hulltrialser Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) While reading through the hope pro II hub topic there seemed to be different opinions on the excisting hope hubs and a king so lets see which you prefer and why.BenEdit:sorry about the spelling mistake on the poll Edited January 26, 2006 by hulltrialser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom tom Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 i didnt have a pro 2, but i had a xc.i have been waiting ages for the trials hub and in the end got a chris king so obviously my fav tom tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 tried hopes on other people's bikes, have felt nice.my king has been ok, but not great. a bit of skippage, but it should be sorted now. i preferred my acs over the king though, but i am sure it'll change. it was just that my acs freewheels skipped only once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQuiT-man Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Is this about a hope pro 2 against the chris king, or the xc against chris king? As very few people have ridden the new pro 2.If it was between the pro 2 and king, I personally would actually buy the pro 2, as it sounds to me similar to my profile mod hub, which I love.However, between an XC and a king, it would be a hard choice, but I would probably prefer a king. It would be like choosing between a tractor that lasts forever and a supercar that may or may not randomly explode. Id possibly take the risk of possible explosion . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 I much prefer kings, I have had about three hopes, each one had to have new internals at least once and I am not a heavy rider, but I use my bike everyday. I was fed up of buying new pawls, springs and racthets so I bought a king wheel off ebay and I am very impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_P Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) A tuf one...I voted hope because when you shell out your hard earned cash for a new hub, you don't just get the hub.....you get amazing after sale service too!I don't or never have had a king but I know alot of people who have them, they work great! Hardly ever skip (if had a visit to tart) and generally engage alot better. There also 3 times as much for a new one than a hope.I've had my mono for a longggg time and in total i've had to replace the springs 3 times myself and recently it needed a new rachet ring so I sent it to hope knowing I would get quality FREE service, they not only replaced the rachet, also the freehub body and all internals FOR FREENot only is it hubs, i've also had the same experience with my front disk (mini mono) where they replaced the caliper, pads and obviously bleed it.So in total i've had great products that have lasted a long time but along with that fantastic service, when they do go wrong they'll sort it out asap.I'll look forward to inverting into the new trials hub too Edited January 25, 2006 by Rob P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 shit post cos if this is based on the pro 2 then no f**ker has one so they have nothing to compareNOTHING beats a kinghands down best hub ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petit_pablo Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 I voted hope as i have used hope hubs for years and have never had a problem with them.I also have no experiance of chris king Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulltrialser Posted January 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 shit post cos if this is based on the pro 2 then no f**ker has one so they have nothing to compareNOTHING beats a kinghands down best hub ever.obviously its not on the pro2 or i would have said its just hopes in general now.Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanLegend Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Have used many of Hope's offerings and have been using a King for nearly 3 years now.King wins hands down. Most of the complaints you get from King users is due to them either not being set up correctly for trials from the beginning, or a lack of maintainance.The engagement system on a King is quite simply so great, it makes Hope and other ratchet systems look rather crude. Yes they are more expensive, but I have NEVER once had a single problem with my King, it has NEVER skipped whilst riding trials. The only skips I have experienced have been when simply riding along, and even then they are barely noticible.I have had Hope's skip on me on more than one occasion when riding trials.This is nothing against Hope, as they are a fantastic company, but King in my opinion are the daddy of all hubs, and no new hub using a traditional ratchet system will come close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Geary Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Can't ride with anything now epsep my king, when i go on peoples bikes with hopes etc it just feels horrible the engagement just feels like there is nothing there.But hope hubs are great though, But there not as good as a king, I just love my king . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 I prefer a King, i love the noise they make, i have never owned one, so i don't know what their like long term, as i have only ridden bikes with them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 shit post cos if this is based on the pro 2 then no f**ker has one so they have nothing to compareApart from the language, good point.obviously its not on the pro2 or i would have said its just hopes in general now.BenHe said this was made due to the disscusions in the hope pro II thred. Where people seem to be arguing about the performnce of a hub that only a handful of people have ridden. Obviously, the king beats the standard hope. But weather the 'hope' is reffering to the current ones or the new ones is a mystery. Makin the outcome of the poll useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Clark Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Have used many of Hope's offerings and have been using a King for nearly 3 years now.King wins hands down. Most of the complaints you get from King users is due to them either not being set up correctly for trials from the beginning, or a lack of maintainance.The engagement system on a King is quite simply so great, it makes Hope and other ratchet systems look rather crude. Yes they are more expensive, but I have NEVER once had a single problem with my King, it has NEVER skipped whilst riding trials. The only skips I have experienced have been when simply riding along, and even then they are barely noticible.I have had Hope's skip on me on more than one occasion when riding trials.This is nothing against Hope, as they are a fantastic company, but King in my opinion are the daddy of all hubs, and no new hub using a traditional ratchet system will come close.Sums it up pretty perfectly.Hopes aftersale service can't be beaten, but its so inconvient having to send your hub back every few month when you can buy a King that doesn't ever skip when setup, and has over 3x the engagement at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urpedigreechumdog Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 (edited) Dave Gill looked after my king before he sold it to me, and it has not skipped (yet). Also I broke an XC, which i replaced with a mono, the mono was fine, but still prefer the king. Would like to try a pro 2 when then finally come out though. Edited January 26, 2006 by Urpedigreechumdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynio Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 you wont have to wait much longer for the Pro2 Trials.2weeks today they will be available.Waynio.........................no point me going into "My opinion" but this post is bollox you might aswell read the "Pro2 Thread" hahaha funny how you put a poll up? but what does it prove? nothing at all people will be happy with what they use and be happy with what they can afford. the other post was about the "NEW" Pro2 Trials hub, this thread is like a slagging match BEFORE it was even posted. will be funny to watch it escalate. altho there is no point cos everyone will start bitching.no point me voting either, its obvios what i would vote "I have HOPE! do you?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Williams! Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 yer hope is so gay that if you wank over one............it breaks sorry just messin dont care wich is better freewheels woooooooot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nafan Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Never had either, but from reviews and prices, all hope stuff is the dogs...Got a C2 front disc and it isn't to bad...Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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