5 rear hubs in 12 months...

I think that is overlooked often...or just misunderstood.

Also proven by failure mode on hub...if it was circumferential around flange or ripping spokes out of the hub...torque would be the issue.

Something that got me thinking is if the rider is always seated and has a tough gooch and just rolls through holes and loads the crap out of the hub again and again when the suspension bottoms. A lot of people ride like that but they get away with it since there are petite.

 

175mm cranks, 240 pounds wet, 22 x 34 x 29" tire on a trackstanding type switchback with an 8" lip, doing the front end lift with all the weight on the rear hub/wheel momentarily and ratcheting the pedals from a 1 to 5 oclock position to try to clean it, leaning the bike left onto on the non load disc side of the spokes, with perhaps a little pushing off the seatpost and hammering when I stalled, from not lifting the front end up high enough, and forcing the pedals through it to lift the front end up. At least I think I was in the gears that generated the most amount of rotational force at the rear wheel, 22 x 34. I was impressed with riding up the San Juan Trail, it's a worthy challenge, with all those switchbacks, climbing on sweet single track. Fun!

 

160 here, same gearing. Your hub needs to be 50% stronger than mine. :wave:

 

It broke for the 6th and last time, no more Hope-less hubs

Since the last repair, I rode the 29er 3 times, all XC type of rides, El Morro, Whiting to the Luge and local in RSM. On my last ride, the hub started messing up again. Tani is taking good care of me. Although Hope said they would no longer cover the labor required to fix the next repair, they say I am too heavy for their hubs. Hope lost a loyal customer.

So I think I will be going with either the Hadley or the DT 440.

thanks for all the advises

 

I do have to ask, I remember when this thread started and stuff, but whenyour pedalling, your not bouncing off the engagement of the hub are you? Ive seen more than a few ridders doing so, and thats a sure fire way to crack a hub

 

I would probably go with a Hadley.

 

How about Phil Wood Hubs?



or Paul Hubs?

 

Interesting. A Phil Wood tandem hub!

 

Loyal and expensive

Try the DT Swiss 440.

 

I went with the DTSwiss 440, I like the simplicity and ease to maintain. I will get new wheels by the weekend. Same setup for the wheel, Stan Flow.

 

Good choice

 

I hear ya on the hope II... This was mine three months in... Happened while I was pedaling seated. After I got the new replacement hub I had to replace the prawls that busted out of it 5 months later... I've been happy with my Kings so far... A little over a year on them... I only weigh 225 by comparison...

 

If you go Hadley, with your weight, go with a 3 pawl 36 point engagement hub. I will be very interested in seeing how long it takes you to put the hurt on the Hadley. Stay on top of the maintenance with the Hadleys with the teflon oil on the pawls. They are relatively quiet when in the oil bath. Another sign they are going dry is seeing dust sticking on the drive side spokes near the hub after a ride. Might also need the seal replaced.

 

I'm 6'5" 270 lbs I ride dt Swiss 440s for three years with out a problem