Nuke Proof Hubs

[Moose.]

Anyone know anything about these? CRC list the rear one at nearly half the price of a Hope Pro 2 and slightly better specced:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?Mod...

Can't find much about them as their website is "coming soon".

cheers

[Stedman]

The issue is not if its stronger etc.

The issue is, will it sound as kool as a free wheeling de-greased bigun' or bulb!

[Moose.]

Found a brief snippet about them in May's MBUK but they don't say much other than the price and to check out the website. They do however say, and I quote "sound like a Kawasaki in a tunnel" which answers that question I guess if they're that new, no-one's going to have tried them yet(?) Perhaps I shall be the guinea pig as I need a new rear wheel pretty soon

[lingus75]

Meh, they're okay I guess. I don't think they are as cool as my original Nuke Proof hubs on my Clockwork. They cost £300 back in 1994'!!!! (Was very into the bling then and also had the Ti Onza pedals, the bike weighed around 21 lbs!)

http://tinyurl.com/5yk2pr

They do look cool htough and would be a welcome change to the Hope's.

[-C-]

They are meant to be pretty good, and by all accounts fairly comparable to Pro II's but obviously a little keener on price.

Unless you're droping some serious £££ I would consider them as a viable option.

[istoo]

christ a blast from the past, i thought they went tits up a decade ago, maybe someone bought the name. They were good back in the day if a little expensive

[moleamol]

istoo said:

christ a blast from the past, i thought they went tits up a decade ago, maybe someone bought the name. They were good back in the day if a little expensive

Weren't they a range made by Bombshell?

[dubbs]

Love my Hope PROII's think they sound great, even accepting Chris Kings may be better engineered. Nothing like that swiss watch click as you freewheel down the trail :-)

[Moose.]

Well, I'm getting my LBS to build me up a rear wheel with one of these laced to a Mavic XM719 using DT Swiss comp spokes, all in black of course. I'll let you know how I get on

[Gooby]

dubbs said:

Love my Hope PROII's think they sound great, even accepting Chris Kings may be better engineered. Nothing like that swiss watch click as you freewheel down the trail :-)

Also noisy enough to get pedestrians out of the way.

[Moose.]

• UPDATE*

Well, had a wheel a couple of weeks now and love it! The hub's not quite as loud as a Hope Pro 2 (I had a sound-off with a mate on Monday ) but does sound more raspy due to having more pawls. It's still loud enough to let pedestrians know you're coming but if you've got a lot of speed on the wind noise pretty much drowns it out. It feels nicely engineered and the whole wheel (Mavic XM719 laced with DT Swiss comp spokes) weighs bag on 1kg (without tyre or cassette) so is pretty light. Recommended if you're looking for a new wheel but can't stretch/justify the cost of a Hope/CK

Edited by Moose. on Wednesday 28th May 09:57