buying used hope hubs?

good move or not?

I know it depends on how well they have been looked after etc, but are they easily servicable?

can’t stretch to new prices at the moment

but are they easily servicable?

very easily

Can’t go wrong at the right price

£65 fair for a nearly new rear?

pro 2 and what rim
Pro 11 goodprice
xc too much say 55???

hub only, pro II

I bought a full wheel (Mavic 721 rim) with a pro 2 rear hub for £50….

it would be cheaper to get a complete wheel even if you can build yourself it is not cost effective. It is probably/possibly what you can get for one if you are selling but personally I would not pay it.

looks like I’ll just keep trawling the classifieds then

Hubs are easily servicable, and arguably the XC is a bettter hub than the proII (the latter haveing an alloy freehub which gets cut up).

as long as the flanges arent trashed or cracked, and the disc mounts not cross threaded just about every other component is replaceable. theres a thread at the mo about the ratchet in Hope XCs which Ive seen reports saying Hope can replace.

A pair of Hope XC wheels tend to go for £100, Hope Pro2 with decent rims £150+ (a recent seller of Pro2 with Stans at £120 had his arm bitten off). £65 is steep for a hub alone IMHO; Ive bought and later sold a Pro2/DT Swiss 5.1 front wheel for £50.

I realise built up wheels work out cheaper, but I’ve got the rims already, and I’m pretty sure its not good using used spokes for a new wheel build

>and I’m pretty sure its not good using used spokes for a new wheel
>build

why?

wouldn’t they be weakened?

not really – as long as they are the right length (i.e. the hub flanges on old and new are the same) you shoudl be fine. People replace buckled rims all the time and keep old spokes if they’re undamaged.

it’s a lot easier to build with new spokes in my experience.

make sure the spoke cross used previously is the same as you wish to use. spokes will mark the flanges and you should stick with what was on there.

re use they will be fine