thefletch Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Greatings. I just after some opinions on the Hope Pro 2 as i might get one soon as they seem like a bargin. I know that Porter bust his flange but im more interested to know if anyone's has skipped on them or broke the internals???fletch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 no problems with mine, infact its the best hub ive ever owned or used, and thats out of hope xc/mono, bulb, king, eno/acs on revolver, many shitmanos, goldtech and variosu sealed hubs from a catalogueas soon as i got it i cleaned out the greae, oiled it up and away i went, its faultless, it made a tiny ching noise last week, but thats it, nothting has come of it best hub out i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 ... I know that Porter bust his flange....and now back to trials ... mines been awesome skipped once or twice when brand spanking new, but now is solid as a rock. Makes a loverly noise, has an axle that is less likely to snap than the old XC's, and plenty of ep's smart money buys one of these and not a king. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 I only know of one person who has shagged the internals. And hes a bit of a beast, mine and two other local riders are still doing fine. Mine has had one small skip just when I fitted it just pedalling along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 excellent hubs, but i managed to skip one. but apparently skipping these hubs are rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_P Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Quality hub!!!Sounds the nutts and like others mines only skipped when new a few times. Now I feel I can fully trust it, which is what you need in a hub right?Get one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 best hub I have had.solid engament, stiff wheel and I havnt had it skip yet after 4 months!gotta add a bad point or two though.....I blew a bearing after a month, apparently they have put new different (better) ones in now, so shouldnt be a prob....the other thing is gears, it really needs to be a 9spd setup to allow use of all 6 gears....now I dont trust 9spd chains, so my gears are a bit stroppy, but it still shifts into them and passes comp rules, so its all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planet-x-boy Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 I was boasting about my hub when i first got it saying it was the bee's knee's BUT im not to sure now. It has skipped more than a few times and so has my mates. The engagements do feel really solid when they engage but there has been alot of skips on it.Maybe its just my hub as iv heard no other hubs skipping so i would say get one for sure. I dont think your going to thrash it as much as porter lol.Hope that helps!!!!!!!!Brett........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 I was boasting about my hub when i first got it saying it was the bee's knee's BUT im not to sure now. It has skipped more than a few times and so has my mates. The engagements do feel really solid when they engage but there has been alot of skips on it.Maybe its just my hub as iv heard no other hubs skipping so i would say get one for sure. I dont think your going to thrash it as much as porter lol.Hope that helps!!!!!!!!Brett...........did you take out the grease and relube lightly with oil? if not, then do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planet-x-boy Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Does everyone do that? I wouldnt think it would make any difference. The grease has been put there for a reason else it would be there right?Brett..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 i think the vast majority have done it, thats what most of us did to the other hope hubs too, the grease doesnt allow the pawls to react as fast, kinda bungs up the pawls hence the skippage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 I havnt touched the inside of mine and mine hasnt skipped, so its not a thing that NEEDs to be done.are you sure its the hub and not the chain jumping on the cog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planet-x-boy Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 (edited) No its not the chain, it is perfectly aligned with the cog. I know what a skip feels like from previous hubs . I may try changing the grease. Cant make it any worse.Brett......... Edited June 22, 2006 by planet-x-boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 No its not the chain, it is perfectly aligned with the cog. I know what a skip feels like from previous hubs . I may try changing the grease. Cant make it any worse.Brett.........I changed the grease in my hope Xc, now i know... its not the same huib but the effects of it will be the same, more solid feeling engagements and it is VERY rare for it to skip when i'm riding it. It skipped a couple of times with the grease still in but after you can just physically feel the difference.Give it a go, you'll be suprised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 No its not the chain, it is perfectly aligned with the cog. I know what a skip feels like from previous hubs . I may try changing the grease. Cant make it any worse.Brett.........Right, the grease in the hub is thick, it slows the pawls down as they attempt to engage, therefore the pawls will not be as fully engaged when you put the power down, this makes it more likely to skip. Clean out all the grease and put in some thick oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robwalker Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 I am having a bugger or a time gettin the freehub body off :$ With old hope hubs i'd jus pulled it off, but this proved to be a right pain. I got the little silver thingy cap thing off but i just cant get the body off. Do i need to remove the bearings inside somehow?Cheers Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 It is a bit harder due to the new sealing system, just pull harder and twist anti-clockwise. Do it over a tray so you can't lose any springs or pawls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 (edited) The springs and pwals donw fly out. The springs are not coiled springs they are leaf springs like in a profile. So they hold the pawls in place. Once you have done it once the free hub body will come off alot easier. Edited June 23, 2006 by derf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 You're right fred, but sometimes things move and unseat, so may still go ping. Better safe than sorry, especially if it's your first time opening the hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Nah, they are in there securely. Also a tray wont stop them being thrown across your garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Meh, I still think I know too much about these hubs considering I own a king... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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