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  1. New hub fitted and working. On the advice of t'committee I went for the Hope, which is a bit tight
    in the dropouts (no thread on the axle) but seems smooth and quiet.

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    Guy
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  2. Just zis Guy, you know? must be edykated coz e writed:

    Quoted message said:

    New hub fitted and working. On the advice of t'committee I went for the Hope, which is a bit tight
    in the dropouts (no thread on the axle) but seems smooth and quiet.


    Why on earth did you go with Hope?

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    Ian

    catrike.co.ukcatrike.co.uk

  3. you know? said:

    New hub fitted and working. On the advice of t'committee I went for the Hope, which is a bit tight
    in the dropouts (no thread on the axle) but seems smooth and quiet.

    If you wanted to give you new wheel a name, you could call it Obi-Wan, after all it is Your
    Only Hope.

    John T. Remove the singers of Spam before replying

  4. Ian said:

    Why on earth did you go with Hope?

    Because a Several of people recommended them and I like the sealed bearing design, and because the
    bike shop could get one easily, and because it wasn't that much dearer than an XT.

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  5. John Tomlinson quipped:

    Quoted message said:

    If you wanted to give you new wheel a name, you could call it Obi-Wan, after all it is Your
    Only Hope.

    Groan!

    I'll get your coat...

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    Thomas Paine

  6. "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    Ian said:

    Why on earth did you go with Hope?

    Because a Several of people recommended them and I like the sealed bearing design, and because the
    bike shop could get one easily, and because it wasn't that much dearer than an XT.

    how much was it and which one?

    cheers, clive

  7. Just zis Guy, you know? must be edykated coz e writed:

    Quoted message said:
    Ian said:

    Why on earth did you go with Hope?

    Because a Several of people recommended them and I like the sealed bearing design, and because the
    bike shop could get one easily, and because it wasn't that much dearer than an XT.


    That's ok then, I'm one of the people who recommended them, good aren't they?

    --
    Ian

    catrike.co.ukcatrike.co.uk

  8. Just zis Guy said:

    Because a Several of people recommended them and I like the sealed bearing design, and because the
    bike shop could get one easily, and because it wasn't that much dearer than an XT.

    Apparently they have a chunkier freewheel/pawl design than ShimaNO as well so should be less likely
    to fail after a lot of hammering. Reports on them needing to be "worn in" seem alarming, though.

    ~PB

  9. Clive George said:

    how much was it and which one?

    The wheel build with it and new spokes was just under a ton, as to which one it is - "a black one."
    I haven't a clue! Imagine. Not very shrewd of me I know, but I let the bike shop bloke choose the
    appropriate model. It's a disc brake version.

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  10. Ian said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Why on earth did you go with Hope?

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Because a Several of people recommended them and I like the sealed bearing design, and because
    the bike shop could get one easily, and because it wasn't that much dearer than an XT.

    Quoted message said:

    That's ok then, I'm one of the people who recommended them, good aren't they?

    Naughty leg-pulling type Ian.

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  11. Pete Biggs said:

    Reports on them needing to be "worn in" seem alarming, though.

    Think of it as an extra form of the "T" word, Pete. My rear one feels a little stiff after
    13,000 km.

    Dave Larrington - legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uklegslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk
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  12. "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Clive George said:

    how much was it and which one?

    The wheel build with it and new spokes was just under a ton, as to which


    one

    Quoted message said:

    it is - "a black one." I haven't a clue! Imagine. Not very shrewd of me I know, but I let the bike
    shop bloke choose the appropriate model. It's


    a

    Quoted message said:

    disc brake version.

    Not bad value - cheapest hope at wiggle is 85 quid, so 15 for new spokes/build is pretty good.
    Still, XT should have come in at about half that, which isn't really 'not much more' :-)

    (Whether the extra price is worth it is a different point - I hope it was for us since we destroyed
    an XT freehub quite quickly, but that was on a tandem)

    cheers, clive

  13. Just zis Guy, you know? must be edykated coz e writed:

    Quoted message said:
    Ian said:
    Quoted message said:

    > Why on earth did you go with Hope?

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Because a Several of people recommended them and I like the sealed bearing design, and because
    the bike shop could get one easily, and because it wasn't that much dearer than an XT.

    Quoted message said:

    That's ok then, I'm one of the people who recommended them, good aren't they?

    Naughty leg-pulling type Ian.


    hehehe
    --
    Ian

    catrike.co.ukcatrike.co.uk

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