http://www.muddybikeuk.com/blog/reviews/tags/rear/ The best cycling reviews of all the latest mountain bike kit all at muddy bike UK en Review Admin Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:01:00 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.muddybikeuk.com/blog/reviews/2008/12/15/1229359740000.html <p> The MONO hub available from Hope comes in either a steel or titanium cassette body and has sealed cartridge bearings. We have liked Hope hubs for a while mainly for the fact that they are designed with sealed bearing to make it easy to service. <br/> <center><img src="../pimages/HopeMonoRearHub.jpg" alt="Hope Mono Rear Hub" /></center> <br/> They defiantly look the part machined from one piece they look clean and solid. We built these up onto Mavic XC7171 rims with conventional V-brakes. The reliability from the hope brand has always been good so these are no exception, we used these fro several months clocking up a lot of miles and they were still silky smooth at the end. We have heard reports that they can be noisy but we found them to be ok. <br/> <br/> They weigh in at around 355g making them ideal for XC. Overall they are a solid design at a good price, the cartridge bearings are a piece of cake but they are so reliable you shouldn’t be taking them apart too often. </p> http://www.muddybikeuk.com/blog/reviews/2008/12/15/1229359740000.html#comments http://www.muddybikeuk.com/blog/reviews/2008/12/15/1229359740000.html Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:49:00 GMT