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Submitted by
Beau
a Cross Country Rider
from Kaysville, UT
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2008 | | Favoriate 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. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT disc hubs | | Bike Setup: | Turner Burner / Jamis Dragon & Kona Explosif singlespeed (both rigid) | | Bottom Line: | 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! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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 | | Bike Setup: | evil soverign, pikes, hope m4s, hope xc hubs on mavic xc717 rims | | Bottom Line: | 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 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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* | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from Boulder,Co,USA
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | porcupine rim | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Reliable, smooth rolling, great value | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, Specialized Stout | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Specialized Enduro, Manitou Sherman FireFly, Hope Hubs, XM 819/EX823 | | Bottom Line: | 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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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 | | Favoriate 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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric Feldmeier
a Weekend Warrior
from Miami, FL, USA
Date Reviewed: November 27, 2006 | | Favoriate 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! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon Dex
a Weekend Warrior
from Wellington NZ
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2006 | | Favoriate 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 | | Favoriate 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. | | Weaknesses: | none found. | | Similar Products Used: | all types of shimano....NEVER AGAIN! | | Bike Setup: | V5 7005 Aluminum Hardtail, Rockshox Reba Race fork, Hope XC, DT Swiss Rev 2.0-1.5 spokes, Mavic XM321 Rims, FSA PIG PRO headset, FSA BARS, FSA Stem, SRAM rocket Triggers, SRAM Powerglide II990, SRAM 990 Chain, Shimano XT 750 Crank, Shimano xt750 f/r derailers, Avid juicy 5's. | | Bottom Line: | 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! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam Fox
a Downhiller
from Nottingham
Date Reviewed: February 9, 2006 | | Favoriate 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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
P. Chris Anderson
a Cross Country Rider
from Pittsburgh, PA
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2006 | | Favoriate 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 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin Beel
a Cross Country Rider
from Hertfordshire
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2005 | | Favoriate 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!) | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX, XT hubs. | | Bike Setup: | Hardtail: Spesh S Works M5 2004, Hope hubs, Mavix 717's, Hope Mono-Mini discs, X-lite mid-riser bars, XT changers, Thomson LAyback Elite post, WTB saddle, ODI's.
Full Susser: Spesh FSR XC 2002, Hope hubs, Mavix 717's, Hope M4 discs, Easton EA70 mid-riser bars, XT changers, Thomson Layback Elite post, WTB saddle, ODI's. | | Bottom Line: | 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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Malcolm Lockhart
a Cross Country Rider
from London, UK
Date Reviewed: August 22, 2005 | | Favoriate 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!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
KBA
a Cross Country Rider
from Tahoe Vista
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | My friend Dana's tail - it's nice! Oh wait, you said "trail"? | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$175.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | Cost effective, high quality, cost effective, nice appearance, cost effective, sound nice, cost effective | | Weaknesses: | They're not Hadley's or Chris King's | | Similar Products Used: | Rolf, Shimano, Huffy, Mr Goodwrench, Motorcraft | | Bike Setup: | 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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
George Stuckert
a Cross Country Rider
from Longmont, Colorado, USA
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2005 | | Favoriate 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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ross
a Downhiller
from Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Date Reviewed: January 6, 2005 | | Favoriate 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 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
zippy m
a Racer
from pool yorkshire
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2004 | | Favoriate 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 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike V
a Weekend Warrior
from Littleton, CO USA
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2004 | | Favoriate 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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sumo
a Cross Country Rider
from Boston
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2004 | | Favoriate 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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alastair
a Cross Country Rider
from Melbourne, Australia
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: |
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