I run Hope hubs on most of my bikes. Every time I build a new set of wheels I think to myself time to get something better/fancier/etc... then a Hope hub falls to hand easily through a vendor I use and I have another one of their hubs. I rode one freehub into the ground forgetting it needed some love after years of service and beyond that they just keep rolling along happily. I've got two Hopes on SS bikes so perhaps I'll end up with some issues there. So far nothing.
I really should track down a bulk package of bearings to save maintenance $$, but I have to replace bearings sufficiently infrequently that I never quite surpass the motivation threshold for making that happen.
I would like to try a silent rear hub to see if I care enough to move in that direction. My IGHs were pretty much silent and I didn't love or hate that feature. Yet somehow they were enough of a different beast I feel like an experiment with a "normal" MTB would be worthwhile. I hate bells on bikes so my first line of walker defense is coasting so they can hear my hub often that's a nice subtle way to get their attention. Of the noisy hubs I find the Hopes are pretty average in loudness. There are certainly way worse.
I also figure I should try a high POE hub as well. I never think about POE when riding so I assume I'm one of those people that doesn't care about having a really high POE, but perhaps I just don't appreciate the promised land I am missing out on?
Nice tear down. It's sweet to see the internals of bling parts even if I am unlikely to ever own them. \#SIXboltFORlifeYo
Some of my Hope hubs started life as 100mm/135mm QR and got converted to 142mm then 110mm/148mm. Unless our SuperBoost Overlords win the day I hope I'll continue to ride the same hubs for another 10 years.
Feb. 7, 2022, 7:35 a.m. - Vik Banerjee
I run Hope hubs on most of my bikes. Every time I build a new set of wheels I think to myself time to get something better/fancier/etc... then a Hope hub falls to hand easily through a vendor I use and I have another one of their hubs. I rode one freehub into the ground forgetting it needed some love after years of service and beyond that they just keep rolling along happily. I've got two Hopes on SS bikes so perhaps I'll end up with some issues there. So far nothing. I really should track down a bulk package of bearings to save maintenance $$, but I have to replace bearings sufficiently infrequently that I never quite surpass the motivation threshold for making that happen. I would like to try a silent rear hub to see if I care enough to move in that direction. My IGHs were pretty much silent and I didn't love or hate that feature. Yet somehow they were enough of a different beast I feel like an experiment with a "normal" MTB would be worthwhile. I hate bells on bikes so my first line of walker defense is coasting so they can hear my hub often that's a nice subtle way to get their attention. Of the noisy hubs I find the Hopes are pretty average in loudness. There are certainly way worse. I also figure I should try a high POE hub as well. I never think about POE when riding so I assume I'm one of those people that doesn't care about having a really high POE, but perhaps I just don't appreciate the promised land I am missing out on? Nice tear down. It's sweet to see the internals of bling parts even if I am unlikely to ever own them. \#SIXboltFORlifeYo Some of my Hope hubs started life as 100mm/135mm QR and got converted to 142mm then 110mm/148mm. Unless our SuperBoost Overlords win the day I hope I'll continue to ride the same hubs for another 10 years.