Proof that mountain bikers span a wide swath of experiences - I’m reading a lot of praise for the Vesper hub in these comments - and in my little niche of riders, I don’t know a single person who had an acceptable experience on that hub. Indeed, many of them blew them up. I had one on a review bike, and it was awful. The freehub had lots of friction ( right from new), to the point where the bike would sometimes suck chain from the top while coasting at high speeds (the coasting cassette would “push” chain, resulting in huge slack on the top chain). And the “spongy” feel of the engagement always felt like something was about to break. Even after a thorough inspection and adjustment from the supplier, the problems persisted.
May 20, 2023, 10:29 a.m. - Ryan Walters
Proof that mountain bikers span a wide swath of experiences - I’m reading a lot of praise for the Vesper hub in these comments - and in my little niche of riders, I don’t know a single person who had an acceptable experience on that hub. Indeed, many of them blew them up. I had one on a review bike, and it was awful. The freehub had lots of friction ( right from new), to the point where the bike would sometimes suck chain from the top while coasting at high speeds (the coasting cassette would “push” chain, resulting in huge slack on the top chain). And the “spongy” feel of the engagement always felt like something was about to break. Even after a thorough inspection and adjustment from the supplier, the problems persisted.