The Hope Splined Ti-Glide rear hub is a cross country riders dream. CNC machined with sealed cartridge bearings thoughout, this hub is make a serrious stab at being the best CC disc hub made. Available in a variety of colours, the Splined Ti-Glide rear makes an excellent upgrade to any bike, without adding unwanted weight.
Submitted by
Magnetic
a Weekend Warrior
from UK Date Reviewed: July 2, 2007
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
Amazing: they've lasted over ten years.
Weaknesses:
NONE
Similar Products Used:
XT, LX Big Uns.
Bike Setup:
LTS
Bottom Line:
Id love to keep these for many more years to come and yet need to replace the bearings. Anyone here know what the replacement bearings are listed as and where i can find some? Well done Hope!
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Mahroof Malik
a Weekend Warrior
from Birmingham, UK Date Reviewed: March 21, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Nant-Yr-Arien
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
got with my bike 2nd hand
Strengths:
Beautiful, noisy, red, tough,and titanium that almost sounds like a perfect hub
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
newer hope, shimano's,
Bike Setup:
Zaskar, Fox f80x, xt, hope discs, these hubs and other shiny parts
Bottom Line:
I've been using these hubs for a REALLY long time now. I've come from a BMX background so I know how to treat things harsh. These are super light xc hubs but they have taken a continual beating for nearly 10 years now. I just changed them onto 717's and I thought about dishing the hubs for some newer ones but decided they sill work perfectly so why bother. They are so simply put together it's rediculous, my gran could service them, I've only serviced them once, and I'm out every weekend in British weather. If you're thinking of buying some from ebay or wherever, then do it. You won't regret it.
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Mike Oxard
a Cross Country Rider
from Chelmsford Date Reviewed: February 1, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Bournville boulevard
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
well made, durable (so far), looks good, in a discreetly pimpy way
Weaknesses:
none so far -
Similar Products Used:
Shimano LX / XTs, WTBs with 517s
Bottom Line:
No problems to date, very smooth, stiff on the front, rice ratchet noise on the freehub, looks great.
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Submitted by
LQQK
a Weekend Warrior
from Cairns Date Reviewed: March 8, 2003
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Strengths:
Light Looks good
Weaknesses:
It broke!
Similar Products Used:
Bullseye XTR Magura Pro's Gt
Bike Setup:
GT xizang, xt/ xtr, magura, WB XC90s
Bottom Line:
While riding home from work on the road, the drive-side flange broke between 2 of the spoke holes taking out a large peice of metal. This can't be repaired, so I have an expensive paper weight. Can not recomend.
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Submitted by
Will
a Downhiller
from Vancouver Date Reviewed: January 18, 2003
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
Very tough. Rippen freehub drive system
Weaknesses:
Splined disk requiring hope spider and rotor. (in case you dont use hope brakes) Not so bad with the Gothic rotors that are avail in almost every size
Similar Products Used:
Many
Bike Setup:
Neat
Bottom Line:
Has worked well for over 3.5 years. Two seasons of expert xc racing. Many BMX races(cruiser class) and now on the slalom bike handling free-hucking duties.
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Submitted by
mik
a Weekend Warrior
from uk Date Reviewed: August 25, 2002
Favorite Trail:
all of them
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At:
dmj
Strengths:
quality,noise
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
xt,xtr
Bike Setup:
Dekerf soft-tail
Bottom Line:
in the last 7 years I`ve only had one replacement set of bearings(£16)!How much value do you want from a hub that only costs £135?
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Submitted by
Paul
a Cross Country Rider
from London, UK Date Reviewed: April 26, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Chiltern Hills or Coed y Brenin
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Purchased At:
Evans Cycles
Strengths:
Light. Bomb proof. Smooth. Low maintenance. Just fantastic quality.
Built with a Mavic 517 CD rim and DT spokes they weigh less than any Mavic or other manufacturers wheelset.
You don't need a bell to pass other riders - just stop pedaling and the beautiful noise from the freehub will let them know you're there.
Weaknesses:
None. Some might say price - but you get what you pay for and they have actually saved me money in wheel re-builds.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano XT and XTR, DT etc
Bike Setup:
Specialised S-Works. Full XTR. Easton Monkeylite, Thompson post and Kore stem. Hope Ti hubs with Mavic 517 CD rims and DT Rev spokes
Bottom Line:
I do lots of miles in all conditions - particulalry mud in the winter. I weigh about 220lbs and take no prisoners. I have broken every component on my bike at least once and have gone through many hub/rim combinatations until these.
I used to average about 1 wheel rebuild every 3 months and have not had one now for over 18 months.
I broke a spoke for the first time last week - but that was through fatigue at the hub end! I ran the wheel for 40 miles without the spoke and the wheel did not come out of true!
These are expensive. A pair custom built with Mavic X517 CD rims and DT rev spokes from a good wheel builder will cost over £300. However, they don't break. I reckon that they have saved me over £500 in new rims and hubs since I bought these.
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Submitted by
Oz
a Weekend Warrior
from Chicago Date Reviewed: September 27, 2001
Favorite Trail:
anything tough
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
beyondbikes.com (donot try airbomb, waste of time)
Strengths:
toughest used so far..
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
bontrager, shimano stuff
Bike Setup:
1999 gary fisher f4 joshua, z1 marzocchi bam forks, fox vanilla R-coilover shocks, sun rhynolite rims..
Bottom Line:
Again, the toughest used so far, although I am a weekend warrior, I ride my bike frequently during the week, lotsa off road, and have time to test my equipment, I am very happy with my hope hubs so far.. Another point, if ur gonna buy online stuff, try to stay away from airbomb.com, they send you the wrong stuff (they did that twice to me) and try to charge you for their own mistake), just a little warning..
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Submitted by
Neeek
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney, Australia Date Reviewed: September 10, 2001
Favorite Trail:
It's a sekrit...
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
Made in the UK Looks great Lightweight but tough Wonderful engineering Bombproof Fantastic bearings Hope disc compatible ... everything a hub should be...
Weaknesses:
Absolutely nothing
Similar Products Used:
Shimano Deore/LX/DX/XT/XTR - and another set of Hopes :)
These have got to be the best hubs anyone has ever made. I'm on my second set (the old ones weren't disc compatible, so had to go!) in about 5 years. The first set were used and abused for 2 years, with no problesm at all. When I replaced them, they still looked new, the bearings were perfect and the only marks on them were on the flanges where the spokes went through! Impossible to fault. I now run another set, splined for my Hope C2 discs, and they have stood up to abuse equally well. They're still as smooth as the day I built them into a wheel, they look great, they're light... what else can I say? They are, for want of a better expression, perfect. I have nothing negative to say about them - even the price. These hubs last so long that the initial purchase price is exceptional value in the long term. People buy Chris King headsets and keep them for 10 years, as the product simply refuses to die. I would say the same of these hubs.
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Submitted by
Mike Connair
a Cross Country Rider
from Elkton,MD,USA Date Reviewed: July 14, 2000
I just built these wheels last week. Major wood just lookin' at them. They are so beautiful.Got them tensioned and trued last night and went on a nightride. WOW. No pings, no brake rubbing, and even with knobbies on they felt fast. I'll ride them for a while and see how they fare, but my initial impressions are sooo good. I could have built a wheelset as strong or lighter for XC racing and riding but none that would look as good.
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Submitted by
Si
a Cross Country Rider
from Bristol, UK Date Reviewed: April 28, 2000
Favorite Trail:
The Forest Of Dean
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
Hope Lighweight front hub is still running smooth as silk after 3 years - and its still blue. The Hope Ti Glide Rear is exactly the same. Both have been raced, jumped, submerged in mud/water/snow, crashed and generally thrashed into the ground and have NEVER needed any work. These are awesome hubs. They were pretty expensive in the first place, but have been worth every penny. The set up I have is probably best for X-country or a general hard use trail bike. Duel riders or DH's might be better with Hope's other hubs - then you can fit the worlds best Disks on them too.
Weaknesses:
A friend trashed the freehub internals on his, but that's the only problem i've ever heard about.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano's before these. 500LX (how old!) and Deore DX (almost as bad). Havn't needed new hubs since I bough these Hope's.
Bike Setup:
Orange Clockwork with Pace RC-35 MXCD's. XT kit, with all the usual stuff.
Bottom Line:
Made in the UK. Survives everything you can throw at it. Never needs any work. They stay the colour you bought them. Buy some.
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Submitted by
Julien Zirlouin
a Weekend Warrior
from Belgium Date Reviewed: April 19, 2000
Favorite Trail:
urban tracks
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
The Big'uns Hope hubs. fron and Rear offer very strong wheel construction and good axle strength (not easy to bend even through heavy abuse)
Weaknesses:
No problem on the fron thub. On the rear hub, one weakness is the inner ratchet mechanism for the freewheel. Teeth tend to break until the freewheel does not work anymore. You have to dismount the hub and change the mechanism. Good news, Hope has replaced the hub free of charge.
Bike Setup:
Cannondale Beast of East, 121 mavics + Hope big uns hubs, Shimano xt components, Azonic bars
Bottom Line:
I do trials riding, and the freewheel mechanism takes a lot of abuse, so it may be normal that eventually the teeth break. But its a pity that it happens on such sturdy and bombproof hubs. I'd recommend them for downhillers, where the freewheel isn't used as much to attack. http://members.tripod.com/trashzen
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Submitted by
Tim Dee
a Cross Country Rider
from UK Date Reviewed: March 24, 2000
Favorite Trail:
soqueal demo forest
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
Light as hell, smooth as silk, zero maintenance...
oh, and made in England!
Weaknesses:
Those that are purple annodised and have lasted since '93 look a bit naff now!
Similar Products Used:
XTR
Bike Setup:
Pace frame and fork, XTR
Bottom Line:
Can't be beat. Why spend big on CrossMax when a hope hub, DT Revolutions and 517s weigh less and are stronger?
You will not need to touch the front.. ever! (I've got a 7 year old one and it's been thrashed but looks and feels like new - I've worn through 3 rims in the same time)
The rear will need new bearings every 18months. Buy good quality ones (£20 a set) and you'll get no problems.
Freehub will last about 3 years if you clean it every 6 months or so.
What more can you ask for!
Buy one now (just choose a colour you think will age well!)
Buy the lightweight model for the front - it's fine, I can't feel any loss of tracking (though I use sturdy Pace forks)
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Submitted by
Tom Pischke
a Racer
from Seattle Date Reviewed: March 19, 2000
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Strengths:
Well constructed, tight tolerances, smooth operation, stylish (but then what isn't these days?), excellent customer service
Weaknesses:
Not well suited for extremely muddy conditions, expensive to maintain.
Similar Products Used:
STX. LX, XT, XTR, Chris King, White Speed Racer
Bike Setup:
steel spokes, alloy nips, bontrager rims
Bottom Line:
Although I had bad luck with my rear Ti-Glide hub, I was impressed by the company's customer service. Unfortunately, the precision machining on my hub was no match for the gritty mud typically encountered in the Northwest, and the axle bearings lasted less than a season. The cartridge bearings were fine however, and Hope very generously sent me two new axle bearings. Although one of the bearings they sent me was the wrong size, I was able to find a proper sized one at my LBS for $7.
Also, my hub is several years old and they have made many changes since, so doubtless the mud seals have been improved since my misfortunes.
As a whole I would recommend this hub, but choose CK or Shimano if you intend to ride in muddy conditions. Otherwise, expect to replace bearings frequently.
I have had no problem with cracking flanges, even though I tend to overtension my wheels...
Five stars overall for customer service and a continually-evolving high-quality product. Many companies stop R&D once a product becomes profitable, Hope seems committed to incremental improvement.
Three stars for value because Ti just ain't worth the money.
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Submitted by
Guy Up North
a Weekend Warrior
from Nepean Date Reviewed: December 28, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Kanata Lakes
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Light weight, smoooth, easy to maintain, cartridge bearings, durable, comes in many funky colours.Titanium...hmmmm, titanium.click..click..click..cliclick..click...click..
Weaknesses:
None that I can find, sorry.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano, Hugi, Chris King.
Bike Setup:
Klein hartail.
Bottom Line:
I had a set of Hope Ti Glide hubs built up with Ti spokes and Velocity rims. Can we say light and strong boys and girls? I knew you could...So the Ti spokes are not everyone's cup of tea, but they sure as hell worked for me. These are smoooth hubs. The Suspension Front hubs keeps on spinning and spinning...lightweight and great seals. Never had to take them apart(not suggesting that people not take care of their hubs).The Ti Glide rear hub has four cartridge bearings, Ti freehub (even Chris Kings don't have Ti freehub bodies), easy to take apart for maintenance, same great seals, gorgeous to look at, light and strong. Who says you can't have cake and eat it too?The nice thing too is not every Tom, John and Harry has a set.I wouldn't hesitate for a second in getting another set. My first set was stolen by some stupid punk. I highly recomment these hubs to anyone and Hope has great customer service to boot. These and Chris Kings definitely top my list for favourite hubs.
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Submitted by
Nick
a Cross-Country Rider
from Baldock Near London Date Reviewed: December 14, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Anywhere up north
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Easy to maintain Doesn't ever need maintainence
Weaknesses:
Cost
Similar Products Used:
Shimano Lx
Bike Setup:
Ridgid Dekerf Generation Frame Full XTR groupset
Bottom Line:
The easiest hubs to maintain, no tools needed, even to strip the freewheel, and you don't ever need to do it, How annoying is that.
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Submitted by
Phil Bradley
a Weekend Warrior
from Salisbury, ENGLAND Date Reviewed: December 8, 1999
Favorite Trail:
any trials stuff
Duration Product Used:
more than 3 years
Strengths:
Hope hubs are brilliantly made.Mine haven't failed in 3 years!
Weaknesses:
a tad pricey but who cares when they last this long?
Similar Products Used:
Nothing as good as these.
Bike Setup:
98 Sunn trials
Bottom Line:
These are the best hubs in the world. And they're british too. the quality and durability is second to none. Also available in loads of colours and drillings.
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Submitted by
Scot
a Racer
from Westchester, New York Date Reviewed: August 18, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Canaan, West Virginia
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
Light Precision bearings Reliable
Weaknesses:
Cost factor (But quality has a price)
Similar Products Used:
Xt & XTR Hubs
Bike Setup:
99' Intense Tracer 99 Zoke Z2 Bam W/Hope Disc Fox Air Vanilla
Bottom Line:
Currently raced XC with a Hope Ti Front Disc Set up laced w/15 guage spokes on a Mavic X317 and was so impressed on reliability that I decided to go for the Hope Ti-Glide rear hub. This rim is laced with 14/15 guage spokes on a Mavic X517 NO DISC. Did this for weight savings while racing. The rear wheel weight was 884 grams and is far more durable then the pre built rims out there by the big wheel companies. Do yourself a favor and do the job right the first time. As you will read the reviews concerning Hope Products they got there act together....even if Americans can't stand the English :)
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Submitted by
Col
a Downhiller
from Boulder, CO Date Reviewed: August 6, 1999
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
those bearings stiff sexy durability
Weaknesses:
well when you want the best, you have to pay for it...
Similar Products Used:
LX front + rear, Giant EX-Tec Hubs, Ritchey, XT
Bike Setup:
Santa Cruz Chameleon, Z1s, Maguras
Bottom Line:
These hubs are a revalation. After years of faffing around with Shimano hubs that needed regular servicing, and years of regularly killing rear freehub mechanisms these hopes are a dream come true.They spin so well, the other day I was trueing my wheel and I spent ages marvelling in the fact that the rims always span round so the hole in the hub was at the top. The bearings are incredible. If you don't believe me go up to someone using Hope hubs and ask to spin the front wheel, not too hard mind or you'll be there all day :)this is just the kind of product I love, sheer quality that'll outlast it's cheaper alternatives many many times over. I'll bend a lot of rims over the years but I don't see myself changing my hubs again. (maybe for Hope discs)Oh and the clicking noise the rear ti-glide makes is just divine... hated it at first but now I love it. it's as if my bike is screaming at me WHY AREN'T YOU PEDALLING!!! or maybe that's just me.... ;)
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Submitted by
Magnus
a Cross-Country Rider
from Sweden Date Reviewed: June 28, 1999
Duration Product Used:
more than 3 years
Strengths:
Works exellent, light and hard to kill.
Weaknesses:
Non so far.
Similar Products Used:
XTR, DX and LX
Bike Setup:
KHS, XTR, RQ.
Bottom Line:
2 chanced bearingsinover 3years of hard racing in Sweden is hard to beat,, they just will go on and on and on and on,, thats what I call race ready.. Would give them 6 flaming turds if i could.
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Submitted by
kelvin
a Racer
from Woking Date Reviewed: June 22, 1999
Favorite Trail:
leith hill
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Strong. No problems. smooth and stiff
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
XT hubs
Bike Setup:
DNA ti, Pace Evo II, XT etc
Bottom Line:
To the reviewers who have had problems, have you actually contacted hope and found out about the possibility of repair on warranty ? My friend had a ultra lite flange crack - he telephoned hope, he sent it in and simply got a new one. These are not disposible hubs and I find it strange that you jump to the conclusion that because your hub broke all hope hubs must be gubbins. If you really did blow 135 quid on a Ti rear why don't you get it repaired ? I'm tempted to think your review is false. Anyway I'm finally going to review my front suspension hub. It's been great, I've never had a problem with it, and it stiffens the steering nicely although the pace Evo's are very stiff by themselves. Top stuff.
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Submitted by
mark
a Racer
from cardiff (thats in the UK you know) Date Reviewed: June 21, 1999
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Really smooth after 1 year of XC racing
Weaknesses:
The flange cracked right through a spoke hole and through to the center of the hub body.
Similar Products Used:
xt hubs + ultralight
Bike Setup:
specialised M2 team.
Bottom Line:
Well it is bust, so even if it is still smooth after a years use it is still basically TOTAL SHIITE! IF I COULD I WOULD GIVE IT NEGATIVE 5 HOT ONES
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Submitted by
Robert
a Cross-Country Rider
from San Jose,CA Date Reviewed: April 30, 1999
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Breaks in a year or less, so you will always have a new hub.
Similar Products Used:
Chris Kings(they rule!)
Bike Setup:
Had the Ti hubs on a Santa Cruz Heckler laced up to Bontrager red/blue line rims.
Bottom Line:
This review is for the Ti hubs....... I bought these hubs a year ago. The front hub broke after only 4 weeks of riding (2 rides a week/5 hrs a ride). The flang broke. Well, I did not think much of this and replaced the hub with a king. 5 months later the flang on my rear Hope Ti broke!!!!!!!!! I do not do any crazy riding, these hubs just broke. Stay away from these hubs they suck! I would rate these hubs zero stars if I could!Rob
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Submitted by
James
a Downhiller
from Bournemouth Date Reviewed: April 11, 1999
Favorite Trail:
iford bmx track
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
looks really good and works better! Stiffens your forks too.
Weaknesses:
a bit pricey!
Similar Products Used:
acera x hub
Bike Setup:
The hub is built on to a mavicD521 rim which are on Judy XC forks.
Bottom Line:
Great hub, if your not running disks, buy some.
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Submitted by
rob
a Weekend Warrior
from Banbury england Date Reviewed: March 16, 1999
Favorite Trail:
the one near my house
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
strong light hasn't broken yet which is something
Weaknesses:
price, price, price
Similar Products Used:
spesh own brand, cheap taiwanise jobbie on my first bike
Bike Setup:
manitou spyder on a spesh rockhopper
Bottom Line:
another fine example of brittish kick arse engernering, better than anywhere else
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Submitted by
GAZ
a Weekend Warrior
from GRIMSBY, ENGLAND Date Reviewed: March 16, 1999
Favorite Trail:
DOWNHILL ONES
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Strengths:
LOOKS GOOD, WORKS WELL,MADE IN UK.
Weaknesses:
PRICE
Similar Products Used:
SHIMANO LX
Bike Setup:
GT ZASKAR, ROCKSHOX JUDY XC,
Bottom Line:
I HAVE HAD THIS HUB TWO YEARS AND HAVE NOT YET HAD TO REGREASE THE BEARINGS WHICH IS AMAZING AS IT GETS RAINED ON ALOT IN ENGLAND. IT STILL RUNS AS SMOOTH AS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT.
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Submitted by
DJD
a
from SF Bay Area Date Reviewed: March 10, 1999
Bottom Line:
I have had a Hope Biggun front hub on my LTS for almost 2 years now, and it is still in perfect true. I am very impressed. Great looking and great performing.
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Submitted by
epic
a downhiller
from CT Date Reviewed: March 6, 1999
Bottom Line:
Hope hubs kick ass!!! I know, this sounds like one of those dumb-ass reviews with no basis in fact, but the truth is these are the best hubs I've ever used, and I have no intention of buying any other hubs in the foreseeable future.The hubs are well sealed and simple and come well greased. They use a minimum of moving parts, and very high-quality sealed bearings.I have two sets of Hope Big'Un hubs that I use on My Rotec. I initially had them on a Ventana El Matador using a Hope Universal Brake which requires a shorter than normal axle. Hope sells the rear hub with one of three axles, the short axle, a standard 135mm QR axle or setup for a 12mm thru-axle. The Rotec however requires a 150mm axle. I called Rotec in England, and within a week, I had custom machined 150mm axles. They only cost me $15! Who's customer service can top that?Hope has hubs for every application from single-speed to full on World-Cup XC and DH racers, whether you need disc compatible hubs or not.Oops! forgot my name on that last one!Oh and one more thing: Grommit, don't jet wash your bike!
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Submitted by
Dave
a cross-country rider
from England Date Reviewed: March 6, 1999
Bottom Line:
This is a good hub (i had the hope fatso). It has good rigidity, my fork seemed to steer better and flex less as soon as i bought it. it comes well greased and feels and runs totally smoothly straight out of the box. its only problem is it doesn't come well with large amounts of mud and can start to sound a little grindy/gritty after a few muddy winter rides. however if you take the hub apart you find this mud is between the outside of the hub and the bearing and that the bearings are still fine. however be careful when jet washing your bike.
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Submitted by
Grommit
a cross-country rider
from Surrey, UK Date Reviewed: March 1, 1999
Bottom Line:
This is for the Hope Fatso hub. I get a lot of pleasure of of just looking at my hub. The red ano glints in the sunlight and the titanium sleeve has a dull industrial look. As a piece of sculpture I would give it 4 chillies. As for how it works, well, It noticably stiffens the front end, spins effortlessly, and I never worry about it breaking or getting full of muck cos it doesn't. Not the lightest but excellent.
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Submitted by
speeds
a cross-country rider
from Norway Date Reviewed: February 3, 1999
Bottom Line:
This is for the Hope ultralight front hub ; was a bit sceptical at first when i replaced the old LX hub (the Hope looked so small and fragile !), but hey! after 2 years of hard use they are still as new !! they weigh next to nothing, and boy do they spin !
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GARY
a cross-country rider
from ST. LOUIS, MO. U.S.A. Date Reviewed: December 30, 1998
Bottom Line:
I have used the FATSO & Ti HYPERGLIDE now for well over four years. The only problem I had was (after almost four years) when the flange on the FATSO cracked during a race. Hope replaced my hub without any hassles. I have only had to rebuild the front hub once during that time. The Ti Glide I have rebuilt twice. Rebuild referring to taking hubs apart and cleaning them and regreasing the bearings. As far as I am concerned these are one of the BEST hubs on the market, if you are looking for aftermarket hubs. TRY THEM, YOU'LL LOVE 'EM!!!!
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Submitted by
Peter Yeung
a downhiller
from Cornwall/UK Date Reviewed: December 9, 1998
Bottom Line:
Very good. I have one built onto my front wheel. It is a Blue Hope Big'un with disc brakes. These stiffen the stearing of the Marzocchi Bombers a lot, and when used with tight Hope QR's, they are the business!! Good job to Hope for getting everything right!!
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Submitted by
degear
a downhiller
from ny Date Reviewed: December 6, 1998
Bottom Line:
I have the Big'un hubs on my M1 SL Intense and with 317 rims. (the DeeMax rim)Having both wheels hand built for $555.00 (450 less then deemax)and getting the same performance has put a smile on my face. These hubs define the phrase bomb proof and you don't have to have those ugly yellow rims either. The Britts did the world a favor when they made these hubs. Get your downhill gear at Kalo mtb,they're on the net.
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Submitted by
Paul Swancutt
a cross-country rider
from Cornwall, England Date Reviewed: November 26, 1998
Bottom Line:
Have got a hope big un with a disc and in is exellent. Not only does it run extremly smooth, it also improved the stiffness of my forks. P.s. doing your front quick release up very tightly will also improve fork performance.
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Submitted by
jim
a weekend warrior
from Sweden Date Reviewed: October 24, 1998
Bottom Line:
I have tried the Ti-glide and it´s really crappy. I have broken 3 freewheels and 1 axle. I have tried the Chris king also and i had no problems with that one. By the way the king hub has about 65 klicks/round. Thats good. I have also used the Hugi hub. That was propably the best hub I´ve tested. I´ll put it back on real soon. Dont buy the hope, go for something else.
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Submitted by
Sam B
a downhiller
from Seattle WA Date Reviewed: September 26, 1998
Bottom Line:
I have the Big 'un and it is a great hub. I like the way the spokes attach although it's odd for wheel building. The nicest feature is how the disc bolts directly to the hub in a much larger BCD than Hayes, and other disc hubs/discs. Hope thought of all the details on this hub.
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Submitted by
Simon
a downhiller
from bolton , uk Date Reviewed: September 20, 1998
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ive got a bulb hub on a mavic 521cd with straight gauge spokes and it is the best thing since sliced bread , it make a really strong and non flexing wheel and the best thing is its made in britain , everyone go buy one now . on the down side its a little expensive( but worth it )
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Old Blighty
a
from U.K Date Reviewed: September 6, 1998
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The reason the photos' not available is cause they are too damn sexy for you Americans! HOPE HUBS KICK ASS, AS DO ALL OTHER BRITISH COMPONANTS. RULE BRITANIA!!!!!!!!God damn it, need to write more for the word count. If you're looking out for new forks, try to get hold of some PACE RC36's - see the reviews.
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Adrian
a cross-country rider
from Leicester, UK Date Reviewed: August 25, 1998
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Excellent! I've had a standard front hub and HG rear hub for 3.5 years now. The front has yet to need its bearings replaced and the rear has just had its first set of replacements fitted - I'd say the old gripe about bearing longevity has been dealt with. Plus, the loud click from the freehub is brilliant at warning walkers of your imminent arrival.The standard front hub is great with decent forks such as Pace RC36's.
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Steve
a weekend warrior
from Hampshire, UK Date Reviewed: July 24, 1998
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I had a Hope Fatso athe the start of '96 which was lush! Nice and smooth running even after months on crap weather. After about 6 months I noticed that the flanges had cracks in them where they had been pushed onto the titanium shell. Hope were really good and replaced the hub (I think that they actually put new flanges on the old shell). All was fine at first, but the same thing happened again after about the same amount of time. I got rid of it after that. At the start of '97, I got a Hope disc on a Fatso hub. This is still going strong with no problem which is a good sign considering the extra stresses put on a disc hub. I think the '96 must have just been a duffer. I still like Hope stuff and I would recommend it. 3 red hot chilli peppers for the '96, but 5 for the '97 disc version. Lush!!!
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Rob
a cross-country rider
from Sheffield, England Date Reviewed: July 16, 1998
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Simply the best! A fine example of British engineering, fully servicable, light, strong, dependable and reasuring expensive - they will out last cheap and nasty ones from the big S many times over (UK riding is hard on hubs.) Plus if you have a problem the boys at HOPE TECHNOLOGY will do all sorts for you, right good service!(Each Ti rear comes with free cool clicky noise.)
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PETER DOOLEY
a cross-country rider
from LIMERICK,IRELAND Date Reviewed: July 13, 1998
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I have had HOPE hubs for nearly 5 years(FATSO and Ti HYPERGLIDE) and I must say they are the best hubs I have ever had.They have never been serviced and they still run like new.I would recommend them to anybody! These hubs have gone through 4 sets of rims.......they really do kick ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Chris Barratt
a cross-country rider
from England Date Reviewed: March 28, 1998
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These hubs are superb. They save an unbelievable amount of weight over standard Shimano hubs. Not only are they superb quality but they let everyone know you’ve got them with the Ti - Glide’s unmistakable sound. There is a wide range of spare parts so they can be rebuilt if necessary, which is nice. Not only are the hubs superb but their discs are the best brakes out there.
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Mark Quinton-Tulloch
a downhiller
from England Date Reviewed: March 27, 1998
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The Hope Fatso hub is one hell of a hub. When I bought it I was worried that there may be more flex in my forks, as I had previously using a big bolt on hub. However, I cannot detect any flex whatsoever in my forks, even though they get a fair hammering quite often. Not only are they incredibly stiff and strong but they run incredibly smoothly, despite being covered in crappy, gritty mud and rarely being cleaned. On top of all that, they look absolutely gorgeous. If you're in the market for a suspension hub then you cannot do any better, except possibly the Hope Big 'Un!
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phattphil
a cross-country rider
from tx Date Reviewed: March 13, 1998
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hey man these are the stuff dreams are made of. light and strong baby. I am a big guy some would even say huge at 245lbs. but i have run these hubs for the last 3 years with no problemo. now you may say nut its flat in texas. i would agree, but these babies have made trip to durango, tahoe and moab plus the punishment of my local trail. they have been nothing but sweet under my phatt ass, never let me down and i do not expect them to ever.
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Marc Lewis
a racer
from Piscataway, NJ Date Reviewed: January 17, 1998
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These hubs are simply the best!!! Strong words I hear you cry. Over the last 4 years I have sold many, many custom wheels that I build myself, without a doubt in my mind these are the most reliable hubs that I have ever sold, Nuke proofs exploded!, White's fell apart, Hugi's seize solid!!!!,and lets not mention Hershey!!!!! Sure you might have to replace the bearings every 2 years but I think we can live with that!!!!! I've just put together 3 pairs of the BIG UN downhill hubs they look INCREDIBLE They're not much more than XTR and a whole lot nicer!!! So take the plunge
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Alun Evans
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from weekend warrior Date Reviewed: December 7, 1997
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8 months ago I splashed cash on a second -hand bike with Hope suspension on front and Ti-glide at the rear, laced to Ritchey rims. Top stuff. They're ultra smooth, and a few drops of oil in the general direction of the bearings every two to three rides keeps them that way. If you've got front suspension but a non-suspension hub, go to Hope. In fact, when you next get a set of wheels upgrade to Hope anyway - for a small increase in price you get hubs with better action than Shimano and last five times as long.
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mike
a cross-country rider
from Thunder Bay, Ontario Date Reviewed: November 22, 1997
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I have a Ti-Glide rear hub that I bought used. I use it for cross country racing and have not had any problems. I also don't expect anything to go wrong. It's light and makes a cool noise so everyone should get one. Un fortunately they are a little expensive.
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Ashley Gaunt
a downhiller
from Newcastle Date Reviewed: November 5, 1997
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HOPE BIG'UN rear Had it three month, looks f'ing good, makes an f'ing strong wheel (straight gauge, 121CD). Only problem I've had was that the non drive bearing got some grit in it, its a sealed type but the spindle cover seems to be a bit of a dust trap and can channel shit into the bearing. Or it could have been a shite seal on the bearing. Next time I shall pack the gap with grease. Overall ace hub.
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Alan Chesterman
a weekend warrior
from venezuela Date Reviewed: October 15, 1997
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I have a Fatso on the front laced to a Mavic 121 and have had no problems. At the back, I had a Ti-Glide which looked great and made a lovely clicking noise, but both the freehub and the flange next to it cracked and it's a write off. 140 quid!! Ouch. Happened climbing a very steep hill offroad in bottom gear. I have heard of more of these hubs going awol under duress. They are a lightweight hub and my advice is to steer clea of em if you are beefy put in major welly in on steep climbs. Since then I also broke the inside gubbins on an LX - so they don't seem to be up to big torque either. I am getting a DT Hugi which is rated to be the strongest around.
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Richard Harris
a cross-country rider
from Surrey, UK Date Reviewed: July 21, 1997
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I've been running Ti rear and suspension front for 4 years now and they still run as sweet as new - zero maintenance. British mud, London potholes, Spanish dust and headplants into French ditches haven't hurt a bit. The only problem I've had is when changing my old XTR 8-speed cassette for a new ('97) XT one - there's some lateral play in the cassette that needs shimming out. Great product.
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Rick d.
a cross-country rider
from College Park, MD Date Reviewed: April 16, 1997
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I've had these hubs built up to some Mavic ceramics for over a year and i have had ZERO problems. I have the Titanium Fatso front and the standard Ti rear and these are the best hubs I have eveer had. I've never done any maintenance and i tend to treat my wheels pretty badly. I never think about them until someone says, neat hubs! I would absolutely recommend them. I too have red hubs and ruby red nipples like Garrett. Too baad the 217 ceramics couldn't hold up as well.
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Garrett
a cross-country rider
from fair oaks ca Date Reviewed: January 15, 1997
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I purchased these hubs about a month ago, so far they had worked flawlessly. Before these hubs, I had LX hubs w/sun rims and irc tires, I now have mavic 217, Specialized Master/Controll tires (kevlar), alloy nipples, 15/16 spokes, and of course a hope hubset. When I went to weigh my bike I had saved 1 7/8 lbs. I couldnt believe that I saved that much. My only complaint is the thick grease used in the rear hub. These are cross-country hubs that I expect to last me a long time. And the hoops with red hubs and red nipples look awsome!
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Nigel Morris
a weekend warrior
from Barnsley, South Yorks, UK Date Reviewed: December 29, 1996
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I've had a pair of Hope hubs for over one year now, both attached to Panaracer Shields, as I am running Hope Hydraulic discs. The hubs are excellent, I regularly ride through water (hey its wet in Barnsley), and nearly every ride includes a river crossing where the hubs are BELOW the level of the river/stream. They have never failed me, and the rear hub is still as loud as ever. Excellent hubs, excellent brakes. 5 star review.
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Eric
a cross-country rider
from Seattle WA Date Reviewed: December 4, 1996
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I recently purchased a Hope Suspension (front)/Ti Glide (rear) hubset with Mavic 217s and an XTR cogset. I was running an XT/Mavic 217/237 combo previously. I got a great deal on the wheelset at my LBS ($440)The construction seems very solid on the Hopes. I can notice a difference in stiffness over the XT front hub I'd been using. The rear is very loud in coasting, which I don't mind. So far no problems at all and they look cool to boot.
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Matt Pound
a cross-country rider
from Hampshire,UK Date Reviewed: November 22, 1996
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I bought my Hope suspension hub in 1994. Since then it's been no problem what so ever. I've changed the cartridge bearings once and the fitting was quick and easy. I've recently bought some suspension forks and the hub works great with them with no flex at all. Another example of fine British engineering.
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martin linder
a cross-country rider
from sweden Date Reviewed: November 15, 1996
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hope front hub fatso is the best!!! I´ve used it for two years and I have never had any problems. I have tried some other brands before, hope deserves all the credits they can have for this outstanding front hub!!! No weird sounds, no flex, kul å ha faktor....hög, just pure hope tecnolgy!! Trust me, use ém!!!!!!
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tim.owen
a cross-country rider
from WALES Date Reviewed: October 18, 1996
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I have been riding an Ultralight front hub and a Ti glide rear hub for the past year and a half. The hubs are laced to mavic 217 rims with dt d.butted spokes. The hubs are the most solid and reliable that i have ever seen. They have been ridden over 4500 miles and not once have I had to service the bearings - which are sealed. They still runs are smooth as new, and click just as loudly. The hubs are frequently jet washed, and on a secent inspection of the hub bodies and bearing i found no signs of wear or play. My hubs have been severly punished in the Welsh mud and were a valuable investment. (i'm even getting another set for my new race bike.)
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Jono Offler
a cross-country rider
from Bath, England Date Reviewed: June 14, 1996
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For the last year I have been riding on a set of Rock Shox Quadra 21 SE with 93 LX hub. I had been very pleased with performance of both, until I switched to a set Judys. What a difference. After a few rides I decided that the LX had to be updated as the barings were on their last legs. I had a 96 LX wheel made but felt that it still felt weak.So I sold the new wheel on and had a Hope Fatso hub laced up . this must have been one of my best moves I have ever made. There is no flex at all and the barings are smoother than a babies bum. The LX wheel cost $65 the FATSO cost $90 The price differnce only $25 the real differnce A far better wheel that rides and lasts much longer. Thanks for a great WEB site a 5 star rating.
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