How strong are they? I've always liked Hope hubs as they've been reliable but just looking at wheel options and they only seem to do the 29er hoops in the Stans Crest. They're going to be put on an AM hardtail, I'm 14.5 stone and they will be taken to the alps (one trip a year), poss raced in the new ish breed of enduro races and subjected to being bashed over small jumps (flytipper and judges step for those that know surrey hills). Are the Crests going to get knocked out of shape pretty quickly or will they survive for a while?
The other option of having some Hopes built with the flow 29er comes out quite expensive. I looked at the Sun Charger wheels but hub longevity concerns me a bit......but having said that i could buy two sets for the same price as hope with flows!
