Looking at new wheels; either Hope Enduro or Superstar’s Carbon AM

Anyone used either, esp the Superstars? Hopes obviously significantly cheaper so trying to see if performance gains are worth another £300! Ride/race aggressive enduro type trails about Scotland…

Ta 🙂

The other half has been running Hope Tech Enduros for the last few months and not had any problems. They’re still straight and true without any dings or dents. Seem a good weight and strength, easy to set up tubeless. She can be pretty brutal on kit – something to do with low PSI and hitting rock gardens flatout and generally going fairly big/hard on jumps and descents. She’s trashed a few rims over the last few years on her DH and AM bikes. They’re lighter and wider than my 521s and survived a few sideways landings in the Alps this summer while trying to master whips. I’m looking at getting a pair when I replace my Mavics.

As is usual the Pro 2 Evo hubs are reliable and make the normal Hope noise (some like it some hate it) and are easy to service when the time comes.

Tom KP

I got a rear hope enduro for my liteville from Merlin Cycles. The reasoning was that i couldn’t get a custom wheel due to stock issues and so these were the next best thing at my budget.

I’ve not really ridden it, as I had a big crash after 500m on the 1st ever ride. So I can’t comment on that. The stitches came out today, so maybe I can ride on the weekend. It was no fault of the wheel!

But, out of the box, they looked good and I was happy with the purchase. Hope are very good with customer support, so I hope to be using that hub for many years to come. Swapping the end caps for 142mm was easy. I had to purchase the adapters seperately, which added a 10er or so to the overall cost. It came with rim tape and a couple of spare spokes.