Thread: Hope Pro3 hubs?
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Old 06-15-13, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by bigfred
I have a reasonably good friend that runs Pro2's on his mtb. They do look nice. And apparently aren't as expensive as Chris King hubs. The freehub ratchet is loud. Depending on your durability expectations, you may want to consider the steel freehub option instead of the stock alloy.
They are a LOT less expensive than Chris Kings. You are right about the steel vs alloy freehubs with regard to durability. Over time, The cassette tends to dig into the alloy spline under hard use. But I've stuck to alloy for weight. And iirc the steel ones were more expensive, but I may have made that up as a post-hoc rationalisation of my choice.
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