Hope hubs

[Cuchilo]

Are they any good ? I'm having trouble with one of my training wheels and have suggested the builder just rebuilds it with a new hub rather than trying to fix the old one .

 

[dan_bo]

i like em. Nice and noisy.

 

[fossala]

I don't like them, too noisy.

 

[I like Skol]

Noisy freehubs are a big turn-off for me but some people like them

Seems daft that we put lots of effort into making the brakes quiet and getting the chain to run smoothly, then nail on a rusty bucket-o-bolts freehub to spoil it all.......

 

[fossala]

Noisy freehubs are a big turn-off for me but some people like them

Seems daft that we put lots of effort into making the brakes quiet and getting the chain to run smoothly, then nail on a rusty bucket-o-bolts freehub to spoil it all.......

I enjoy the silence when I'm out cycling.

 

[Drago]

I had big problems with Hope hubs on my MTB. A nice dose of Shimano cured the pain.

 

[Cuchilo]

I find a noisy freehub alerts dog walkers and people walking along with their head in their phone .
That aside , are they any good ?

 

[fossala]

I find a noisy freehub alerts dog walkers and people walking along with their head in their phone .
That aside , are they any good ?

They stopped me coasting so I guess I put in more effort.

 

[winjim]

I find a noisy freehub alerts dog walkers and people walking along with their head in their phone .
That aside , are they any good ?

My LBS love them. They are very reliable and very servicable so they last forever. They use cartridge bearings rather than cup & cone which may be a good or bad thing depending on your point of view. I've got one built onto my CdF and it's been great.

@Drago what was your issue with them?

 

[Spoked Wheels]

Yes, they are pretty good

 

[dan_bo]

Noisy freehubs are a big turn-off for me but some people like them

Seems daft that we put lots of effort into making the brakes quiet and getting the chain to run smoothly, then nail on a rusty bucket-o-bolts freehub to spoil it all.......

You're not supposed to stop pedalling.

 

[I like Skol]

You're not supposed to stop pedalling.

If i didn't stop pedalling you would never catch up

 

[ianrauk]

I find a noisy freehub alerts dog walkers and people walking along with their head in their phone .
That aside , are they any good ?

Bit these are NOISY....far too much so.

 

[Drago]

My LBS love them. They are very reliable and very servicable so they last forever. They use cartridge bearings rather than cup & cone which may be a good or bad thing depending on your point of view. I've got one built onto my CdF and it's been great.

@Drago what was your issue with them?

Expensive hope hub, man gauge spokes and mavic rims on my then MTB. Took the rear wheel off to fix a puncture one day and the freewheel portion just fell off the wheel with the cassette attached. Never seen owt like it. The interesting part is that it gave an insight into the hopes construction - it uses little leaf springs on the pawls instead of little coil springs like Shimano, and the strength of the springs probably accounts for the racket.

The front wheel has been fine and is still in use.

 

[Cuchilo]

Expensive hope hub, man gauge spokes and mavic rims on my then MTB. Took the rear wheel off to fix a puncture one day and the freewheel portion just fell off the wheel with the cassette attached. Never seen owt like it. The interesting part is that it gave an insight into the hopes construction - it uses little leaf springs on the pawls instead of little coil springs like Shimano, and the strength of the springs probably accounts for the racket.

The front wheel has been fine and is still in use.

I'm having a problem with what we can only think is the coil springs not releasing and jamming up the cassette . Every other part has been replaced .
My worry is that it will jam up just enough to send parts into the rear wheel and me sprawling across the floor