Description:Hope Technology quick release skewers are made from 5mm 6/4 titanium rod, with turned down ends to accommodate the rolled threads. The ergonomically designed lever pivots on a self lubricating brass seat for an ultra smooth action. These QR's will not loosen off during a ride, and always stay snug. They are light, durable, and very, very smooth.
Submitted by
panzer07
a Weekend Warrior
from Fremont Date Reviewed: June 30, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Toads
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
Universal Cycles
Strengths:
These are not only the nicest looking but also the best funtioning skewer I have ever tried. They look trick !!!
Weaknesses:
More colors please! - Mango orange.
Similar Products Used:
Salsa, Dura Ace, XTR, Control Tec and cheesy Specialized.
Bike Setup:
Nomad and Rockhopper 29r
Bottom Line:
Great product, just lube with a drop of chain oil ocaisionally and you will be impressed as I was. I like them even more than the excellent Salsas.
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Submitted by
crappy
a
from san francisco, ca Date Reviewed: January 24, 2008
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$55.00
Purchased At:
jensonusa
Strengths:
look pretty
Weaknesses:
they don't do their only job: hold the wheel on!
Similar Products Used:
stock shimano skewers
Bike Setup:
ibis mojo, marzocchi AM1
Bottom Line:
piss poor skewer...in fact i've never had to think about a skewer until i bought this product. i wanted to up the bling on my bike, get some sweet gold skewers. every ride, all throughout the ride the front skewer comes loose. this is super dangerous! what's the point of how cool something is if it can't do it's only job? i've read it's the cam design, and u need to grease it. great, add a stupid maintenance task to my everyday ride that i didn't need to do with my stock crappy shimano skewers. if you do any sort of aggressive riding, these will come loose. maybe if u tighten them to the point of insanity then they wont, but never had to do that with the shimanos. the price of bling is not worth it.
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Submitted by
Psycho Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Alberta, Canada Date Reviewed: March 31, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Ewok Forest
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
Monk-a-moo and ebay
Strengths:
Review of both wheel skewers and seatpost clamp. Big bling factor, all metal construction, easy to lock down properly, easy to grip (even with gloves on), easy to adjust.
Weaknesses:
Can be pricey...need to shop around
Similar Products Used:
Bontrager OEM, Shimano Deore
Bike Setup:
Modified '06 Gary Fisher Cake 2 DLX
Bottom Line:
Getting Hope stuff in Canada can be expensive....but then again, what isn't? Shop around for a good price and they get full marks for value.
Alberta mud is nasty...shades of UK mud. I ride a lot too, so I didn't trust the *plastic* pieces on the stock Bontrager skewers. Looked at Salsa, but they are waaay to expensive locally. Hope (provided you don't try to grease them) have a good, solid reputation of doing well in the slop, so I thought I'd give them a try. The Skewers were easy drop in, easy to adjust and locked in securely.
Seatpost clamp was a joy too. My stock Bonty needed an allen key to adjust...not so with the Hopes.
In both cases, the product works well, is easy to adjust, holds securely and adds a little bling while doing so.
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Submitted by
Get A Clue
a Cross Country Rider
from Norcal Date Reviewed: May 16, 2006
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
JensonUSA
Strengths:
Works impeccably when used properly
Weaknesses:
Doesn't work when used incorrectly
Bottom Line:
OK, let's nip this in the bud. If you grease a brass fitting it won't hold, and it will just attract and hold dirt. So all of you who are greasing the mating surface are creating your own problems. They use a brass compression fitting so that you don't have to grease them. If you should get dirt inside the curved fittings, all you need to do is pull the lever away from the wheel and wipe the bearing surfaces with your finger, and it's good to go. I've ridden these things through mud up to my axles and haven't had a single problem.
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Submitted by
Jim
a Weekend Warrior
from sussex, england Date Reviewed: April 9, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Kirroghtree
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
lbs
Strengths:
Pimpy looks, colours
Weaknesses:
Don't work. Always move. Need constant regreasing.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano,salsa
Bike Setup:
Truth, ck hubs, thomson front and back, talas rlc, old hope mini's(fantastic)
Bottom Line:
I find it astonishing these qr's get such good reviews. I have similar sentiments to previous poster. I'm so sick of these things. They have a fundamental flaw in design, they can't handle uk crap, the brass seat wears too easily. This is poor from a uk company. I've had a pair on two bikes and now they have all finally given up the ghost, the last one fell apart yesterday. Shimano skewers on the otherhand just work and that's what I want from my bike. Buy if you wan't nice mantlepiece objet dar't. Hope make great brakes but thats about it.
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Submitted by
John Young
a Weekend Warrior
from UK Date Reviewed: March 5, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Laggan, Fort Bill
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
Look nice, not as nice as a Salsa.
Weaknesses:
Metal to Metal interface poor design idea, required re-greasing in Scotland all the time (on both wheel and seat collar), I have a Rock Mountain seat collar which is amazing, Hope is junk compared. Yes they look nice and match Hope hubs, which are also poor compared to CK, Hadley.
Similar Products Used:
Deore, XT, Salsa etc.
Bike Setup:
RM Switch with full XTR and carbon, Fox 36's DHx air or Coil depending on riding. SC VP free with full SRAM X.0 and carbon, 5th rear shock (will be DHx soon) and Fox 40's, bolt thru dront and rear, so no skewers...... woo hoo, super stiff
Bottom Line:
Good for their price, and look nice, a lot of people use in the UK, and lots have issues due to materials used and climate. Not the best, but OK for price! If I did not use Hope hubs and brakes on my RM then I would not use these skewers.
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Submitted by
Davie
a Weekend Warrior
from Peebles Date Reviewed: January 10, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Red Run @ Glentress
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
The Hub in the Forest
Strengths:
Look the dogs bollocks and super strong. Very easy to get required strength
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Bontrager standard fit - not suitable for our Scottish Mud
Bike Setup:
Gary Fisher Cake 2 DLX
Bottom Line:
Well worth the purchase price and well made
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Submitted by
KBA
a Cross Country Rider
from Tahoe Vista, CA Date Reviewed: January 6, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Fuzzy Pine Nuts Trail
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$10.00
Purchased At:
JensnUSA
Strengths:
Smooooooth! Pretty! I like!
Weaknesses:
Doesn't match color of my eyes (boohoo)
Similar Products Used:
Brand Generic Seat Collar Quick Release, with built in grit and M.A.D. Function (Midtrail Auto Disengage)
Bike Setup:
Turner 5Spot with wheels and stuff - goes fast, makes squirrels pee themselves
Bottom Line:
This is a follow up to my review of the Hope wheel skewers, this time we're talking about the seat collar quick release. The skewers are soooooo pretty, but I can't see them when I'm riding which makes me sad. So I got the Hope quick release for my seat!
Now when I'm riding I can just look down between my legs and see my shiny new Hope with the bulbous knob on the end! And when I stop I can flip it back, and forth, and back, and forth, and back, and forth - ahhh that feels good!
More chilis for Hope! And a Fat Tire Ale to wash em down!
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Submitted by
Bill
a Cross Country Rider
from Venice, CA Date Reviewed: November 14, 2005
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
Jenson
Strengths:
Smooth, precise, exudes quality of manufacture, nice looking.
Weaknesses:
Maybe a wee bit heavier than Salsa or XT. A wee bit. Wee.
Similar Products Used:
Salsa, XT, Ellsworth
Bike Setup:
Fancy pants high end trailbike
Bottom Line:
Superior in every way to Salsa. Cam action is super smooth, even after covered with grit. Cross shaped nut is much more finger-in-the-dropout friendly than Salsa's single bar shape. Rear skewer allows removal and replacement of the rear wheel without a single backward turn of the nut - as it should be. Up front you still have to deal with lawyer tabs, but here the cross-shaped nut makes short work of the extra turns, and allows for very precise adjustment when it's time to fasten everything back up.
Let's face it, though - T works really well at half the price or less. So you're paying for the jewel factor - and the Hopes deliver. A beautiful finishing touch for any beautiful bike.
Hope's QR seatpost clamp works just as well, BTW.
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Submitted by
Fred Sled
a Weekend Warrior
from Spawn Ranch, CA, USA Date Reviewed: October 2, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Your Mom
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$38.00
Purchased At:
JENSON
Strengths:
Color is tight! The blue matches the adjusters on Fox Forx, the action and build quality is second to none.
Weaknesses:
There is none, it's a skewer and you'd pay at least half the price for some no name junk.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano, Salsa, Supergo no names...
Bike Setup:
FS all mountain
Bottom Line:
If you like nice parts that are built excellent, this is for you. Truely a work of art in in materials, fit and function. Hope sells a matching seat QR that is equal in quility to these skewers.
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Submitted by
KBA
a Cross Country Rider
from Tahoe Vista Date Reviewed: August 14, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Stale Pale Ale Trail
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
JensonUSA
Strengths:
Little pieces of metal sculpture - and they work too!
Weaknesses:
I keep stopping on the trail to get off and look at my skewers - they're soooooo pretty!
Similar Products Used:
Salsa, Rolf, shish kabob skewers (attracted too many ants)
Bike Setup:
4" lift, 35" BFG's, front solid axle conversion. . .uh, wait that's my truck. Oh yeah, bike: two wheels, two pedals, seat, handle bars.
Bottom Line:
For $35 a pair, even if these things failed miserably I'd still love them - they just look sooooo pretty! But sadly, they do work very well, no loosening on the trail, no problems of any kind. I'm afraid I will have to like them for their functionality first (but they're sooooo pretty!) I could use them to skewer these 5 chilis I gave them too - Hope Chili Kabobs! Will need a beer to go with that. Is there a review category here for beer?
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Submitted by
Felix
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore Date Reviewed: August 1, 2005
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
I am using the Ti version. Looks nice, lite
Weaknesses:
Price is hi
Similar Products Used:
Mavic, Shimano, Campy
Bike Setup:
X country hardtail with Mavic XMAX SL
Bottom Line:
These skewers are good looking, they work what more do you want?
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Submitted by
Swiss Nic
a Cross Country Rider
from Zurich Date Reviewed: April 1, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Uetliberg
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$66.00
Purchased At:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/
Strengths:
Looks, style, weight, strength.
Weaknesses:
Can find any.
Bike Setup:
K2 OZ-M Carbon, SRAM X.0, Race Face bits, Magura Hydro's, Alex wheelset.
Bottom Line:
I know they're expensive, but if you can spare the cash - they're worth it! Light and strong to do the job. Easy to open and close whilst being 100% secure. And the looks are great! I knows its only a QR - but its a damn good-looking QR!!!! ;o))))
These are a pair of QR's to last a lifetime, so isn't it work investing a little extra?
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Submitted by
Graham Mattingly
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Cruz, CA, USA Date Reviewed: March 9, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Dead Campers
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
Another Bike Shop
Strengths:
Clearly superior construction versus everything else out there. The brass bushing is a strong argument, as are the toothed steel rings on the end nuts. Combined with the ridges on the lever side, this QR really bites into the frame. It's not going anywhere. So much better than Salsa at the same price. I thought the lever would be much less ergonomic than it is from looking at it, I was pleasantly surprised.
Weaknesses:
People are gripping about price, but these are competitively priced with other products of inferior quality.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano XT, XTR (held just as well but not as sexy), salsa, mavic
Bike Setup:
Turner 5 Spot with Z1 FR QR20 and assorted goodies.
Bottom Line:
Best QR on the market. I and the other employees at my shop ride them and wholeheartedly recommend them to our high end customers. If you're building up a new custom bike, you are doing yourself a disservice by using any other QR.
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Submitted by
Martin Brown
a Cross Country Rider
from London Date Reviewed: September 8, 2003
Very nice, look good, hold your wheel on your bike (which is more than can be said for the others I've used which I had to do up so tight to stop the wheel moving on a hard ascent that I needed a screedriver to prise them off). Match the other hope bits on my bike.
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Submitted by
Ian Heald
a Cross Country Rider
from Arklow (ex-Mancunian) Date Reviewed: January 21, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Anything off road
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$45.00
Purchased At:
Ebay
Strengths:
Very smooth, light (titanium) and look v. sexy (large range of colour to compliment the bike (although if you want to colour code the front and back you have to pay more than the uni-colour set)
Weaknesses:
A tad expensive.
Similar Products Used:
Deore (Stolen), LBS rubbish
Bike Setup:
Alu hardtail running Mavic X317 with avid mech and XT hubs with '98 judy xc (Indestrucable so far but next to be replaced)
Bottom Line:
Incredibly smooth Xmas pressie. Normally too expensive for my tastes, but you can certainly recognise the quality (there is a fella on EBay always selling these cheaper than every bike shop i've seen). Will not enhance the performance on your bike in any significant way - Looks the mutts nuts and british made - always a bonus in my eye.
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Submitted by
Luke
a Weekend Warrior
from England Date Reviewed: May 15, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Anything Fast 'N' Steep
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Strengths:
Killer Looks, Light Weight, Seem to be very strong and work smoothly
Weaknesses:
None really otherthan perhaps costing abit to much cash
Similar Products Used:
shimano
Bike Setup:
Scott Octane 2002, hope enduro 4 pots , marzocchi jr t etc.
Bottom Line:
These are very nice skewers that go nicely with the other hope parts on my bike and work perfectly well !!
Go Get some.............
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Submitted by
Alison
a Cross Country Rider
from Lubbock, TX Date Reviewed: August 22, 2001
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Nirvana
Strengths:
Light, extremely smooth action. Good build quality. Lever large and easy to use.
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Shimano Deore and XT
Bike Setup:
Racer-X, SID SL, XTR, Hope XC hubs
Bottom Line:
Great set of skewers. Excellent quality. Easy to use. Mine were a gift to go with my new wheels.
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Submitted by
David Bolt
a Downhiller
from Inverness, Scotland Date Reviewed: December 27, 2000
Favorite Trail:
The Mast
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$32.00
Strengths:
Looks great! Strong as hell! Light!
Weaknesses:
Um....
Bike Setup:
Gt Tempest with Avid Mag brakes, bulb front hub and rear XTR on D521's,
Bottom Line:
Amazing strength, light, great looks! Some say it is expensive but this was my first choice for my bulb front hub!
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Submitted by
Brian
a Weekend Warrior
from Morgan Hill, CA Date Reviewed: August 9, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Rocky Ridge, Santa Teresa Park
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Light. Build quality (appears to be CNCed). Top notch
Weaknesses:
None found yet.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano Deore
Bike Setup:
Cannondale hardtail, Marzocchi ZR C1, the usual suspects...
Bottom Line:
I'm very impressed with these skewers. The aluminum levers appear to be CNC machined (but I can't verify that). Adjusting them is very simple. And they are very light. I don't have a weight on them, but I couldn't believe the difference between them and my old steel Deore skewers. I wouldn't be surprised if they were more than 1/4 pound lighter!
I got mine used in Marketplace, so I don't know what they'd cost new. But I haven't seen any titanium skewers any cheaper, so I'll give five flaming dung heaps all the way around...
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Submitted by
mike wingate
a Cross Country Rider
from altrincham,cheshire,england Date Reviewed: June 5, 2000
Favorite Trail:
wiltshire downs
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
strong,well engineered. good pivots, lever ergonomic and easy to adjust,range of colours, logo/recessed for paint contrast infill
Weaknesses:
price
Similar Products Used:
campag, shimano,rolf
Bike Setup:
specialized fsr xc comp 2000, hope xc4's front and rear with pro levers,on hope sport hubs, mavic 317, dt d/b spokes, spec low riser bars cut down 3",shimano 545 pedals
Bottom Line:
it's good, it works. very low key for the price. subtle. not value for money, £49 so only 2 chilis
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