Submitted by
Paul Linn
a Cross Country Rider
from Gainesville, Fl. USA
Date Reviewed: November 25, 2007
Strengths: I'm reviewing the Tune KingKong hubs, these are beautiful, light, stiff hubs and after two years of use the bearings are as smooth as new
Weaknesses: None
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I wanted the best and lightest xc hubs on the market. Along came the Tune's. They have amazed me, I think they are a tad lighter than King's and boy do they perform. They are made to last and sound sweet, not as loud as king's.
Purchased At: ebay (wheelset with Stan's ZTR 355's))
Similar Products Used: Crossmax Sl's, Phil Wood SS, Chris King SS
Bike Setup: Titus Racer X, Fox 80 RLT, CK headest, Manitou 3 way swinger, Magura Marta's, Thomson laid back post, Selle Italia SLR, Ritchey WCS stem, Answer carbon bar, Tune King Kong Blue hubs with stan's ZTR 355's, safim spokes
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Submitted by
Brett Keller
a Cross Country Rider
from Angels Camp, CA
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2004
Strengths: Light and beautiful. Love the distinctive buzzing sound, Easily serviced
Weaknesses: None so far
Bottom Line:
Great Hubs. I got lucky and got a hub that weighs 190g instead of 205g claimed weight. It is stiff and light. I can't wait to get out and race them for the first time! Hard to find in the US, but worth the search.
Bike Setup: Specialized S Works FSR with lots of light stuff. Sub 23 lbs. Wheels built with Sapim XRay spokes with Mavic 717.
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Submitted by
Fatman
a Cross Country Rider
from Feldadafing
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2003
Strengths: light, smooth, keeps functioning
Weaknesses: skewers; I use the Salsa CroMoly skewers; keep the wheels more stable. The black ones match exactly with the black tune hubs.
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Last week, the the cogset did not move backwards smoothly any more when the skewers were closed. I thought the hub is gone with the wind now; well, not too bad, after five years of use under a heavy rider in all weather conditions. Checking out with tune, they said I should send it, they would repair it, no problem. So I removed the cogset. There was a lot of grid in there. I removed the muck, put the thing together again, and, horrido, it worked again. I think you have to use a hammer to destroy these hubs. Verrry recommended.
Bike Setup: Trek OCLV 9900 1998, Marzocchi Atom 80 2001, Moots seatpost, Shimano XTR 1996 (hmmmm!)
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Submitted by
tim
a Weekend Warrior
from Mill Valley CA
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2003
Strengths: light-- can be disassembled by hand on the trail if something happens
Weaknesses: 4 pawl flange broke.
Bottom Line:
Broke the pawl flange on a climb out of the saddle.
took it apart on the trail-removed the metal mulch--rode out 6miles on 3Pawls! Kudos for servicabilty on the fly.
Sent it back to Tune. Good Service. They sent a newly redesigned 3 pawl vs 4 pawl freehub body. Thicker flanges that hold the 3 pawls now! should be unbreakable even for my 210lb hubkiller body. Suggestion....if you break the Mag200 at the pawl flange....ask for the redesigned one. The older 4 pawls should hold up fine if you are under 175lbs. Get the 215 if you sheer the ti hub body with the cassette rings.
Submitted by
Richard Lederer
a Cross Country Rider
from Lodi Ca. USA
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2001
Strengths: Light simple design, that you can really take apart and clean with out any tools, including the pawls. awesome!! using the 215 weight is 213 grams!!! and strong at that.
Weaknesses: NOne
Bottom Line:
Simply awesome, and easy to maintain. well worth the extra money.
Submitted by
renzo hagenaars
a Cross Country Rider
from nederland
Date Reviewed: December 10, 2000
Strengths: weight durability looks sound and all the other good things you can name for complementing a good hub
Weaknesses: none for so far
Bottom Line:
super hubs made in germany by a man who nows how to make light stuff that lasts longer than any other thing that calls itself a hub. I made the wheels myself with cer 517 and dt revolution spokes because i'm a mechanic at azzuri in roosendaal (0165-552483), maybe you can give us call to let us make your own tune wheelset.
Similar Products Used: those japanese things, crossmax, goldtech, ringlé (broke)
Bike Setup: klein attitude, sid (custom colored), tune hubs, skewers, seatpost,saddle,crankset,arch supreme,king,xtr,etc.
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Submitted by
Marcel Frenk
a Cross Country Rider
from Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2000
Strengths: Very light, mine was 203 grams, simple construction once you figured it out, sound of the freewheel mechanism, quality of crafsmanship.
Weaknesses: Expensive, but who cares, user manual not too clear, and in the German language only. It`s holding up well, but it`s not very well sealed so some water comes in if you ride in the Dutch monsoon and hose your bike down afterwards. You`d better take it apart once in a while and clean and relube the thing. Not all the bearings are standard items, better order some spares in advance. Still though, I only had to change one bearing, and that was because I screwed it up at reassembling the hub. When I opened the bearing later, there was no water inside. So the bearings itself are of very good quality.
Bottom Line:
If you want to build a light pair of wheels with durable parts, these are Hubs!
Bike Setup: Norco XCS 1 ,Bomber Z2, Magura HS 33, Easton Carbon Cockpit and these great Tune Hubs with DT Aero Spokes and Mavic 618 Ceramic Rims, Bzzzzzzz
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Submitted by
Juergen Haiderer
a Cross Country Rider
from Senftenberg
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2000
Strengths: lightweight cool looking seals
Weaknesses: none so far
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I use them together with Mavic X517 CD and DT Revolution Spokes (2.0-1.5-2.0). These wheelset is really one of the lightes available. I weigh 65 kg, I used them now over 10 months with my RS SID 00. No problems with it at all. This hub is recommended from Tune also for downhill use, the german downhiller Marcus Klausmann uses it in his Hot Chili DH Bike. I would give it more than 5 stars.
Submitted by
Peter Hils
a Cross-Country Rider
from Karlsruhe, Germany
Date Reviewed: July 9, 1999
Strengths: light, reliable, great design, can be disassembled without tools
Weaknesses: price (it´s well worth the money), slight lateral play
Bottom Line:
I got one of the first hubs delivered in Germany. IAs an engineer first thing was to dismantle the hub. Just press the axle on a piece of wood and it nicely comes apart. Everything is designed as it should be. Mr. Fahl has really learned his lessons. My hub had an alaminium cassette body which broke at the locking ring thread. My LBS sent it back. Got a new TI body within a few days. Only maintenance done so far was adding the provided washers to minimize the lateral play. Great design and very good customer service. I would buy it again. It´s really worth the five chilly rating P:S. I´m not working for tune .....(standard disclaimer)
Similar Products Used: Shimano XT, LX, Exage Huegi
Bike Setup: Clark Kent Ti frame, Marzocchi XC600
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Submitted by
Steen goè ben
a Weekend Warrior
from Copenhagen, Denmark
Date Reviewed: May 10, 1999
Strengths: the lack of weight- german engineering should work.
Weaknesses: until now- none.
Bottom Line:
i`m riding the Mag 215, which is the most heavy of the three Tune rear hubs, and it weighs in at heavy 223 grams... that is not much. my bike dealer recommended the heavy version, because i weigh 85- 88 kg (that`s with or without helmet-clothes-camelbag...), although the lightest version is to be found on super Mario Cipollinis sprint bike- you know,the italian who can`t ride uphill, or go to Paris. it`s got a lovely sound, and engages with a nice Klonkk, when you`re not freewheling. the Hot Chili downhill squad uses the same hub, so i think it will stand up to my abuse... untill now it`s worth 4.5 stars, and if it`ll last more than a year, then it`s FIVE big chili`s.
Bike Setup: 95 Litespeed Obed, with lot of goodies onboard.
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Submitted by
Thomas
a Weekend Warrior
from Stockholm, Sweden
Date Reviewed: April 16, 1999
Strengths: The second lightest rear hub on this planet and still extremely strong.
Weaknesses: None.
Bottom Line:
The MAG 200 is one of the ligthest rear hubs around. 200g is the weight. It has a titanium cassette and a carbon fibre axle. The bearings are sealed eight (8) times!!!! Only the MAG 190 is lighter.
Hey guys. For nostalgia's sake, I'm restoring my first mountain bike- a 1992 Schwinn Highplains. The freehub has a lot of play though. It is rideable, but not really trail worth Read More »
