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Submitted by
David Gibson
a Weekend Warrior
from Madison, WI
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | I have the Naked front hub. Smoothest hub ever! Extremely light and strong. My whole wheel (with rimstrip, no tire or tube) weighs 576 grams. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | XTR, Xt, STX, Rolf Dolomite | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale SM900, pepperoni fork, Xtr rear with Bontrager Valiant rim, ringle seatpost, machine tech stem, hyperlite handlebars, Maxxis minotaur tires. | | Bottom Line: | If you can find them on ebay, buy them. I owned two of them but sold the turquoise one on ebay after deciding that it was just going to sit on my bookshelf as a paperweight. I kept the black one and it is definitely my best hub. Too bad the company went belly up, I really like a lot of those 90's quirky products. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pascal NEPPER
a Weekend Warrior
from Luxembourg, EUROPE
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | city walls ! | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | I use the naked front hub with a rigid fork for trials (front wheel hop with the wheel sideways, etc...), NEVER ANY PROBLEM ! | | Weaknesses: | nope. | | Similar Products Used: | shimano xt & xtr, I broke several hollow axles before this hershey hub. | | Bike Setup: | 15" zaskar with rigid fork, for trials. | | Bottom Line: | This naked front hub is the coolest hub I ever found, one of the lightest, and strong enough for trials ! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Maciel
a Cross-Country Rider
from Escondido, CA
Date Reviewed: August 26, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Lake Morena | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Light, smooth, strong | | Weaknesses: |
rear hub bearings wear quickly | | Similar Products Used: |
Ringle | | Bike Setup: |
I have a 98 GT Zaskar with XT/XTR group with Judy XC shocks. | | Bottom Line: | Although bike shops did not recommend radial lacing, I still did it and I have not had a single problem in 3 years. Too bad I can't find them anymore. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John McCauley
a racer
from Ft. Worth, TX.
Date Reviewed: May 2, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have used the Hershey Metal Matrix Monster Hubs on my cross-country racing bike and also my tandem which my girlfriend and I race. The hub on the tandem really takes a beating because of all the force put on it (no suspension). This hub has taken the abuse with flying colors! I have rarely had to true the wheel after a hard race or ride.. I recommend these to anyone.... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matt cutler
a cross-country rider
from columbia, sc
Date Reviewed: January 23, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I only have the front naked hub, but it is a sweet piece. The first one I had broke (can't handle radial lacing), but Hershey replaced it within a week. saved me a whole bunch of weight up front and has been really reliable. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Gittleson
a weekend warrior
from Phoenix, AZ
Date Reviewed: June 14, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These hubs work pretty well. I love the front hub. This thing is beefy. It
has a 19mm axle, and huge cups that cover the bearings and clamp in between
the fork legs. It rolls silky smooth. The rear rolls good, has a smaller
axle and looks kinda wimpy, but I haven't had any problems (no bent axles or
anything). The bearings are exhibiting a less than silky smooth roll right now.
I have abused them through a rainy season (7 months), and it's not rolling as
nicely as when I got it. It still rolls endlessly, you can just feel it when
you hold the axle in your hands and give it a spin. Overall, I like these hubs.
The front is called Ti Monster and the rear is just a Ti rear hub (no special
name). The rear hub is the one that isn't rolling as well as the front. I think
the bearings are too small. I give 4 stars for the front, 3 for the rear. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gerard Durrmeyer
a racer
from Switzerland
Date Reviewed: May 10, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I am a Swiss bicycle racer and race for team Bianchi. I build custom wheels for myself and other bike teams. I do snowflakes crow's foots and other rare spoke patterns as well as traditionnel ones. My current paire of racewheels are Hershey Ti. They are light weight and durable and I am overly satisfied except for the bearings which are cheap japenese bearings that I would suggest to replace with a good set of german bearings. If it wasn't for the bearings they would get five stars. | | Overall Rating: |
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