Now then. i’m thinking of getting some hope wheels built for this.

do you think “gunsmoke” would look out of place with the trans-red? I’m certain i don’t want anything garish (like red, blue or especially not GOLD!) and i’m thinking i like the look of silver spokes. so should i go for gunsmoke or stick to black/silver? I’m sure i’ll be able to choose when it comes to the crunch but thought someone might have experience/pics of said colour.

Tim

Black.

Firstly, may I congratulate you on your choice of frame.

Gunsmoke would be my choice, as long as it’s not too “bluey”.

A vote here for gunsmoke.

why thankyou sodafarts. thats exactly what i was thinking.

Black – gunsmoke matches nothing.

It’s complementing colours we are after here, and I do believe gunsmoke fits the bill. My Heckler is buff naked polished finish, so I think i’m stuck with black myself unless I fancy some major spendage.

I just noticed, I think I may need to change my log in name… I quite like sodafarts though, it has a certain…effervescence

haha. sorry i misread it. i think you should change it to sodafarts

I think I may, it’s evolution in action.

i would love it if hope did a matt grey instead of silver. i’d be well up for that.

hmm, don’t know about that…I have the “silver”, ie rough polished, bb and headset spacers, quite like them. Having seen the trans red SC colour in the flesh a couple of years back though, i think gunsmoke is what you really want. Matt grey would look a bit “shimano ” in my estimation…

so i’ll put you down as a vote for gunsmoke then soda?

Am I coming on too strong?

So gunsmoke it is?

well thats 2 votes for gunsmoke and 2 for black so far

anyone else got gunsmoke? pics would be great 🙂

All my hope hubs are gunsmoke – it’s the only colour I would consider. Might be able to see them in these pics:

look very much like grey

it is – it’s anodized grey – slightly lighter than the fox fork grey. Certainly no blue tint to them at all.

i thought gunsmoke was more of a blueish colour

It’s a shame they don’t do the pewter any more.

chris king do pewter

i believe what you have there PK, is a grey hope hub. gunsmoke is a slight blue-grey

I’ll let you believe that.

However, I know it’s gunsmoke, as is the rear, as is the Pro2 rear I have, which is also the same colour. Hope have never made anodised grey as far as I’m aware.

so is it gun metal i’m on about then?

blue?

naa blue is too blue

see here for colours

PK-ripper’s pic there looks a lot better than others I’ve seen on the net.

Hope used to do a colour called “Gun Metal” which was like a metallic grey

the new colour “Gun Smoke” is a sort of…off blueish colour.

Chris King Pewter is the best colour for hubs after Mango.

And Mango

gunsmoke if you ask me

the old gun metal was pretty grey, but the colour kept varying from batch to batch iirc, so they canned it for gunsmoke. there is a blue tinge, but it goes well with fox forks in general, and looks pretty sweet.

not overly ‘look at me’, but a bit more interesting!

that chris king pewter is lovely. wonder how long they stay that shiny for when you’re wading through hub-high mud and sludge? I can see this is going to be a tough decision!