The XC Hubs have one piece aluminum hub shells with sealed cartridge bearings throughout. The cassette body is available in either a steel or titanium and it uses a three pawl ratchet mechanism. The front and rear are available to accept quick release. Available in the International Standard 6 bolt disc fitting.
Submitted by
apjrees
a Cross Country Rider
from UK Date Reviewed: September 30, 2008
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
It rolls and it's pretty light.
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
XT hubs.
Bike Setup:
Airborne ti with SID, XTR, Hope etc...
Bottom Line:
I bought these 2nd hand already built to some wheels. They were lighter on the scales than XT, they seemed to have less takeup than XT too. Can't fault them really, they do the things a hub should do.
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Submitted by
efriberg
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, Wa Date Reviewed: August 4, 2008
Favorite Trail:
I'm a man of variety
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$80.00
Purchased At:
Price Point?
Strengths:
Loud clicking scares pedestrians out of the way.
Weaknesses:
None other then what I am going to say below.
Similar Products Used:
The usual shimano xt stuff.
Bike Setup:
Specialized Enduro Pro with Sun DSC-1 rims.
Bottom Line:
Second season on the hub, maybe put a total of 300 miles on it and the freewheel bearing has vaporized. I heard it going.... going.....gone, I didn't realize that noise was coming from inside the wheel, sounded like a stick rubbing on the rubber. We'll see how easy it is to fix. I cant identify the bearing parts, so matching up the right one may be tricky if I cant find the proper drawings from Hope. Other than this little problem, I really liked it. Now I'll have steal my pregnant wife's rim to go riding until it's fixed, I hope she doesn't get possessive. I'd give it five chillies if it wasn't for this premature problem.
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Submitted by
Beau
a Cross Country Rider
from Kaysville, UT Date Reviewed: April 20, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Thunder Mtn, UT
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
Mtn High Cyclery & Jenson USA
Strengths:
Simple and dependable in all weather conditions.
Weaknesses:
Slightly slower engagement than top of the line hubs and makes little noise when coasting.
I switched all three of my bikes from using XT disc hubs to the Hope XC a few years ago. Haven't had a single problem with them in all that time riding in various conditions - from the rainy summers in South Korea and dry summers in Utah. Works great with the wide-base Surly singlespeed cog and spacers on the Explosif. Noticed some scarring from the more narrow Shimano BMX cog. Great performance and reliability without breaking the bank!
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Submitted by
wenisman
a
from london Date Reviewed: March 6, 2008
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
cyclesurgery
Strengths:
looks, strong, light, well built... it just lasts
Weaknesses:
slightly slower engagement than some other hubs
Similar Products Used:
c. knigs, hadleys, dt swiss, bontrager, industry nine
amazing... i have been using this hub for 4 years now, they have crossed the andes in peru, tackled downhill courses in france alps, commuted to work every day for 4 years... these hubs have outlived bikes, been on at least 10 rims, must have done close to 10000 miles in all types of conditions. from super rock gardens in spain, the dust of the australian dessert and hub deep in mud in denmark, the snow from commuting to work in london
... all this and they still keep running. the engagement is a touch slower than chris kings, but if its a real problem you have bad spin technique and so dont blame the hubs. in my opinion i think these hubs are better than chris kings, cheaper and require far less maintanence.
plus hope customer service is second to none, the only hub i would consider now is the industry nine but its not time testd like the hopes... nothing else compares
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Submitted by
tony vazquez
a Weekend Warrior
from warwickshire, england Date Reviewed: December 3, 2007
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
broadribbs, leamington spa
Strengths:
well built, requires little maintance, had rear hub fitted over 4 years ago and still keeps going after doing over 2,500 miles. been out in all conditions from dry and dusty to up the axles in mud and still running smooth.
Weaknesses:
none that i have found
Similar Products Used:
different shimano hubs mostly
Bike Setup:
was on gt i drive which i slowly upgraded, now fitted to trek 6500 hard tail. (gt retired due to constant maintance to i drive system)
Bottom Line:
used mostly for general cross country, have done some rough stuff but nothing i would class as extreme.not the cheapest option in the first place but worth it in the long run. dont get to ride as often as i'd like so when i get the chance, i just want to get the bike and go. just upgrade my other bike, (giant nrs) to hope pro2's front and back, cant really say more than that.
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Submitted by
Yogiwolfman
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, CO, USA Date Reviewed: November 25, 2007
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$185.00
Purchased At:
eBay
Strengths:
Light, decent engagement, easy to take apart and service/clean everything.
Weaknesses:
Freehub body is a piece of @&$^. Titanium freehub body will give you warning before a catastrophic failure. I would at least design some sort of mechanism to lock all parts of the hub together, rather than press them together and rely on QR tension to keep things gelling
Similar Products Used:
XT front and rears, Mavic Crossmax, Bontrager hubs in a Race X Lite Wheelset.
Bike Setup:
Blur LT with bling. This hub was laced with DT Swiss 14/15g spokes to a Mavic XC717 disc hub.
Bottom Line:
I really wanted to love this hub, I really did! I got a deal on a brand new hub and laced it up. I rode fine for about 500 miles until I was grinding up a steep extended climb and had to put a foot down (early season) to take a breather. I got back on and realized quickly that the freehub body was jammed to the hub body, resulting in a cassette that would not freewheel anymore. I had myself a fixie! I took the chain off and coasted back to the car.
I got home and took off the cassette and had to pry the freehub body from the rest of the hub. One of the hubs had dislodged and wedged itself sideways in between the freehub and the ratchet mechanism, scratching up the freehub. Wiping away the grease further showed that the notched where the pawls seated were bent. The hub body and ratchet mechanism were fine.
I took it to the LBS and they all high-fived me because they thought I put out so much power that I bent things up in the freehub. They ordered me a titanium freehub body for $100 and said the harder metal would prevent any more of this silly bending.
250 miles later, I was enjoying the day when I stopped pedalling and my chain kept moving forward, throwing the chain off my front chainring. I kicked the cassette out of frustration, and I guess it temporarily fixed the problem because I was able to make it home.
I pulled it apart and saw the pawl seats were bending again. I filed down the area which was bending which worked for 50 miles, and began saving for a King hub.
I got another 100 miles out of it and noticed that the hub wanted to try to throw the chain forward, fixable by a quick pedal stroke and then it would freewheel fine again.
My King wheel showed up, and all was fixed.
3 Chilis for making a decent hub that works well when it works. Most seem to have no problems. 1 Chili for the headaches and making me take a file to a titanium part. *shudder*
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Submitted by
Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from Boulder,Co,USA Date Reviewed: July 30, 2007
I'm now transferring these to my new Yeti 575. After 3 years of hard, rocky trail riding, these hubs are still fresh. Put them on and forget about them (at least in the dry coniditions I ride in). Very happy with this purchase.
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Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Portland, Or Date Reviewed: March 15, 2007
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
Universal Cycle
Strengths:
Smooth, sealed bearings
Weaknesses:
None yet
Similar Products Used:
several Shimano products
Bike Setup:
Turner 5 Spot
Bottom Line:
My hubs are built up with Mavic XM321 rims. They have seen dust, mud and DH conditions. After a year with the hubs I have no complaints. They were very cost affective for the level of quality. I was looking at Hadley/King pricing when Mike at Universal recomended the Hope XC. For the money they are hard to beat. Sure, not as bling as the big dollar hubs but they keep on doing the job and I was able to get the bike on the road faster. I will build up another set of wheels with the Pro II for my Stinky, when the time comes.
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Submitted by
Tomas
a
from Gothenburg, Sweden Date Reviewed: January 21, 2007
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
chainreactioncycles.com
Strengths:
They simply do their job and work as expected, price
Weaknesses:
None so far
Bike Setup:
All mountain bike
Bottom Line:
After more than three years of use I think it is time to review this great product, a Hope rear XC hub with Ti axle. It's been built up on a Mavic 819 rim (36 spokes) and this combination has been flawless for my all mountain use. Never had any issues what so ever, engagement has worked perfectly. Riding in water, snow, ice or mud has never presented problems using this rear hub.
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Submitted by
Jeremy
a Weekend Warrior
from Hong Kong Date Reviewed: December 12, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Tai Mo Shan
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$75.00
Purchased At:
Flying Ball
Strengths:
Looks good and reasonable weight
Weaknesses:
Engagement!!!!!!!
Similar Products Used:
Hope Bulb, Hadley
Bike Setup:
SC Chameleon, Mavic EX3.1, X9, EA 50 Bar, Thompson Post, Marz Z1 Light
Bottom Line:
Absolute pants, the engagement was sooooo slow. I have changed this to a hadley and i feel as if I am actually pedalling the bike not air while this pc of junk waited to engage, its now off the bike and good ridence, Hopless is the only word i can use to describe it. It does not deserve 1 flame in my opinion.
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Submitted by
Eric Feldmeier
a Weekend Warrior
from Miami, FL, USA Date Reviewed: November 27, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Markham Park
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$90.00
Purchased At:
Jenson USA
Strengths:
Smooth rolling and flawless freewheel engagement (Review for Rear Hub Only)
Weaknesses:
none so far
Similar Products Used:
Shimano XT hubs
Bike Setup:
Santa Cruz Heckler '05 with XTR derailers and Raceface LP Next Crank/zucci fork 5th Element Rear Coil
Bottom Line:
So far so good, much more economical than the DT swiss, I'm 200lbs and break components like I stole it and the XT shimano hubs actually bent and wobbled after a temper tantrum where I threw my bike into the woods. This Hub set up with a rhinolyte rim seems to be a winner, I notice that I glide a little further and the freewheel engages much faster.
I dont plan on throwing the bike anymore, but, sometimes that powdercoated slut deserves it!
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Submitted by
Elvis
a Cross Country Rider
from Raleigh, NC Date Reviewed: September 4, 2006
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
solid machining, phenominal customer service... try to get king to match that.
Weaknesses:
been very happy with these hubs, very easy to rebuild.
Similar Products Used:
king, hadley, shimano ect...
Bottom Line:
so they arent kings, and they dont hook up in .2 micro seconds, they hook up in .5 microseconds... the customer service you get from hope is way way better than with most other manufacturers... if you are thinking about getting some of these hub go ahead and get them you wont be sorry.
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Submitted by
Mark
a Racer
from SF Date Reviewed: July 24, 2006
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
jenson
Strengths:
Nice finish
Weaknesses:
Bearing never seated properly
Similar Products Used:
Many
Bike Setup:
29er
Bottom Line:
This is for the front hub. When I received the hub one of the bearings was not fully seated within the hub as it stuck out about 1/32". I put it in a fork and clamped down the qr but it didn't budge. I emailed Hope tech support both in US and UK and both didn't believe me but they said send it back I only had $40 into it anddecided to build it up. A year later it it still running smooth and the bearing still sticks out 1/32"
I think Hope makes good stuff, in this case I got a weird one.
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Submitted by
Jon Dex
a Weekend Warrior
from Wellington NZ Date Reviewed: June 11, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Ridgeline Makara Peak
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At:
UK Bike Store
Strengths:
Simple, Well Constructed, Engineered for function not Bling,
Weaknesses:
Don't get to practice fiddly maintenance tasks regularly
Similar Products Used:
Shimano LX, XT, and AC
Bike Setup:
Santa Cruz Hecker, Hope hubs both ends, Hope Mono Ti 6 205mm front and Mono M4 180mm rear, Z1 and 5th element shocks, 521 rims, Holzfeller cranks and stem, Thomson Seatpost etc. XT transmission.
Bottom Line:
I weigh 120 Kgs (280 lbs)and had accepted that an XT hub would last 6 months between freehub rebuilds, and about a year before I broke the housing or some other catastrophic failure. After 2 years of riding probably 30 ks a week of serious single track, drops jumps etc and over 100 ks a week of less stressful riding, They are still running perfectly. The freehub barely has any scoring on the ratchet pawls and the bearings are probably barely run in. One every 3 or 4 months, I ease the freehub body off wipe clean and regrease the ratchet ring and pawls. Most times they havent needed it as the grease was as clean as when it went in. I am an engineer who works with military systems and this is one of the very few bike products that is engineered in an "aerospace" manner. I just wish they still made a bottom bracket.
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Submitted by
Andy
a Cross Country Rider
from Saint Paul, MN USA Date Reviewed: April 28, 2006
Favorite Trail:
any
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At:
monkamoo.com
Strengths:
Gotta start with the GREAT looks, precise machining, smooooothe rolling, rebuidable, and bullet-proof ratchet design.
I couldnt be happier with my purchase of these hubs. I had alot of previous experience with Shimano, and was ready to step up to disc brakes and wanted something to handle the abuse with my latest bike build. I did alot of research prior to buying these and really couldnt justify anything else unless you want to spend the kind of money to get yourself some of "that Chris King stuff" and well I am not made of that kind of money so Hope was the obvious choice for me and my application. I consider myself a agressive cross country rider and have always had problems with stuff breaking or wearing out prematurely. I like the fact that the hope hubs come with sealed cartidge bearings, and replacements are readily available, I am not concerned with the fact that they may not roll quite as easily as a cone set up, but then again I have seen what happens to the cone bearing setup after a nice muddy trailride. In fact I notice a huge difference when hopping off my new ride with the hope hubs vs. my beater GT avalance with shimano XTR's...sorry shimano, you have let me down for the last time!
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Submitted by
k3n!f
a Cross Country Rider
from Hobart, Australia Date Reviewed: March 18, 2006
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$150.00
Purchased At:
chainreactioncycles.com
Strengths:
Looks, light weight, sealed bearings, high quality manufacture, made in the UK, lots of freewheel engagement points.
Weaknesses:
None so far.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano deore disc hubs.
Bike Setup:
Merida HT, Fox Vanilla's, Juicy 7's, Hope XC hubs, RaceFace Evolve XC cranks etc.
Bottom Line:
Great hubs, fantastic quality, confidence inspiringly solid, very tight tolerences, fantastic price for what you get. Buy em' and forget about them cos they will work flawlessly =D
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Submitted by
Sam Fox
a Downhiller
from Nottingham Date Reviewed: February 9, 2006
Favorite Trail:
anything near where i live (not many around)
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At:
chain reaction cycles
Strengths:
evrything, strong durable ect
Similar Products Used:
shimano XTR, XT
Bike Setup:
Specialized demo8, mavic deemax hope mono4
Bottom Line:
incredible hub, over the years i have used used it for trials, cross country and then downhill. after it finally died (snapped axle and rounded off rachet) after some pretty hard abuse, i sent it back to hope expecting a phone call with a large bill however, within a week recieved a brand new one free of charge, so all in all amzing quality and amazing aftermarket care. i would recommend anyone to buy this product, it is suitable for any branch of cycling.
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Submitted by
P. Chris Anderson
a Cross Country Rider
from Pittsburgh, PA Date Reviewed: February 8, 2006
Favorite Trail:
waldo lake
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
120
Strengths:
They work
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
shimano xt
Bike Setup:
titus racer x. built up the hubs with bontranger mustang's, with the asymetrical drive side, and with dT 14 guage hubs, laced radially
Bottom Line:
Have had not a single problem with these hubs in over four years. They do their job, with no complaints, squaking, drag, or excess noise. They have more rachets than my old shimano xt's, so they do engage quicker than they did. They do not engage instantaneously, like a chris king, but they also don't make that fishing reel noise. Overall, i'm very impressed. love them and would recommend. good looking too
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Submitted by
Kevin Beel
a Cross Country Rider
from Hertfordshire Date Reviewed: October 25, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Coed Y Brenin, N. Wales
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Well made CNC product. Made in England. Great after sales service. Super quality control. Almost a work of art (to my engineers mind!). Uses off the shelf bearings (that can be replaced by me when worn out!).
Weaknesses:
The freewheel pawl click can be a bit tooo loud on occasions (big deal!)
I have had 3 sets of these babies over the years on 3 different bikes - from original non-disc Titanium Sus front & rear to current disc ones. No failures. Sure the bearings wear over 1000-1500 miles of XC, but I think that is a good life. And then you buy a new set of decent bearings from your local bearing specialst and replace them yourself!! No special tools needed, just a bit of common sense. All a bit eco-friendly really. Any time I needed support from Hope (phone or e-mail) they have been great.
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Submitted by
Malcolm Lockhart
a Cross Country Rider
from London, UK Date Reviewed: August 22, 2005
Favorite Trail:
The Wall
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At:
Chain Reaction
Strengths:
Strong, good weight, smooth as you like and they look great!
Weaknesses:
None as yet
Similar Products Used:
Shimano XT
Bike Setup:
Fisher Cake 3, Hayes HFX9 Carbon, Hope XC on mavic 717
Bottom Line:
Great hubs that get the most out of the brakes. Look fantastic and are well worth the investment. You can't beat a solid bit of British engineering!!!
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Submitted by
KBA
a Cross Country Rider
from Tahoe Vista Date Reviewed: August 14, 2005
Favorite Trail:
My friend Dana's tail - it's nice! Oh wait, you said "trail"?
Rubbery things facing down and metal things facing up, at least so far this year.
Bottom Line:
Look, there's no disputing the quality and appeal of King hubs or Hadley hubs. But for what they cost I got a pair of Hope hubs, Mavic 717 rims, Wheelsmith double butted spokes and nipples, all built up at Jenson. I could almost purchase two full sets of wheels for the cost of a the big boys hubs alone.
Now I love Chris King stuff, they make the only headset I'll ever own. But don't you think that we're getting reamed badly enough by the "we price at what the market will bear" mentality? Almost $500 for a set of wheel hubs? Are you high? Are you mental? Are you rich? Well, if you answered yes to that last one how's about buying me a set of Chris King hubs? We'll just forget that little remark about you being mental.
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Submitted by
geoff
a Weekend Warrior
from sydney - london Date Reviewed: June 19, 2005
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
everything!!
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
the big S, and some dt swiss hugi
Bike Setup:
klein palomino, hope hubs and brakes, xt drive train, mavic rims
Bottom Line:
i have done alot of hard miles over harsh single track, looong uphill climbs through the andes in peru, dry dusty conditions in australia and spain, the mud in the UK and these puppies have always always just been quiet and reliable... in fact the harder the conditions the more im impressed with the hubs.
just another quality component fro the lanceshire lathe men!!
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Submitted by
George Stuckert
a Cross Country Rider
from Longmont, Colorado, USA Date Reviewed: May 9, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Monarch Crest
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At:
online
Strengths:
Light weight, durable, black, smooth, quiet
Weaknesses:
none found so far
Similar Products Used:
XT, XTR, Ringle
Bike Setup:
Santa Cruz Heckler, XT/XTR, Avid, Mavic
Bottom Line:
These Hope XC hubs seem to be very good quality. I just build up my Heckler and took it to Moab for its second ride. I rode Amasa Back, Flat Pass, Gold Bar Rim, Klondike Bluff, & Monitor & Merrimack and I beat the crap out of them: 5 trails in 4 days. These hubs not only survived, but are still intact, smooth, quiet, fast, and happy. I love 'em and I'm gonna build a set for my wifes new all-mountain bike. A prior set of Ringle Superduperbubbas on a different bike, didn't last this long in Moab.
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Submitted by
ross
a Cross Country Rider
from boone nc usa Date Reviewed: February 23, 2005
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$140.00
Strengths:
spins well, low maintenance,(i haven't done anything to it in 15 months) strong enough to handle 5' drops to flat (probable not a good idea though: this is an xc hub)
Weaknesses:
nothing in over a years worth of use to note. I wouldn't mine if it was quieter; most people like a loud ratchet sound, i prefer as little noise out of my bike as possible
Similar Products Used:
nothing nearly as nice
Bike Setup:
hard tail: DH parts
Bottom Line:
nothing to complain about. Solid since the day i got it. spins well, handles rain rides, snow rides, and creek crossings with out a sign of needing service. I haven't done anything to this thing since i got it except ride the hell out of it. I probable need to service it or something but the thing still works perfectly after 15 months of heavy use. Get one if you can afford it. I'm sure i would have gone through at least 2 deore hubs since i invested in this thing.
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Submitted by
ross
a Downhiller
from Youngstown, Ohio, USA Date Reviewed: January 6, 2005
Favorite Trail:
any trail will do
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At:
local shop
Strengths:
Pretty to look at, strong, stiff, and light. These hubs were a good deal. Nice to have higher end components available in different colors (anodized) for a change.
Weaknesses:
Nothing big, just that the front hub's non-disk side spacer isn't removable to my knowledge so far...
Similar Products Used:
WTB laser disk, Sun-Ringle Abbah
Bike Setup:
Schwinn Moab, and Banshee Scirroco, Manitou forks, Sun-Ringle Singletracks, HOPE Mono-Mini disk brakes...
Bottom Line:
Excellent set of hubs for their function vs cost as well as looks. The one piece hubs are cut just right. You would think the cassette bearings were one solid piece they're so tight and roll soooo smoooov. The only thing I would like different is to get the HOPE Bulbs just for the convertable axles both front and rear. But that's just me, I change like the wind when I can afford it. So if you are confident with your standard axle drop outs (frame/fork) then the HOPE XC's are the way to go. I woul
- Peace Out, Baby
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Submitted by
SuperSlinky
a Cross Country Rider
from The Rustbelt Date Reviewed: August 7, 2004
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
JensonUSA
Strengths:
Lighter than Shimano XT and easier to service (or so I have heard). Not made by Shimano--fight the power. Sturdy, reliable and problem free. Look nice.
Weaknesses:
The rear hub binds a tiny bit as the rear skewer is tightened. Maybe there is a fix, but I have never bothered to research it, because I just tighten the rear cautiously and thus get negligible binding.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano Deore and XT, Bontrager race disc.
Bike Setup:
Titus Loco-moto, Mavic UST rims, Fox Vanilla fork.
Bottom Line:
A solid alternative to Shimano. A little lighter, a little more expensive, easier to service. A good value and a good performer.
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Submitted by
zippy m
a Racer
from pool yorkshire Date Reviewed: August 1, 2004
Favorite Trail:
rylstone
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At:
chevin cycles
Strengths:
build quality,looks,weight,performance, customer service tick tick tick,customer service,
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
xt,mavic crossmax,lx
Bike Setup:
merlin mountain,sids,xtr
Bottom Line:
I have been using the same hubs for ten years in yorkshire with no problems ,except bearing changes,which is simple.I recentley needed a new titanium rotor which had cracked.I returned said hub to Hope where by they replaced the rotor and axle and pawls and springs completly free under warrenty showe me another company who will give that service. buy these hubs you will not regret it .XC ,freeride,downhill easy
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Submitted by
Mike V
a Weekend Warrior
from Littleton, CO USA Date Reviewed: July 23, 2004
Favorite Trail:
All Jeffco Open Space
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$44.00
Purchased At:
jensonusa.com
Strengths:
Extremely smooth, wheel spins forever.
Weaknesses:
None so far.
Similar Products Used:
XT, Hugi 240
Bike Setup:
5-Spot, Bomber Z-1, Hope Disk Brakes, Race Face Cranks, SRAM 9.0 Shifters
Bottom Line:
Bought a front hub & laced it up a few months ago - the hub has been great, extremely smooth & seems durable after 3 months, lots of bombing down rocky trails, no sign of flex (Hugi 240 seemed a little flexy at times).
Great hub, I would highly recommend it, can't wait to try the rear.
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Submitted by
Sumo
a Cross Country Rider
from Boston Date Reviewed: February 19, 2004
Favorite Trail:
The next challenge
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
Cycle1st.com
Strengths:
Light weight, well built & strong, excellent seals, cartridge bearings, easy to service (freehub) and 3 pawls in the freehub.
Weaknesses:
Not found any.
Similar Products Used:
Everything Shimano and Mavic.
Bike Setup:
Marin Mount Vision Marzocchi Marathon/xtr/Hope discs/Easton/959s.
Bottom Line:
These are great hubs by any standards. And they represent excellent value for money. Once the wheels are built up you can just forget about the hubs they just go on for ever. And since they are built to stand the British weather they will stand anything. Beautifully smooth with a fabulous go-on-forever spin. Any problems and the cartridges are replaceable.....simply take out the old and in with the new. All hubs should be up to this standard. Three pawls in the freehub...cool! compare these with Shimano, amd I mean even XTR...give them a bit of time...NO CONTEST. The Hope's will be in there when your Shimmy's are dead and gone.
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Submitted by
Gaz .
a Cross Country Rider
from Hong Kong Date Reviewed: January 28, 2004
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
Strong, reliable, light, British.
Weaknesses:
I've had no problems.
Similar Products Used:
shimano, mavic(on crosmax).
Bike Setup:
Foes FXR
Bottom Line:
I'm now on my second set, the first Ti body splined disc versions were stolen. Very good quality hubs that can take a beating and they're very light. The rear freehub comes off with no tools, and is super easy to maintain, not that you ever have to. I think they're reasonably priced, considering the quality.
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Submitted by
tobydmv
a
from dallas, tx, usA Date Reviewed: October 30, 2003
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$150.00
Purchased At:
Hope direct
Strengths:
Good looks, lightweight, quiet freewheel.
Weaknesses:
None yet
Similar Products Used:
Hugi sports, bontrager super stock
Bike Setup:
Rocky mountain Hammer
Bottom Line:
Its a good hub, go get one. Costs a little more then shimano but then again it wasnt made by 13 yeard old girls who earn 2 dollars a day. Easy to service. Easy to maintain and easy to replace bearings. Hope also has good customer service.
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Alastair
a Cross Country Rider
from Melbourne, Australia Date Reviewed: September 1, 2003
Favorite Trail:
42 traverse - NZ
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Purchased At:
wheelpro
Strengths:
Bulletproof, smooth sealed bearings
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
XTR, XT
Bike Setup:
Tomac 78 Special, XTR, hubs are laced with sapim race spokes to Mavic X317 rims
Bottom Line:
Great hub, they've got very smooth bearings, they're a reasonable weight and just keep on going with no problems. As another reviewer mentioned, you are supposed to service them (I hadn't for 2 years of use, but still no problems...) I emailed Hope and they sent me servicing directions. Every 3 months, pull off the freewheel and clean and regrease the pawls and rachet. Every week, put a drop of oil down between the freewheel and hub to keep the seal properly lubricated.
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Submitted by
lewis jackson
a Weekend Warrior
from peterborough Date Reviewed: May 10, 2003
Favorite Trail:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
all you can think of
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
good
Bottom Line:
get it
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Submitted by
Pete Dooley
a Weekend Warrior
from Limerick,Ireland Date Reviewed: April 24, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Bansha.Co.Tipp
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At:
www.stifsport.com
Strengths:
These hubs are so well made,I have a set of Hope Ti front and rear hubs on my rigid C,dale which are about 7 years old and are still running perfectly.Bearings are easy to get but be careful installing them.
Weaknesses:
Take a bit of time to break in..if you can call that a weakness!!!
Similar Products Used:
Hope Ti Hyperglide rear and Fatso front
Bike Setup:
Giant AC Team,Bomber Marathon SL forks,Hope XC hubs on Mavic D521 rims,XT Disc brakes.XTR cranks shifters and derailluers,X-Lite Fly stem,X-Lite DH barends,X-Lite XLR carbon riser bars,Flite Ti saddle,Outland inline seatpost.
Bottom Line:
These hubs are the business,look good,last for ages,quality of construction.
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Submitted by
Kace
a Cross Country Rider
from Aberdeen, UK Date Reviewed: April 17, 2003
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$60.00
Strengths:
Craftsmanship, servicability, price
Weaknesses:
Not yet
Similar Products Used:
Shimano, dia-tech
Bike Setup:
XC Exoctica
Bottom Line:
Oh sir, yes please sir. Currently using the front hub, and will definitely upgrade to Hope at rear as well. It's rock solid and truly beutifully made. Disc compatible, replaceable cartridge bearing, and all this for (at the front) only 5p more than XT?! There's no competition, it's the gold (aluminium) standard that anyone else must live up to. Can I give it 12 chillis please?
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Submitted by
Dan Clark
a
from trials rider from Colchester England Date Reviewed: October 8, 2002
Favorite Trail:
The park in town
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$80.00
Purchased At:
Of a mate, the price above is new in pounds
Strengths:
Looks good, great warrenty from Hope, british, great bearings, good engagement, doesn't slip, sounds great
Weaknesses:
I broke the freehub, the freehub pulls off, springs a bit delicate
Similar Products Used:
Shimano LX, DDG, Shimano STX-RC
Bike Setup:
Its a trials bike see www.slick-trix.4t.com to see it
Bottom Line:
A good hub for trials, more reliable than a bulb, it never slipped until i broke it. How ever they need looking after. You should grease the freehub regulary and once in a while take off the freehub to check the springs, they break easily. Use pen springs as replacements, cut them down to the right size, they work. They sound great and after having one of these on the back I'm never going back to shimano, they feels horrible because the engagemnt isn't as good.
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Submitted by
Ross Guy
a Cross Country Rider
from Perth, Western Australia, Australia Date Reviewed: August 8, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Little Ovens, Mundaring
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$173.00
Purchased At:
Jenson USA
Strengths:
Looks great, sounds great, works great.
Weaknesses:
Can't think of any.
Similar Products Used:
Formula
Bike Setup:
Giant ATX 870
Bottom Line:
I love these hubs, I've built them up with a pair of sun rhyno lites and DT revolution spokes, and the result is a sweet wheelset that also sound great.
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Howard Aitchison
a Cross Country Rider
from Biggleswade Date Reviewed: June 19, 2002
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Everything! They look great (mine are a gorgeous red), they are light, and perfect reliability. Disc ready.
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Shimano LX
Bike Setup:
Klein Pulse Race, Rockshocks Duke, LX-XTR kit.
Bottom Line:
Quite simply the best hubs around, especially if you want disc brakes, even more so if you want hope disc brakes (and who wouldn't). Buy these they are not just bike jewelry: performance and looks are well matched.
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Submitted by
john carter
a Weekend Warrior
from Limerick Ireland Date Reviewed: February 28, 2002
Favorite Trail:
bansha woods near tip town
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At:
http://www.stifsport.com
Bike Setup:
z1 fork Raven 2000 frame mixture xt/xtr group set xlite ti bars xlite bar ends xlite seatpost 317 on hope XC
Bottom Line:
If your going to use these hubs with shimano XT disc, ring hope direct and get 12 new bolts because the ones that come with the XTs are 1mm - 2mm too long for these hubs.
I got the front and rear along with a pair of mavic 317 rims by mail order from stif in the UK, and got the LBS to build them up. when I put the rotors on I found the XT bolts were too long. I rang Hope and they said they would send me out 12 new bolts 6 front 6 rear. You cant beat that for customer service.
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Submitted by
Steve Young
a Cross Country Rider
from San Francisco, CA, USA Date Reviewed: February 2, 2002
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
LBS in UK
Strengths:
Well made, smooth, good value (relative to some other top end hubs
Weaknesses:
None yet
Similar Products Used:
Very ancient Shimano LX
Bike Setup:
'01 Stumpie M4 Pro, Thompson stem, post, X-lite bars, Hope mini
Bottom Line:
I've had these (front and back) about 8 months now so they have a few hours on them. I've been very pleased with them - The first six months or so of their life were spent in a British winter. Despite the wet conditions they continue to run very smoothly and it has not been necessary to strip either hub down.
I tend to do long rides when I can 4-6 hours once or twice a week. Despite a couple of epics like this is extremely wet conditions there have been no problems at all.
On a couple of occasions I have been conscious of a bit of flex in the wheels when cornering hard on good (grippy) surfaces but I think it would be hard to blame this on the hubs. Last week I over-cooked it and the bike went away from under me dumping me hard on the ground so I'm cornering a bit more cautiously at the moment anyway :)
I have a Hope mini up front and this makes an excellent combination with the hub. The rear freewheel engages rapidly (probably a little less rapidly than a King) and makes enough noise that you can be conscious of it when riding gently on easy surfaces. The back hub is easily stripped down (I've done a friends) - so servicing is staightforward when required.
One thing I have noticed (under the same hard cornering conditions) is that there is occasionally a gentle buzz from the front disc as it binds the pads. This must be due to some flexing somewhere - I don't think it can be due to the hubs though - more likely the rockshox !
I'm not that hard on kit generally (like to keep the wheels on the ground as far as possible) and the hubs have been great - might be worth considering something more appropriate if you like to get a lot of air-time.
These hubs are excellent value British engineering especially when you consider the cost of Chris Kings (which were the alternative I considered) in England. Now that I'm in California where the Kings are cheaper and the Hopes more expensive (than home) I might treat myself to a second set of wheels built on King hubs - something of a luxury though - if you want to save cash without compromising performance go for the Hopes (wherever you live)
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Josh
a Cross Country Rider
from Virginia Date Reviewed: February 2, 2002
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At:
speedgoat
Strengths:
Trouble free. The freehub works very well - seems like its going to last a long time. I haven't had much luck with non-Shimano freehubs - but this one seems pretty decent. Front hub is very smooth.
Weaknesses:
The bearings in the back hub are very tight and even close to as smooth as the ones in the front but I emailed Hope - they told me to spray WD-40 in the bearings - yeah right why don't I just clean them with a pressure washer.
Similar Products Used:
XT, Ringle
Bike Setup:
GT IDrive 1.0, Marzocchi X-Fly, XTR
Bottom Line:
Decent for the price - I wish I would have bought Chris Kings.
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Submitted by
Jimmmy Booy
a
from Sacramento, CA, USA Date Reviewed: January 24, 2002
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$110.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
LOUD! quick engagement, 3-Pawl mechanism, 21 engagment clicks (compared to shimano's 16). Machined from a single lump of aluminium. Made in UK. easy to service. Oh yeah i use this hub for Trials!!!
Weaknesses:
Not quite as good as the Hope Bulb (48 engagement clicks). Too easy to take apart. (these thing can be pulled apart by hand to service!)
Similar Products Used:
LX, Deore, STX,
Bike Setup:
Trials spec. Dr Jekyll (Identiti Bikes) HS-33's, 3-piece crank 22T ring, Mavic D521 rims, Road cassette and Tiagra rear mech.
Bottom Line:
Get em they rock!
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Submitted by
Spraduke
a Cross Country Rider
from Wilthshire, England Date Reviewed: January 23, 2002
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At:
batcheleors.
Strengths:
mega light for what i can afford
Weaknesses:
i aint found any
Similar Products Used:
nothing of similar standard
Bike Setup:
orange P7, hope minis, Z5's
Bottom Line:
Excellent hub at a very resonable price. I got the disc hub version and on the right rims makes for a light wheel. unfortuantly havnt given it much of a bashing cos of circumstances but should be soon. It is super smooth and silent.
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RICHARD WEST
a Weekend Warrior
from ENGLAND Date Reviewed: January 12, 2002
Favorite Trail:
CHICKSANDS
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$42.00
Purchased At:
ARMSTRONG BIKE DOCK
Strengths:
TUFF AS SUMMAT REET STRONG. AVAILABLE IN DIFF HOLE NO.S CARTRIDGE BEARINGS.
Weaknesses:
BIT HEAVY BUT ON A JUMP BIKE WHO CARES.
Similar Products Used:
CRAPPY SHIMANO STUFF
Bike Setup:
PLANET X JACKFLASH, BOMBER Z1S,BOTH IN WHITE. XT STUFF, HOPE MINI FRONT.ALL DUEL RACING STUFF
Bottom Line:
IVE HAD A HOPE SPORT (ITS THE SAME AS THE XC)ON THE FRONT WHEEL FOR ABOUT A YEAR TAKING ALL THE ABUSE OF CRAPPY ANGLAIS WEATHER, JUMP USE, AND THE STRAINS OF A DISC BRAKE. FROM DAY ONE IT HAS BEEN ENDLESSLY SMOOTH AND TROUBLE FREE. THE CARTRIDGE BEARINGS ARE THE REASON. DONT BOTHER WITH THE CRAPPY SHIMANO BALL BEARINGS AND CONES JUNK AND PAPER THIN AXELS. POSSIBLY THE BEST WAY TO SPEND £30.
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