviewed: December 23, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | ep | | Strengths: | 108 engadgment,color,ti free hub body, sound,allen axle | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | saint | | Bike Setup: | demo 8 pro w/saint cranks and brakes 721 laced with comp 3 spokes,sdg i beam seatpost sdg i sky seat, x-4 stem, protaper,ultegra 10spd rear der,mrp | | Bottom Line: | awesome awesome hubs....cant go wrong...instant engadgment...i love how it mounts up with the allen head axle system....the colors are pretty sweet...i have the blue ones....nuke proof | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bil
a Downhiller
from calgary
Date Reviewed: October 22, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | Immortal, engagement never slips (I do trials), super light, rust proof, axle never loosens or tightens (constant pressure) | | Weaknesses: | price | | Similar Products Used: | everything | | Bike Setup: | trials set up | | Bottom Line: | makes a perfect trials hub. With this hub you will forget what kind of hub you have because it will never mess up and you will never maintain it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Snide
a Downhiller
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | All | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | Downhill Zone - Best Shop In Seattle | | Strengths: | Easily serviceable. Adjustable width, 12mm axle, and super strong shell. Good positive forward engagement. | | Weaknesses: | I'm not happy with this hub. The freewheel gums up quickly and stops working. Internal bearings are located to far inboard and causes bearings to fail quickly. Seals are okay but should be much better for wet Northwest and Whistler riding. My king headset never has a problem. I have to rebuild this hub all the time. Driving me crazy.
| | Similar Products Used: | King, Shimano | | Bike Setup: | 03 Bullit with Super T. Floating brake with Hadley rear. | | Bottom Line: | For people who prefer riding to working on thier bike buy King. They last longer are sealed way better, and just work. I'm dissapointed with this product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
T-man A
a Downhiller
from Seattle, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Whistler, Garbonzo | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bike, Redmond | | Strengths: | All, There is nothing wrong with these hubs, | | Weaknesses: | A little pricey, but i have broken hubs of lesser cost | | Similar Products Used: | Ringle, King, Bombshell, shimano, White ind., | | Bike Setup: | Santa cruz VP-Free, 888, diablous cranks, king headset, thomson post,Sram X-9 drivetrain, hubs are on Sun MTX rims | | Bottom Line: | There is nothing quite like the hadleys for durobility and beauty. kings have blown up on me in the past. the closest thing is the hugi FR and that dosen't has the 108 pt drive. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Regan
a Weekend Warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$265.00 | | Purchased At: | GO RIDE | | Strengths: | Verrry smooth and tuff. Mine is a GOLD 108 point engagement, 10mm bolt up. It sounds awesome and look sweeet!. You can really notice how fast it engages, it's so snappy! | | Weaknesses: | At first it leaked a little oil out of the freewheel, but that has now stoped. I have been told that this is normal though. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, Mavic... | | Bike Setup: | Yeti DJ, Nixon Platinum’s, Hadley/ Mavic EX823 wheels, Hope Mono M4’s, OS ProTaper’s, Thomson Stem and seat post, XT/XTR drive train… | | Bottom Line: | This is a totally AWESOME hub! It’s the best out there, apart from maybe CHRIS KING. If you are after a reliable and super strong rear hub than this is your answerer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel
a Downhiller
from NYC
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$225.00 | | Purchased At: | Balle racing | | Strengths: | Super strong | | Weaknesses: | None | | Bike Setup: | Azonic Eliminator w/ avalanche shock & shiver | | Bottom Line: | Great hub!! Got it fairly cheap. 12 mm axel makes bike super stiff.Sounds alright. I hear its the strongest hub around. Already blew a hugi 240. Skipped FR Hugi and went to this. I'm glad i did. One more part to just slap on and forget about. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kyle
a Downhiller
from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 3, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Used | | Strengths: | Sweet gold color ( mine came on a 2002 Norco Team DH) Sounds sweet, never hangs up, and 12mm axle is soooo sweet. If you can afford it, this is the only way to go. | | Weaknesses: | As if | | Similar Products Used: | Formula, shimano | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Team DH Norco, WC Boxxers, 8 inch avid mechs, xt cranks, 321 rims, Vannila RC | | Bottom Line: | Best hub ever for hardcore people. Souds sweet for the first while then it gets annoying, then its unnoticeable. Gold color is soooooo sweet | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony
a Weekend Warrior
from Fort McMurray
Date Reviewed: June 21, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Burley, real quick engagement, sound cool. | | Weaknesses: | None yet to be found. | | Similar Products Used: | Formula, Shimano, Ringle | | Bike Setup: | Super 8, BoXXeR, Hadleys front and back. | | Bottom Line: | Super cool soundig hub that works like a dream. A little pricey, but you do get what you pay for these days. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete
a Downhiller
from Georgia, Yeah, c'mon
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | anything w/ a chairlift | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Fat City | | Strengths: | Strong, 12mm, free hub is incredebly smooth, can convert it back to QR | | Weaknesses: | XT 8-sp cassette hit the spokes, a little oil leaked out on to the disc, would be nice if they had a website. | | Similar Products Used: | DT Onyx, Shimano XT, Deore | | Bike Setup: | Uzzi SLX, JrT | | Bottom Line: | Mine is an Intense badged Hadley. This hub reeks of high quality. The free hub has twice as many engagements as a Shimano or DT. I had to grind of the corners of the cassette carrier to make it fit. A 9-sp worked no problem. Weird. I can feel the difference in free hub quality while riding. Much quicker engagement while pedalling. Nice sound, too. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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