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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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.
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.
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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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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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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?
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.
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.
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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That's ok then, I'm one of the people who recommended them, good aren't they?
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how much was it and which one?
The wheel build with it and new spokes was just under a ton, as to which
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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
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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)
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> Why on earth did you go with Hope?
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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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That's ok then, I'm one of the people who recommended them, good aren't they?