BringThatShtIn Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) Just curious as to what the norm is. Alot of people talk about Hope Pro2 Trials as 'the best hub', but I thought a FFW was standard on good trials bikes, so you couldn't be a Pro2 Trials rear hub? Edited October 4, 2009 by BringThatShtIn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austen Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) A pro 2 is a freehub, freehub and freewheels are different things. Freehubs are more associated with stocks due to the frame spacing (135mm) compared to a mods (116mm) frame spacing, so there are a wider choice of free hub for stocks. A free hub basically has the freewheel built into the hub, that's the easiest way to describe it. FFW set ups are generally cheaper, as you can get a good freewheel for £40-£50, where as a pro 2 is £130, or if you can afford it a Chris king hub is £300.FFW is standard on all good bikes because rear freewheels are sh*t, and most full builds you buy wont come with a rear freehub, unless you pay extra.EDIT: Sorry if you already knew all that, just sounded like you were a bit confused between ffw and a freehub by your post Edited October 4, 2009 by austen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Stock: Pro 2 TrialsMod: FF. Echo sl,tensile,eno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringThatShtIn Posted October 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 A pro 2 is a freehub, freehub and freewheels are different things. Freehubs are more associated with stocks due to the frame spacing (135mm) compared to a mods (116mm) frame spacing, so there are a wider choice of free hub for stocks. A free hub basically has the freewheel built into the hub, that's the easiest way to describe it. FFW set ups are generally cheaper, as you can get a good freewheel for £40-£50, where as a pro 2 is £130, or if you can afford it a Chris king hub is £300.FFW is standard on all good bikes because rear freewheels are sh*t, and most full builds you buy wont come with a rear freehub, unless you pay extra.EDIT: Sorry if you already knew all that, just sounded like you were a bit confused between ffw and a freehub by your post Yeah I did know =) Thanks for the info though.That's why I said FFW or RFH. I knew they were different. I was just wondering about it 'cause of all the trials pros who talk about 'the pro2 trials is the best hub' blah blah blah, but if all the good people have FFW and fixed hubs anyway, then how do they know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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