What hubs

ThanksBye
ThanksBye Posts: 519
edited April 2011 in Road buying advice
Im currently running Mavic Aksyiums, and am after some nicer lighter wheels, currently thinking of Hope Pro 3's on open pros, but wanted to know if anyone has any good suggestions for hubs (shimano fitment) or rims
Cotic Soul
Pearson Hanzo
Airborne Zeppelin

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  • volké
    volké Posts: 58
    How about the Tune Mig70/ Mag180 combo? They're a nice light weight but without any loss of practicality. I use them on my clincher wheelset - IRD Aero (30mm) rims and Sapim CX-Ray spokes - which comes in at 1390g.
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    How deep are your pockets?
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • ThanksBye
    ThanksBye Posts: 519
    Was thinking arounf £200 for hubs
    Cotic Soul
    Pearson Hanzo
    Airborne Zeppelin
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    I've had some Pro3s. Solid, rebuildable, not spectacularly light and noisy, although the newer ones may be better in this respect.

    Also look at Dura Ace - maybe NOS or an Ebay find.

    And outside options, a bit above budget would be Ambrosio and PMP. Tune will smash the budget.

    Hope are now doing the Pro3 on OP as a Hope Hoop full build, in case you didn't know.
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  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    http://www.hopegb.com/voir_roadwh.html
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  • huuregeil
    huuregeil Posts: 780
    I have Hope Pro 3s. For £200 I don't think they can be beaten. They're everything maddog2 says: solid, rebuildable, not super-light, noisy (if that bothers you!). Also made in the UK and the guys at hope are great and only a phone call away if you have issues. Regarding rim choice, the only thing with them is the drillings only go down to 28h, so this means a lighter low-profile rims (e.g. chose from Open Pro, DT RR415/465, Ambrosio Excellight) will be ideal, possibly a CXP33 or something like it if need a bit more stiffness. Consider thinner spokes too (e.g. Sapim Laser or DT Rev) as an easy/cheap way of dropping some more weight.

    How heavy are you, what kind of riding do you do?

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