Had hopes.
Had problems.
Got shimano.
Got no problems.
Ti ones were the worst.
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Hope QR release skewers
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Posted 5 months ago #
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yep, mine were the same - shimano on every bike now. They are the best. The hope QR seatclamps slip too!
Posted 5 months ago # -
love Hope for their hubs and other trick bits, but no love for the QR skewers whether wheel or seat clamp
basically a poor cam design with an uncomfortable lever shape, that makes it hard to generate adequate clamping torque
all my previous customers who had problems with the Hope skewers either working loose on the front, or allowing the rear wheel axle to shift on horizontal-dropout dirt jump bikes (even when using chain tugs) switched to good 'old Shimano steel QRs and never had a repeat of the issue
I would take Shimano or Campag (or Salsa for fancy ones) any day over Hope
Posted 5 months ago # -
you could always ask the misses or one of the girls to tighten them for you
Posted 5 months ago # -
I've got Hope QRs on both my bikes; an old Ti one on the back of my DB Alpine and have never had a problem with it. I have newer ones on the Soul and the only issue I have had is when I put the front QR lever the same side as the disk, when it worked loose. Swapped the QR to the other side and have never had a problem since.
Posted 5 months ago # -
Stupid thing is because I spent a fortune on some beautiful new Hope QR's I stick with them despite their loosening trait even though I've got about 6 Shimano qr's in the shed. Daft or what?
Posted 5 months ago #
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