Hope hubs - can you live with the noise?

6thElement · 23 Aug 2015 at 02:11

topgun06 said:
Click click click means that you're not pedaling hard enough

This.

Although I never had anyone complain about my Hope hubs when in groups before, I have had complaints about the noise my Industry Nine Torch hubs make

Saytan · 23 Aug 2015 at 11:13

They're hardly Chris King hubs. brrrrrrrrrzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

You can quieten hope hubs a little by pulling the freehub and slathering a load of grease around the pawls

chroniclard · 23 Aug 2015 at 11:25

Hah I love my Hope Hub

Not that loud at all.

yer_averagejoe · 24 Aug 2015 at 13:13

I bought a new wheelset last year and was really nervous about getting hope hubs because of the noise. I just didn't want a loud hub.

Call it stockholm syndrome if you want but I now love the sound of my hub and as other people have said, it negates the need for a bell. Though as has been said; you can soften the noise with more grease.

Thomas. PLease. · 24 Aug 2015 at 14:09

Surely just depends how much grease is in the freehub?

Supercow · 24 Aug 2015 at 15:29

I get sick of having to pack the Hope2 full of grease.... got DT Swiss 240 now, silence is golden

matt_fsr · 25 Aug 2015 at 09:37

Yeah I always hated the noise of Hope Pro 2 hubs, I'd actually like to just hear the rush of the wind as I'm riding/descending, without the sound of a swarm of angry bees constantly chasing me

I've an E13 rear hub now, and it's starting to get a bit loud. May strip it and give it some grease.