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Ah that makes a healthy amount of sense. Do things like impacts when jumping/dropping or hitting rocks damage the engagement points? or is it more of a luck of the draw type thing?

 

Speaking to my mechanic it's a fairly common problem on the Nukeproofs he has seen.

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Speaking to my mechanic it's a fairly common problem on the Nukeproofs he has seen.

One word. Hope.

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You guys sure are making me feel confident about my latest purchase :P

 

Yeah. Do what Omega Dude says and "Hope" it doesn't happen to yours :lol:

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Yeah. Do what Omega Dude says and "Hope" it doesn't happen to yours :lol:

Hahaha.

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You guys sure are making me feel confident about my latest purchase :P

Dont think they could be any worse then pre built spanks or azonics..all much of a muchness :thumbup:

Nice 1 wes :thumbup:

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Dont think they could be any worse then pre built spanks or azonics..all much of a muchness :thumbup:

Nice 1 wes :thumbup:

2 of my mates have nukeproof wheels. No complaints from them.

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@Airborne yes I did. Ordered full set from www.dialdbikes.co.za

 

Just bought myself a Hope skewer to go with the rear wheel - I never thought something as arb as a skewer could be so impressive :)

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@Airborne yes I did. Ordered full set from www.dialdbikes.co.za

 

Just bought myself a Hope skewer to go with the rear wheel - I never thought something as arb as a skewer could be so impressive :)

 

haha! well then you may have wet yourself if you saw where I went at lunchtime...

 

...I know I nearly did :lol:

 

I was at the Hope import agents getting a new headset (for my new AM bike build) and they had all sorts of nice Hope goodies, including the Hope team kit

 

http://www.freeflowbikes.com/App/vShop/data/images/thumb/DH%20KIT.jpg

 

They also informed me of the new Hope brakes. Hope Stealth V4's. Hope aslo has flat pedals on the way

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haha! well then you may have wet yourself if you saw where I went at lunchtime...

 

...I know I nearly did :lol:

 

I was at the Hope import agents getting a new headset (for my new AM bike build) and they had all sorts of nice Hope goodies, including the Hope team kit

 

http://www.freeflowbikes.com/App/vShop/data/images/thumb/DH%20KIT.jpg

 

They also informed me of the new Hope brakes. Hope Stealth V4's. Hope aslo has flat pedals on the way

 

Tech Evo V4

http://gp1.pinkbike.org/p5pb8621887/p5pb8621887.jpg

http://gp1.pinkbike.org/p5pb8621899/p5pb8621899.jpg http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg Hope's faithful V2 had been in service since 2007 when it was introduced with the old Moto lever, but with the game of evolution never ending it was time for a refresh and rethink. In its place is the V4, a larger and more powerful version of the M4 and capable of accepting Hopes vented rotors. Featuring longer and shallower pads with greater surface area than the outgoing brake allows all Hope brakes to now use the same depth of rotor. The new caliper is stiffer too, controlled by Hope's Tech Evo lever with bearing pivots and an increase in power of 15% thanks to revised geometry. The leading piston is 18mm while the smaller trailing is 16mm and stolen from the M4. Lighter, better performing and smoother acting, it should add up to a very high performance brake.

 

Flat Pedals

http://gp1.pinkbike.org/p5pb8621890/p5pb8621890.jpg

http://gp1.pinkbike.org/p5pb8621892/p5pb8621892.jpg http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg It's taken a while (we first showed them here last year) but at last Hope have the production pedal ready. Although lacking a concave shape the pedal is reasonably thin and boosts grip by having sharp machined ridges in the 2014-T6 aluminium body to augment the 20 standard pins. As with all things Hope they've put a lot of effort into the sealing. This should ensure that they continue to spin freely on their Norglide bush and triple cartridge bearing arrangement, even after the ravages of a disgusting winter and regular riding in atrocious conditions.

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Damn those pedals are nice.

 

These wheels were supposed to be the last piece of the upgrade-my-AM-rig puzzle, but I've just come across a set of Avid Elixir 7 brakes, practically brand new (the pads look virgin) - R1 000 (without rotors).

 

Must..... resist.......

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haha! well then you may have wet yourself if you saw where I went at lunchtime...

 

...I know I nearly did http://1.1.1.3/bmi/cdn.bikehub.co.za/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/laugh.png

 

I was at the Hope import agents getting a new headset (for my new AM bike build) and they had all sorts of nice Hope goodies, including the Hope team kit

 

http://1.1.1.4/bmi/www.freeflowbikes.com/App/vShop/data/images/thumb/DH%20KIT.jpg

 

They also informed me of the new Hope brakes. Hope Stealth V4's. Hope aslo has flat pedals on the way

Damn that kit will make me look cool.

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