Hope integrated cassette and freehub

37monkey
37monkey Posts: 141
edited September 2010 in The bottom bracket
Hi,
I was just looking at this

http://road.cc/content/news/23149-hope- ... nd-freehub

and wondering if any cog experts could spell out the benefits in simple terms?
I did read a link from here not long back that explained all about doubles, compacts and 12-28s ect.
Is this the game changer Hope claim (no left shifter, or front mech)? or just hype?
Thanks

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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    It's what it says it is; cassette and freehub in one.

    It's not changing any games.

    Possible benefits:

    Lighter
    Cheaper (?)
    Smaller last sprocket possible (which then leads them off into the fantasy land of having 10 widely spaced sprockets and a single front chainring. That might be OK for an MTB but bugger all use on a road bike)

    I like the colours though!
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    This what I was thinking...

    "Am I missing something, but isn't this a ....... freewheel?"

    And it was exactly the first comment under the article
  • lae
    lae Posts: 555
    ^ the main advantage over a freewheel is that you can remove individual cogs (I think) and replace the bearings. If one cog wears, or the bearings go on your freewheel the whole thing has to go in the bin
  • daccordimark
    daccordimark Posts: 68
    You can remove individual cogs on freewheels just the same as cassettes and you can replace the ball bearings.
    frinkmakesyouthink wrote:
    ^ the main advantage over a freewheel is that you can remove individual cogs (I think) and replace the bearings. If one cog wears, or the bearings go on your freewheel the whole thing has to go in the bin
  • stigofthedump
    stigofthedump Posts: 331
    The advantage of a freehub over a freewheelis the ability of a freehub to have bearings at the end of the axle.This makes for more reliable wheels. This is like a freewheel with outer bearings, but it will only fit Hope hubs.

    When it wears out you have to replace both sprockets and freehub at the same time. The larger sprokets are all machined out of a singleblock of metal, so you cannot replace them individually or choose your own ratios.

    One for the weight weenies/ all the gear - no idea!
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    or you can chuck it in the recycling skip and get another for a fiver!

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