Corish Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 Right, my mate has around 80 pounds for a hub, I told him to get a Hope XC, But are there any better, and if possible more engagement hubs? Thanks corish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 Maybe a dmr revolver with an acs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 white industries? thats if you have a screw type rear hub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomN Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 An XC or Mono is a good choice of Hub or like Caleb said DMR Hub with a ACS Claws or a second hand Eno 72ep one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watson© Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 I would personally just go for a Mono or XC but... I've you can get a cheap second hand Chris King why not get that? :closedeyes: Watson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisa Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 Get the dmr revolver with an ACS freewheel. Hopes dont come close if you dont mind running single speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMunn Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 Hope hub's have never done me wrong ! tell your mate to get one and have some change ! heeheee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisa Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 Incase you havn't noticed the dmr hub is like £35 and an ACS is between £10 and £15. You get for your money, 36 engagments. Something that won't give you a lot of hassle and if the freewheel does die eventually just get a new freewheel. I have a hope xc and a mono in blue that need to visit hope if anyones interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corish Posted February 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 But then he needs new crank arms, how many engagements does an XC have, or a MONO? corish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom s Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 I'm pretty sure that the xc/ mono has 21 engagement points, and why would he need new crank arms? The acs claw would screw onto the revolver hub, thus giving you a rear freewheel, which would be the same as the hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisa Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 But then he needs new crank arms, how many engagements does an XC have, or a MONO? corish ← Mono/xc has 21 ep's What crank arms does he run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deagledaddy Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 he won't need new crank arms :closedeyes: surely the freewheel attaches to the hub at the back not the cranks??? DMR revlovers are not locked out mtb hubs are they? they are BMX/Dirt jump type hubs?? I wouldn't trust freewheels, seen them destroyed by too many people... Buy a king :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 If people would of read the post he has £80 to spend so kings are out of the question, the dmr sounds like the best option and he wouldnt need new crank arms . Even if he was running ffw then he could get a screw on bash/ring which are like £20 for supercycles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatmike Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 I find it so amazingly strange that people are suggesting ACS's! So many people have problems with them compared to hopes. The majority of stock riders run them, without problems, mine's nearly two years old, and never skips. And i don't have to worry about tightening it up all the time. :- Go with the tried and trusted, people have successfully been running hopes for years. Don't stop now. :o Failing that, get a king. :D Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 Good thing you wouldn't have to worry about it loosening, seeing as it's on the back where they're also a shitload more reliable? The DMR hub isn't a locked out MTB to whoever asked, it's just basically a 135mm wide BMX hub. Has your friend remember to budget for building costs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corish Posted February 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 If people would of read the post he has £80 to spend so kings are out of the question, the dmr sounds like the best option and he wouldnt need new crank arms . Even if he was running ffw then he could get a screw on bash/ring which are like £20 for supercycles ← But won't he need threads for the freewheel to go on the front, im sure he would :o I've found a hope bulb on Ebay.co.uk - 60 Quid. worth it? corish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisa Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Hope bulbs dont last long at all, if your set on a hope at least get a mono/xc. The DMR revolver is a MTB hub that is basically a big bmx hub, you screw the freewheel on the rear and use a normal chainring up front. I can get you pictures of my set up if you wish when i get home from college. I use 22t chainring up front and a 18t freewheel on the back. I have savaged 3 hope hubs, one sport, one moneo and one XC. I have also Savaged a LOCKED out deore when i ran front freehweel (like twisted/cracked the hub body) I have used this DMR/ACS set up for around 2 months now and i can honestly say it has NEVER skilled while im doing TRIALS. It does the odd skip just cycling along just like most things do (as im sure you will be used to being a mod rider) If your worrying about it loosening (which it wont on the back) you can take it to a local garage and get a spot of weld on it for about a quid. I have done this on my MOD and its nice knowing it CANT EVER loosen. Can also get you some pics of that if you would like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-king Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 what about a stealth? :o i'd say save for a bit longer and get a second hand king Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corish Posted February 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 what about a stealth? :o i'd say save for a bit longer and get a second hand king ← And what are the chances of gettin one for 80 quid? corish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialbiking Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 RB Tractor hub £70 link to topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Clark Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 And what are the chances of gettin one for 80 quid? corish ← Nil I'd say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-king Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 And what are the chances of gettin one for 80 quid? corish ← i remember saying the phrase "save for a bit longer" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corish Posted February 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 i remember saying the phrase "save for a bit longer" ← Yeah... He wants one quick though.. How good are those RB Tractor Hubs? also Do you need special fit sprockets 'cos that dont look normal to me?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave85 Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Yeah... He wants one quick though.. How good are those RB Tractor Hubs? also Do you need special fit sprockets 'cos that dont look normal to me?? ← Fits a standard shimano sprocket, the cassette body is shaped like that to stop the sprockets digging in so destructively (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-king Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Yeah... He wants one quick though.. How good are those RB Tractor Hubs? ← they're terrible (well, i've never used one for myself, but i've never heard a good thing said about them) read the shiteness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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