just got my first hope pro2 rear wheel and i thought it would be same as my old hope xc noise wise but holy **** whats that all about
Certainly is loud. Good for alerting people that they're in your way but bad for spooking horses IME.
Mine is 3yrs old. Has got quieter but not much.
i was really suprised just how loud it is , ive heard people on about them but i really was just expecting a hope xc kind of noise
I could hear Kevevs' one some distance away, when we were in Penmachno on Wednesday. In fact, when I stopped, it was the only sound I could hear. They are noisy, but at least I knew he was still moving, rather than lying unconscious and bleeding to death on the trail somewhere.
Mick I think its particularly load on those wheels. Something to do with the long spokes and the rims 😆 Pack it with grease if too loud!
lol i used to have some mavic ksyrium es on the road bike and the fellas in the club would always comment when i stopped spinning as they could hear me 😉
i love the sound of mine. something reassuringly solid about it. when 4 or 5 of you all ride down the trail freewheeling its a lovely 😛
if you want a really loud one get the steel freehub, extra noise
its noisy so you dont have to have a bell on yer bike !..... brill for alerting people (cos wen i had my hardtail bike i would get walkers shouting "oy you need a bell on that bike"..... now i dont need a bell...
Great sound - like a million crickets fornicating 🙂
i stripped the cassette apart,total degreased everything,then lightly oiled.Even noisier! Uber kudos wif the kids....lol etc
haha, yup loud only reason wont have em tbh, makes my hope xc seem silent.
Good for getting walkers out of the way even the old deaf ones can hear them pro 2 s' 😛
Sure is distinctive, love mine
The sound of bling.
I like mine,still as noisey 3 years on as the day I bought it.It's when they go quiet you have to worry .... 😕
have recently been using an old shimano wheel set on an old banger i recently bought. first time in years that i have rode a bike without a pro2 on the back and cant get used to it,,, its just wrong 😀
Should be LOUDDDDDDEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRR! 😛
I like it, if I could make it noisier I would! 'Tis the sound of bikes after all, along with squealing brakes. Embrace the racket!
Embrace the racket!
Too right! I won a can of brake cleaner stuff at BigBikeBash for the 'squeakiest brrakes'! 😀
My Pro3 is louder than my Pro 2, even started to anoy me the other day!
Cannot stand the racket never used rear hub past XC and just choose other brands. That level of noise is just not neccessary. I have others that engage quicker as well with much less noise. Real shame love the hope stuff but why not a reasonably quiet version as well?
its to keep the monsters away during night rides
my cheapo superstar switch makes a lovely 'hope like' click. I want it louder! I tried oil but it was quieter !
I love it when you hit the first descent and you get the sound of it going faster and faster. It seems to be coaxing me; "I CAN GO FASTER AND LOUDER IF YOU CAN" 😀
I ****ing love it! faster faster 😉
I like it now I even left my walkman at home so I could listen to the click 😉
Loud enough to mean I don't need a bell...which is handy as a bell adds weight...and wind resistance...