I was guna get some hope XC hubs, until i read a review that said this "If your used to shimano hubs you will notice freewheel drag for a bit but you will get over it", now im doubting my choice, does anyone know if this is a one off, it does it happen with all hope hubs?

I have Hope on one bike and Shimano on another and I've never noticed any drag

The Hopes make a nice chainsaw buzz too

lol, always a good thing

If you turn over two bikes, one with Hope cartridge bearings, and one with XT cup and cone bearings and spin the wheels, the XT one will spin for longer.

But, as the drag of offroad tyres is generally pretty huge in comparision I doubt you'd notice it. Even on my commuter bike with thin slick tyres the biggest drag is wind resistance, especially once you start going over 18 mph, as I find there's a noticably huge difference in effort required to maintain a particular speed which depends on wind direction.

For a mountain bike I don't think the higher drag is really a problem.

Thanks, also, has anyone heard about the new Hope Pro II hub?, i cant find any info about it, even though according to an evans technician they are replacing the XC's?

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?p=891245#post891245

Yeah I had the same drag problem when i first fitted my XC hubs ... but tonce bedded inthey are much smoother and easy to maintain...


go for the XC I.M.O

"tonce" bedded in

should read

once

oops

How long did they take to bed in?