Submitted by
Bikinfoolferlife
a Cross Country Rider
from San Francisco Date Reviewed: April 7, 2008
Favorite Trail:
see ya there
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At:
Universal Cycles
Strengths:
Light, reasonable engagement (until failure), good price for the wheelset.
Weaknesses:
None until failure yesterday
Similar Products Used:
XT, Ultegra, XTR, Chris King
Bike Setup:
Moved around between a few different bikes but hadn't been using these wheels much for the last 4 years or so.
Bottom Line:
Contacted DT Swiss by email today as to my circumstances and within a few hours David had responded that even though they were out of warranty they'd go ahead and replace it anyways. Awesome customer service, exceeded my expectations! Forgot to ask what they'll replace it with, see another reviewer got a 240s, which would be great! Due to the amount of use before failure I wouldn't normally still give 3 chilis but with customer service like that I was even tempted to go with 4...
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Submitted by
David
a Weekend Warrior
from Sunnyvale, Ca. Date Reviewed: March 25, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Saratoga Gap/Soquel Demo.
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At:
Sun Bike Shop
Strengths:
Light and Reliable
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Chris King, Cane Creek WAM Team, DT Hugi
Bike Setup:
Intense, Fox F80X, Shimano XTR groupo with SRAM 9.0SL, Hugi 240 custom, Race Face Next Crank, Kore Elite Stem, CT2 low rise Monkey bar.
Bottom Line:
After another year of regular usage, this wheelset is as smooth as the day I bought it. The wheelset is still true. Thinking after more than 3 years of usage, the hubset might need to be regreased or even rebuild. Took it to Sun Bike Shop for a checkup. They said the wheelset is working perfectly. When they open the hubs, they only regreased them because everything else is functioning perfectly. The owner (Sun) tells me to come back in a year and they will recheck it. My wheelset was built with 32 Rear and 28 Front on Bontrager Valiant rims. Front weigh 630 grams, Rear weigh 830 grams.
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Submitted by
Oswald
a Cross Country Rider
from Belgium Date Reviewed: March 10, 2007
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
Light, dependable, durable
Weaknesses:
Expensive, pre 98 models had some issues...
Bike Setup:
Has been on different bikes...
Bottom Line:
My first set came with my 2001 GT Team bike. Never had any problems with it. After 3 years of hard use, I replaced the bearings with ceramic ones, put on a new body and relaced them with X717 rims. I now use them for muddy races or for really bad courses. Since then I've bought a second set and I currently have a third one on order. These can be bought dirt cheap now, with the new 240s being out. Needless to say, I recommend them...
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Submitted by
David Ly
a Weekend Warrior
from Sunnyvale Date Reviewed: April 2, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Saratoga Gap/Siquel Demo.
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At:
Sun Bike Shop
Strengths:
Light, strong and reliable. The distinctive noise from the Rear hub.
Weaknesses:
none...
Similar Products Used:
Chris King, Cane Creek WAM Team, DT Hugi
Bike Setup:
Intense, Fox F80X, Shimano XTR groupo with SRAM 9.0SL, Hugi 240 custom, Race Face Next Crank, Kore Elite Stem, CT2 low rise Monkey bar.
Bottom Line:
These are one of the best wheelset I own. These wheels are sweet. Super high quality, way bombproof not to mention lightweight. Buoght this as a replacement for my original Hugi. I still have them on my hardtail. This is the absolute best hub that money can buy. After the initial break in period, they run smooth and true. Hope this is the last hubset that I will have to buy!!
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Submitted by
Karl
a
from UK Date Reviewed: January 17, 2005
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$320.00
Strengths:
Light
Weaknesses:
Seals, bearings, "no tools" servicing con.
Bottom Line:
Certainly this is a light hub, but the overall usability has faultered on a number of counts.
First off, the bearings were never very free running- you know how you give it a few months and then it rolls for ages in your hands. Not so. Definitely more than acceptable resistance.
Secondly, the fancy named "labyrinth sealing" doesn't live up to much. Within 1.5 years of cross country muddy cycling, there's grit in the bearings and ratchet mechanism. Within 2 years the freehub is no longer 'free' but sticks alot.
So this is where the 'no- tools' servicing is meant to come in. Take off the freehub body (that connects to the cassette) and regrease the ratchets with special DT Swiss grease. Yet the freehub is totally stuck on despite following the manual. Any case, the bearings are grinding so they'll need replacing. But I can't get to them 'cos I need DT tools to open up the hub.
.... So you know this hub costs premium price right? well so does the servicing- the bearings cost £16 and the tool kit £95. Assuming the hub lasts another 2 years after servicing, the total cost for this hub for 4 years is c.£290 or £73 per year ($130 p.a.). That is fairly acceptable $$ for a premium product, but this hasn't performed like a premium product- better off buying next level down and replacing every 2 years.
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Submitted by
Petr Celba
a Cross Country Rider
from Czech Republic Date Reviewed: December 7, 2004
I`ve got two of them, I never have problems with these hubs, they are well made. DT Swiss know how to make good hubs, trust them.
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Submitted by
Cyberslak
a Cross Country Rider
from San Juan, PR Date Reviewed: October 30, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Rincon
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Light weight, looks, easy maintenance
Weaknesses:
None so far
Similar Products Used:
Mavic, shimano, GT
Bike Setup:
Voodoo Sobo, 2003 XTR Components, Rock Shox SID Fork
Bottom Line:
This hubs are so far a great product. Compare to the Mavic hubs on my CrossRide wheelset they seem slower, but these are heavier. The DT seem to have little play on the axle but it can be removed by squeezing the QR tighter.
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Submitted by
Vince
a Cross Country Rider
from OREM UT USA Date Reviewed: July 25, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Moab
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$220.00
Purchased At:
Ebay
Strengths:
Light Light Light, strong, customer service. These hubs build the lightest wheels money can buy. and they are strong.
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
xt,xtr, Chris King, all great products.
Bike Setup:
Intense Tracer. Easton Bars, Thomson post and stem. XTR shifters, Hugi 240s Mavic 517s, XTR brakes, XT crankset
Bottom Line:
I have 3 wheelsets whith these hubs, they are great. I had some trouble [sqeaking] with my first set after about 1000 miles. [old model rear ] I called Dave at DT Swiss customer service in Denver, absolutly the best I have ever been treated by a bicycle component Company. Dave did all upgrades for free and paid for shipping. I have had absolutly no other problems with my later version hubs. Kudos to DT Swiss for customer service, and thank you Dave. 5 flamin chilis for value is based on superior cusomer service.
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Submitted by
Evan Dixon
a Cross Country Rider
from Victoria, BC Date Reviewed: March 17, 2004
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
Riders Cycle
Strengths:
LIGHT WEIGHT, replaceable cartridge bearings
Similar Products Used:
Cross Max, Ringle, White Industries
Bottom Line:
They've stood up well in all weather conditions where I've ridden them. Just had them rebuilt with no problems. I ride these for fast cross country riding on rough and technical trails (I have other wheels for hardcore free ride). I don't know the style of riding and and experience level of the other riders who've posted but most of the negative posts seem to be back several years (shouldn't there be a statute of limitations?).
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Submitted by
jeff
a Racer
from Jax FL Date Reviewed: December 21, 2003
Favorite Trail:
San Falesco
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
Strong, reliable, easily serviced
Weaknesses:
no weakness in these hubs
Similar Products Used:
various shimano, spinergy
Bike Setup:
Fishers, Titus
Bottom Line:
A robust hubset. Many thousands of miles in grit, sand, mud conditions - Zero failures. Maitenance is intuitive & easy. These hubs have outlasted 3 frames. A very fine product.
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Submitted by
jason beastmaster
a Cross Country Rider
from north shore Date Reviewed: November 19, 2003
Favorite Trail:
the chute
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$4500.00
Purchased At:
came stock
Strengths:
Best bearings, sturdy flanges, stiff as hell, positive engagement, and light, reliable. I don?t know about you guys but this is the Holy Grail.
Weaknesses:
None, or maybe that DT can't educate all their users to the purpose that the hubs were built to serve.
Similar Products Used:
chris king, XTR, hope.....
Bike Setup:
old klein hard tail with bomber fork, non new crapy XTR drive.
Bottom Line:
My other DH free ride rig has sun single wides on big'un hubs, so I know what a strong wheel is all about and how it feels on the trail. These DT hubs rock!!!!!!! At 1/8 the weight and only a 20% decrease in stiffness I don?t see the negative. I do a lot of riding and these have been daily performers for over a year.
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Submitted by
Eugene
a
from Singapore Date Reviewed: July 30, 2003
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$350.00
Purchased At:
Soon Watt & Company
Strengths:
Lightweight, cassette shell can be removed from the hub shell by hand without need for special tools.
Weaknesses:
Cartridge bearings tend to develop play after a while, hub shells seem rather fragile. The (radially laced) front hub flanges broke within a year, and the rear hub bearings developed free play.
Similar Products Used:
Dura-Ace, XTR, XT, Chris King Classic hubs. Dura-Ace, Mavic Cosmic Carbone, FiR road wheelsets.
Bike Setup:
Titus HCR MTB, Pinarello Galileo road bike
Bottom Line:
The front hub was laced radially with the distributor's agreement (DT did not have any explicit warning against radial lacing back in 2000) but after it broke he refused to honor warranty. Ironically, he had a similar set of wheels on one of his own bikes, whose flanges broke in a few months. I have personally seen a couple of other broken DT 240 hubs at my LBS since then: 1) Rear hub flange, 2) Rear hub ISO disc brake moount.
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Submitted by
scott jansen
a Cross Country Rider
from etobicoke Date Reviewed: August 5, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Hardwood Hills Barrie
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$360.00
Purchased At:
Silent Sports
Strengths:
light
Weaknesses:
high maintenance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Similar Products Used:
LX
Bike Setup:
XTR shifters and Derailers, Mavic 517, Z2 bomber
Bottom Line:
The bottom line is this...I wish I had taken my money, pushed it into a little pile...and set it ablaze. The fire would have lasted longer than the hubs did. Rode my LX hubs for three years, was the most brutal, inbred, root whackin, rock bangin, stump humpin, SOB that ever disgraced a fine piece of single track and I still switch to my LX's when I send my HuGi hubs in for yet another trip back to the factory. Please save your money and buy some nice XTR's. Nobody should buy this product.
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Submitted by
Dominique Merritt
a Racer
from Grand Blanc, Michigan Date Reviewed: July 25, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Holdridge
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
universal cylcles
Strengths:
Light .... very light!
Weaknesses:
Well if I had to say that there were any I would have to say the price.
Similar Products Used:
LX, XT , GT
Bike Setup:
1999 GT Zaskar, full XTR, Sid SL, Easton MG-60 stem, Easton CT-2 flat bar, thompson post, egg beaters, Selle Italia Flite gel
Bottom Line:
Have them laced to mavic 517's dt revolution spokes aluminum niples ... very light !
Im 185 lbs and ride hard ... have raced 20+ races and countless other rides on these thing with not one problem. They are incredible the only other hub I would consider now would be the Chris kings.
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Submitted by
Dirk
a Cross Country Rider
from Meadow Vista Date Reviewed: August 29, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Many in Gold Counrty
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$160.00
Purchased At:
mtbr used market.
Strengths:
Light weight, Quality looks.
Weaknesses:
None that I have found.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano XT
Bike Setup:
Foes FXC - All the good stuff
Bottom Line:
After buying, and reading many reviews, found out I had set of original design hubs, (The hubs had never been laced). Called DT Swiss, they sent me upgrade kit and grease (free). Followed their directions in setting up hub, have had no problems. Have used for seven months of riding, two to four rides per week. I'm very happy with both front and rear hub.
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Submitted by
kiernan
a Cross Country Rider
from seattle, wa Date Reviewed: April 28, 2001
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
very rugged. i weigh in at 185 lbs, and chewed up four shimano freewheels before buying the hugi
Weaknesses:
MAJOR issues with the pawls failing to hook up. kind of expensive.
Bike Setup:
c'dale CAD 3
Bottom Line:
after breaking four shimano freewheels, lbs suggested the hugi as being literally bullet-proof. great hub for a little while, but had recurring issue where the pawls didn't hook up. tried less grease, more grease, light grease etc. etc. etc. finally talked to the lbs, they offered to replace the hub with another make at their expense. it seemed unfair to make them front for a defective product, so i called hugi. they had me return to the hub to them. they replaced everything except the outerbody, including the splined freewheel hub which i was chewing up with the cogset.
have had no problems with the hub since then. i can recommend this hub, but if you have problems, call hugi right away, rather than messing around trying to get it to work right.
finally, the distinctive sound is a low key way to let other riders know you're coming.
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Submitted by
MARCO righetti
a Cross Country Rider
from scotland uk Date Reviewed: April 23, 2001
Favorite Trail:
many
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Bottom Line:
i have to sincerely apologise for my last post about the hubs,as i took my wheels to my lbs today and after the the mechanic checked out the rear hub's internals he asked me if i had stretched the springs which keep the teeth together and i said yes! he told me that's the reason why it wasnt working! it was nothing to do with the mechanics it was simply human error! i now understand what happened,the original dt grease had dried up so i used a thicker grease which made the teeth slide and not hook up but i thought that the best thing to do was to stretch the springs in order for the teeth to stay closer together but instead this caused the teeth to stick far too much together and although i could pedal i couldn't freewheel so it was a simple case of compressing the springs back to their original height and now it is working perfectly! so i take it all back SORRY DT! DT really do make precision engineered products it just a pity humans muck things up!
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Submitted by
MARCO righetti
a Cross Country Rider
from scotland uk Date Reviewed: April 22, 2001
Favorite Trail:
many
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
lightweight
Weaknesses:
too fussy/precise,you have to use the right grease etc.
Similar Products Used:
shimano
Bike Setup:
22 lbs ti hardtail
Bottom Line:
these hubs are GARBAGE! they seemed to be good at first (see my previous post)but ended up letting me down.i'm really MAD! i have driven for over one hour to a new mtb specific course twice now and each time i've had to come home not having ridden! when i start to climb the cranks spin and the bike stays still and the rear hub makes a loud noise as if it where trying to engage but didnt quite make it,and when i freewheel the hub keeps jamming making the rear mech pull forward. i've used the dt recommended grease but after a while the grease turns into a stiff wax which makes pulling the cassette off impossible without using a tool to thump the cassette from behind to prize it off! I'M REALLY MAADD! these hubs cost a lot of money and although dt give a good service if the product dont work its no use! i've completely lost faith in this product and i think i will go for a chris king hub,so bottom line is--- as one previous post on another topic said---if your thinking of buying these hubs please please go to your best friend and ask him to give you a stiff kick in the nuts!real hard!and that should make you think twice!
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Submitted by
mattdaddy
a
from all over. Asia for now Date Reviewed: March 9, 2001
Favorite Trail:
What ever I find tomarrow
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$186.00
Purchased At:
lbs
Strengths:
Light and smooth
Weaknesses:
three months ridden hard every day 4ooo mi so far
Similar Products Used:
shimano, ringle overpriced no service from company, specialized stock junk
Bike Setup:
Fsr race face everything, Zokes abomb mavic 618x's if you really care.
Bottom Line:
Yeah I've read all those old reviews but my local shop said if ya don't like them bring them back! Well I'm only 166lbs and I don't ride slow.So there great they're smooth and you wont find anything close for the money.And The old issues, are just that, old. all people and companies make mistakes, besides thy're replacing those old hubs for people. He who has never made a mistake please come forward to recieve your prize So yeah five flamers for value and four for overall cuz there are better hubs but almost twice the price. Did I mention they're light?
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Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from of the North Date Reviewed: March 5, 2001
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Light
Weaknesses:
Loud. Who cares?
Similar Products Used:
Dura Ace, XTR, White, Coda
Bike Setup:
Ti hardtail masquerading as a touring bike
Bottom Line:
Rode 'em across Australia. Hot. Hills. Panniers with too much stuff in 'em. Broke lots of spokes, but never had to mess with the hubs. No worries, mate. Spot on. Get some if ya want light, strong, easy to fix. Da kine.
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Submitted by
Ken
a Cross Country Rider
from Salt Lake City, Utah Date Reviewed: November 27, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Desolation Lake
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
Lighter than Phil's, smoother than King's. Nice sound but not like Chris King hubs. Seen the Silver Hugis? Sweet!
Weaknesses:
Track record improvements pending; if I were a heavy rider I'd be particularly cautious. Nice sound but not like Chris King hubs.
Similar Products Used:
Chris King, Shimanostuff
Bottom Line:
I like the design; they didn't cop out and use Shimano parts like a lot of other companies do, they're light and sound nice, positive engagement. I have Chris King myself but these hubs have their virtues. I don't think Hugi will let such a nicely designed hub suffer a bad track record for long, especially when it's set its sights so squarely on King. I bet lighter riders (especially of the weight-conscious female variety) won't have to worry about the bearings going out so much, but I think thrash-and-dash medium to Clydesdale riders may want to wait for the track record to improve, or just bail for the manly-sounding Kings.
I really don't want to give stars for a component where track record is so important when I don't own them myself, so strictly within the context of initial impressions (light, smooth, gorgeous, nice sound) I'll say these things are a five.
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Submitted by
StealthRider
a Cross Country Rider
from New York Date Reviewed: November 24, 2000
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Lightweight, smooth, spins for a long time
Weaknesses:
None to date
Similar Products Used:
Chris King, LX
Bike Setup:
Bontrager Race Lites
Bottom Line:
An excellent hub. I have ridden them for a couple of hundred miles so far through all sorts of conditions. They have held up with no problems. Compared to the King hubs (which I also think are excellent), the Hugi hubs are a bit lighter, almost silent, but may be slightly less stiff due to slightly smaller flanges. However, the Hugi hubs do spin more freely than the Chris Kings, although this may be because my Kings need to be broken in some more (the Kings only have about 75 miles on them).
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Submitted by
MARCO RIGHETTI
a Weekend Warrior
from UDDINGSTON,LANARKSIRE,SCOTLAND UK Date Reviewed: November 19, 2000
Favorite Trail:
mtb racecourse aberfoyle
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
lightest i know of 350 grms pair,extremely reliable since recieving second modified pair.dt aftercare is first class especially when e-mailing.
Weaknesses:
first set rear hubs kept disengaging when pedalling resulting in my legs going at a 100 mph and going nowhere.
Similar Products Used:
shimano xt
Bike Setup:
russian titanium hardtail 22.25 lbs
Bottom Line:
since the hubs have modified by dt i can thoroughly recommend them. tip=i use dt grease,due to tight tollerances apply only a small amount of grease or else you will find it difficult to reassemble the hub. the no tools concept is a brilliant idea,all you need to do to seperate the hub for greasing is to pull firmly on the cassette!
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Submitted by
Paul Carruthers
a Cross Country Rider
from Horsham Date Reviewed: September 26, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Coed Y Brenin
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
AD Cycles, Horsham
Strengths:
Really light, smooth running, hopefully durable.
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Coda disc( total rubbish ) Rond Disc ( rebadged Tiawanese CR*P )
Bike Setup:
Cannondale F900
Bottom Line:
I really rate these hubs, they have yet to let me down. The way they are built gives me some confidence - lets see how they get through the winter.
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Submitted by
Uncle Mulga
a
from Adelaide, South Australia Date Reviewed: September 23, 2000
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
None
Weaknesses:
Rear hub is rubbish
Similar Products Used:
Mavic, Shimano
Bike Setup:
Fisher hardtail, SID, XTR
Bottom Line:
Sorry Matt (below), I received version 2 of the Hugi 240 rear hub and it lasted a whole 7 kilometres of on-road riding (on my way home from the bike shop) before the freewheel died just like the first one. No-one knows how to fix it. These hubs have serious design and/or manufacturing flaws, making them totally unreliable and therefore useless. There are plenty of other manufacturers out there, so don't bother with this junk. To those who have had no problems: good luck in the future!
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Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Berkeley, CA Date Reviewed: September 20, 2000
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$350.00
Purchased At:
www.speedgoat.com
Strengths:
light, comes in black, not noisy
Weaknesses:
light comes at a price, first generation had problems
Similar Products Used:
'95 AC hubs, '94 and '96 Parallax (STX), '99 Bontrager Race
I took the above-mentioned wheelset with me for a week of forest biking in Southwestern Oregon. The name of the game was roots. Big roots. Plus lots of big rocks. Everything held up great. The only problem--and it was small one--was that one day I picked the wrong line and rolled into a 3-foot deep pit that stopped me dead. The impact loosened the front hub a little, but it's nothing any mildly competent mechanic can't fix. One point about these hubs blowing up. DT/Hugi made two versions of their '00 240 hubset. The first version, which everyone who has complained seems to be reviewing, had structural problems with the pawls. They fixed it and issued a second version, which I have, and it works great. The way you can tell the difference is that when you spin the wheel, the original, not-so-good hub will make a loud clicking sound, kinda like a Chris King. The second generation, on the other hand, makes a quieter whirring sound. If you have the first version, I suggest you contact DT/Hugi's warranty department and talk to them about a replacement; I love my hubs.
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Submitted by
Karl Keller
a Racer
from Salt Lake City, Utah,USA Date Reviewed: August 8, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Gooseberry Mesa
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Superlight, Supernice until ridden!
Weaknesses:
Freehub body is a piece of crap! The pawls will blow if you ride on these hubs.
Similar Products Used:
XT, XTR, White, Hugi
Bike Setup:
M4 FSR
Bottom Line:
These hubs make for a supernice/light-weight wheelset but reliability in the freehub body is questionable at best. I have ridden mine for a month, the first one blew after 2nd ride but fortunately didn't completely fail. It's replacement is already starting to fail. Don't let the warranty folks at Specialized tell you they haven't seen this problem before like they tried to tell me. At Deer Valley NORBA I found three others that had same problems. It really is a shame, Hugi has historically made a great hub and I loved my old set. I have heard rumors of a new spring to help with pawl engagement? The front hub is the best I have ever seen! If this is going to be your only wheelset buy something that is more reliable or wait until they prove this one to be reliable- walking sucks.
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Submitted by
Greg
a Racer
from San Diego, CA Date Reviewed: August 4, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Dark Hallow, Brian Head, UT
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Light,Serviceability, Customer Care at DT,
Weaknesses:
Rear Hub's interlocking pawls - They constantly slip/freeze
Similar Products Used:
Shimano XT & XTR, Real
Bike Setup:
'98 Kona U'Hu, Marzocchi Z-2 Bam,'99 XT Grouppo
Bottom Line:
I orginally was going for a hand-built XTR/Mavic setup, but opted to spend a little more for these, now I wish I hadn't. First ride out the rear wheel blew up on me. I immediately called DT Hugi, who stated that I had one of the 1st versions of the wheel. They happily rebuilt/upgraded my rear hub to the newest version. Their turn around time was about a week. It rode great for about 3 months, then the rear wheel blowup again! This time, the free body kept slipping and won't engage in low gears. I plan on sending them back to Hugi again. If they warranty/fix them I'll just use them for road riding, as I don't trust them to take me into the back county. Hind sight being 20/20, shouldda, couldda, wouldda bought the XTR's.
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Submitted by
Guy
a Racer
from Quebec City Date Reviewed: July 14, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Mt Ste-Anne
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Light
Weaknesses:
Reliability, maintenance intensive
Similar Products Used:
XTR, Specialized, Sachs, Rolf
Bike Setup:
Sugar 1 stock with XTR crankset
Bottom Line:
The previous reviewer is right, as the hub gets noisier, failure is imminent.
I got my bike 1 month ago. 3 days ago I read the reviews and start to get nervous. 2 days ago, I have a local race. As I warm-up, the hub freewheel let go (acted like chain skipping) when going up-hill. (Good thing I had a spare rear wheel).
I took the freewheel apart as described on the dtswiss.com site and found sticky grease in it. I cleaned up everything, lubed "LIGHTLY" with Finish Line Teflon Synthetic grease as suggested by Canadian distributor and everything is back to normal.
Bottom line; SAVE MONEY AND BUY XTR. I have one that is 3 years old and never had to worry about it.
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Submitted by
Rod Herring
a Cross Country Rider
from Austin,Tx Date Reviewed: July 7, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Unamed
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Light,easy to take apart.
Weaknesses:
Dependability
Similar Products Used:
Mavic, Shimano LX, Chris King
Bike Setup:
Wild Hare, 99 Z2 Bam
Bottom Line:
In a follow-up to my earlier review I have to say the rear hub has yet to fail again. It has been two months of riding and no more problems. Now that I say this it will blowup today, of course. Pay close attention to sound of the hub. If it becomes loud, lube it fast. Engagement is better than Shimano but still sloppy compared to other hubs. Taking it apart is simple and straight forward. Hugi customer service is on part with most other companies. I still get nervous riding this hub when I am by myself or in a remote location. I don't completely trust it to continue to work. I would wait until the next model comes out before I would purchase this hub so that they can work out the bugs. I will upgrade to 3 chili's since they still work but will hold off for a year before I review again.
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Rod Herring
a Cross Country Rider
from Austin,Tx. Date Reviewed: May 10, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Can't say.
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Light
Weaknesses:
Itself.
Similar Products Used:
King,LX,Mavic FTS.
Bike Setup:
Wild Hare, 99 Z2 Bam,
Bottom Line:
Received the hubs on 5/8/00 and built them that afternoon. Rode around in the street and they worked. On 5/9/00 went to local trail, the rear hub lasted about 1/4 mile before it blew up. Coasted back to vehicle and put my 3 yr old King back on and finished the ride. This is a poor example of an expensive hub. Even if it is fixed under warranty, I won't be able to trust it again. DT should stay with spokes and leave the hubs to someone else. I was worried about the hub when I bought it because of the other reviews and they were right. I would not buy this again, and I would like to get rid of the set I have now. I have never broken a hub until this one. In fact, I have every hub I have ever owned and they all still work. That is, except this pile of garbage. Even if they warranty this I can't give it more than 1 pepper simply for the unreliability of the hub. Who knows how many times I will have to send this back for repair. It may get more air time than a radio jock.
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Ross Hettiger
a Racer
from Oceanside, California Date Reviewed: April 6, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Sorry, Tri guy although I'm learning.
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Weight, durability, smoothness, reliability of the rear hub clutch system, finish quality, solid reputation.
Weaknesses:
22mm front hub interface was a bit wide for the Profile BDC Carbon fork dropouts although it did fit, barely, unlike the HED front hub.
Most mountain bike people won't care about my Litespeed Blade with Dura Ace but in order to put it in perspective, these hubs far outshine my Specialized hubs on the FSR Enduro Pro I bought 3 months ago.
Bottom Line:
Very durable for sprinting and rough roads laced radially front and two cross rear with DT Evolution 14/17 spokes and Velocity Deep V rims. Very light overall even with the heavier rims. Requires a good amount of break-in to spin freely but after ~600 road miles they are at least as smooth as the Chris Kings I read about but didn't want to wait 3 months for. As well as being a heck of a lot quieter. Would definitely upgrade my FSR to these after the Specialized go by the wayside.
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Giulio Grazzi
a Racer
from Switzerland Date Reviewed: March 22, 2000
The best lightweight hub i've ever owned. Compared to other lightweight hub, the dt swiss hügi 240 is much more durable (the use the same bearings as on the old bombproof, heavyweight hubs)
A must buy if you would like to build some custom lightweight wheels.
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Edwin
a Cross-Country Rider
from Amsterdam Date Reviewed: December 15, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Roque los Muchachos
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
super lightweight, look great,smooth bearings,Hugi/DTSwiss' quality reputation,servicability
These are the ultimate lightweight hubs.Mine came in a wheelset weighing 1370g(Mavic X-517 32 spoke,DT Revolution black)which breaks down into 75g for the front and 210g for the rear hub. The new hub finish (silver and black)looks great. Five bearing rear and two bearing front hub run buttery smooth. Should service be necessary,no tools breakdown makes these hubs easy in maintenance. And finally DTSwiss has an excellent rep in quality,durability and service. In my opinion a grand start in the new Millenium for DTSwiss. What else but.......
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