craigjames

Well i built up my wheels, shiny new Hope Pro5 from Tarty Bikes. I need to test it out, but it seems nice and solid from the short bounce i've had on it. It's very quiet from previous Hope hubs that i've had. Now i've got an excuse to buy more gold Ti bolts, it's a real addiction folks.

Well i went for a Pro5 in purple in the end, more engagement points, a warranty and being able to get a fancy colour swayed me. I'll update with how i get on with it. Bit of an upgrade on my 15 year old Echo Sl Ti freewheel.

Thanks went for a quick ride on Saturday and everything worked spot on. I may draw up a mount and get it machined up so that it does away with the inspired mounting bracket, just to slim things up a little more.

I did see that Hope have released an update to the Pro 5 to resolve some of the issues. I guess all parts are going to have problems to a degree. At least Hope's warranty is pretty good. I'd not seen the TMS hub to be honest, it's light for a rear freehub that's for sure. Interesting, although not as being as a Hope 🤣

I'm looking at replacing my old Echo Sl Ti freewheel with a 135mm bolted freehub. I've been considering either a Hope Pro4 SS or a Pro 5, are there any real reliability or performance issues with either hub? I've seen that there were a few problems with both models when they were first released, but lots of people seem to use them with their Crewkerz frames, just not heard of any recent/long term issues. i'd love an I9 or a Chris King, but one is too cost is the main reason for discounting these options.

I used to us a thin metal cutting disc or a ceramic/stone cutting disc. Somewhere between 45 and 90 degrees to the rim. Always gave a nice sharp and not to deep grind, although the rim you use makes a big difference to the performance of the brake. Some rims just don't grind well or hold a grind for very long. I always used proper Coust pads on the rear.

Sorted out a tensioner, I used a trialtech lower tensioner with an inspired mount and an adaptor mount I made up so it fits the original tensioner mounting holes. Not quite as tucked up and out of the way as I'd like. But it works and is much neater than what it was fitted with.

Nothing wrong with that, I've just got a new bike too 🤣

Yes Andy! Nice to see you've got a bike again, looks good.

I'm just old! I haven't run a front disc for about 15 years, but I definitely prefer how quiet it is.

Yeah a Tarty tensioner is one option, or I may make a mount and use a crewkerz or similar

Built this up over the weekend, looks and feels pretty good. Just need a tensioner solution, the original Czar/Echo one is obsolete

So you're of the 10% exception to what i said. I mean i'm looking for a new 20" frame, unless I want a Clean or a Jitsie there isn't much other choice right now. Hopefully that changes and some new options come out soon.

90% of riders are on an Inspired, Crewkerz or Clean bike. Building up your own bike seems to have disappeared, seems people buy full bikes these days. Also if you aren't doing everything to front wheel, are you even riding trials?

Yeah, neither of them are really representing themselves or their country very well.