@@vladstefani9410 There pretty much bullet proof! I still have my old 8 speed hub. It still runs to this day. I gave that bike to my daughters mother and she loves it!
Kings of fanbois.... Not sealed well No preload adjustment Embarrassingly loud Not really low drag. For a low drag well sealed hub with preload adjustment see project 321
@Mono_Mono you can make i9 hubs more dragging by adding grease. I9, bearings 2-3 times a year in California no bike washing. Hadley, same bearings for 9 years....
Apart from the Spengle they are all good in my opinion, all better than what I have haha (I think I have like 30 points of engagement) Those have like 120 or something awesome like that
@@DjTrashBit do you mean over the Hope Pro 4 or over the Onyx? I know Onyx has a lighter version of their hub, narrower sprag clutch, and lighter hub body, but I read it is too light weight for Norwegian riding, but Onyx recommends old version for that, which is the heavy one. Another advantage of Onyx is the silent hub.
Hi, I'm a little confused here... Is this video supposed to be about which hub sounds most pleasing to the ear or which hub is the most reliable, durable, best performing, and provides the best value?
@@theadventurebiker after a certain price range, which all of these hubs are in, you would be hard-pressed to find a hub that is not reliable or durable. but yeah, this vid is just about sound.
@@lukehill6395 ummm, no. Come again. See, that is exactly the kind of idea that all of the brands in the bike industry are banking on the consumer believing. I can come up with one hub in this group for sure that isn't worth the powder to blow it to hell, despite its absurdly high price. #dontdrinkthekoolaid
@@kam1l0 I've built 5 wheelsets with Hope Pros and have had no problems. I have found the bearings and driver to have almost no drag/resistance. My current set (SC reserve) came with DT Swiss 350s and I changed them out to Hopes because the drag was so horrible. I can't speak for Chris King or Onyx as I've never had them. But also the simplicity of Hope is great, just use standard j bend spokes.
@@roccopietrofesa7914 Hmmm well shit happens as they say :p I had em when they came out, maybe I had some bad luck and got just a bad sample. Now I'm aiming for i9's ;)
I9s FTW cause their wheels are built like brick shithouses. The hub sound + fast engagement is just icing on the cake. And don’t even get me started on all the hub and spoke color options. Last but certainly not least, they come from my backyard, Asheville NC.
@@schism8286 I've seen too many people have them blow up. I know they can last that long but they have a bad reputation of blowing up after 2 years. I have chris kings that are 15 years old, and they cost almost the same new.
@@lukesteele5013 No reason i9 won't last the same time. Mine showed 0 signs of wear after 1,300 hard miles. Re-grease and done. Industry 9 have been amazing.
Why is there a slight “delay” on the Chris King hubs before the sound fully gets ramped up? I have Enve wheels with Chris King hubs on my road bike and can’t figure out the reason behind that noise. Thanks
I think it's because when the wheel is travelling fast, not as many of the pawls engage so you get a deeper sound. Then when it slows down a bit, all of the pawls engage which creates a higher pitch and louder noise
@waquzy I feel like google has failed you my man. The ONLY maintenance ive done so far on my R45s has been changing the pawl springs and that didn't even need to be done. It just brought it back to its former glory sound wise lol And he's actually correct. As a KC slows down more pawls engage and give it that high pitch swarm of Bees sounds everyone loves. There literally a gazillion videos explaining why it is the way it is. I own all of the king hubs and live them. There nothing like ANY if DTs offerings and surely do NOT have a ratchet system. In not sure were you got that from but they have failed you. Next in going to build a set of Hydras. Just love the CLICK CLICK CLICK!!! Anyone has I9 wanting CK lets swap? 😊
@waquzy The more I read your comment the more I realize how completely full of shit you truly are. This is one of the unfortunate side effects of google now a days. EVERYONE is a damn professional. Your shot bro. For one, king hubs have fewer points of engagement than DT'S 72 tooth upgrade. King doesn't use the "Ratchet" type system at all. But even on Dt's there's still "Pawls" lol Thats what creates the actual point of engagement. The more pawls, the more POI. The same goes for slots or teeth on the "Ratchet" or whatever else you call it. Some use springs to engage the pawls and some like project 321 use magnets. Every damn hub out there has 360°s of engagement?? Its how many POI within that 360° that make the difference whether it be with more pawls or teeth on the drive ring. The actual teeth on the pawl also help with POI. Some almost have like 2 teeth, with Chris king at faster speeds, only half the points of engagement come in contact with the teeth at higher speeds. In turn it creates half the drag. All the POI only benefit you at slower speeds. Like Techy rock sections were a backpedal of any kind is bad. So they shape the pawl a certain way so that at speed only half the POI engage. At slower speeds were it actually matters it has full engagement with all the POI hence why its louder. Sorry for the novel here but GOOGLE has failed you along with so many others and you clearly have no fucking clue what your talking about
And Hydras are not?? Lmfao Hydras are louder than any of the CK I have and I have them all lol The hydra is way louder. Its higher pitched to boot. I love it and am gona buy them next Lmfao Who needs goofy bells or to whistle or anything of the sort?? Just get good hubs. Lol I like the older Hope pro2 evos to. Great sounding hub
-first sound like crap.. -second, looks a mosquito near your ear -third, not that great sound and the ball bearings/hub really sucks..it spin just for 12s.. -fourth, is for road bikes with a very ugly design -fifth, sounds really good but decelerate a bit too fast -last one nothing special so i would say DTswiss (fifth) win!!
