Berd’s textile spokes are extremely regarded for his or her distinctive experience high quality, low weight, and excessive power. At this time, Hope introduces a Hook Flange model of its Professional 5 hubs designed particularly to work with Berd’s distinctive spokes. With the Professional 5 Hook Flange, Hope joins a really small variety of manufacturers providing hubs particularly for Berd’s ultralight spokes, including one other high-performance choice to the record.
In fact, Berd Spokes are already suitable with most J-bend hubs, although it requires particular prep, together with the enlargement and chamfering of the spoke holes. Berd Authorized hubs characteristic a singular flange with literal hooks — a “Hook Flange” — for the spokes to loop round. This simplifies the construct course of whereas offering the suitable spacing, angles, and seat profile for Berd’s textile spokes. Different Hook Flange hub choices embody Berd’s personal Talon hubs, the Onyx Vesper, and Erase Elements.
Hope Professional 5 Hook Flange Hubs Particulars
Hope took its already confirmed, precision-machined Professional 5 hub and created a brand new shell that features the Hook Flange design. In keeping with Hope, the design was “developed below official license and approval from Berd following joint testing.” Reportedly, the licensed and authorised design ensures essentially the most safe match, constant rigidity, and sturdiness for Berd’s distinctive spokes.
Hope’s Professional 5 hubs are already well-known for being stiff, sturdy, dependable, and simply serviceable. With six pawls participating in units of three and a 54T ratchet, the Professional 5’s 108 POE ends in fast pickup with 3.33 levels between engagement factors. The brand new Professional 5 Hook Flange hubs are being provided with XD, XDR, Microspline, and Shimano 11-speed freehub choices, however the brake rotor interface is at the moment centerlock solely.
Sadly, weights weren’t offered, however it’s truthful to imagine they’ll be much like the present non-Hook Flange Professional 5 hubs. Take a look at the specs under for extra particulars.
Hope Professional 5 Hook Flange Hub Specs
Hook Flange system licensed by Berd
FRONT hub: 100mm (24 spokes solely) or 110mm (28 spokes solely)
REAR hub: 135/142mm (24 spokes solely) or 148mm (28 spokes solely)
Out there in Ø12mm & Ø15mm
Sealed stainless-steel cartridge bearings all through
Hub shell machined from a single solid 2014-T6 aluminium billet
Centerlock solely
Unsurpassed reliability
Quite a few accessible conversion kits
XD, XDR, Shimano MS, Shimano 11sp freehub choices
A Play for 32” Wheels?
Apparently, this new hub launch coincides with Berd’s announcement of recent PolyLight X spokes and longer variations of its customary PolyLight spokes to suit 32” wheels. Coincidence? Maybe. Or perhaps Hope is hoping to remain forward of the curve as high-performance 32” wheels achieve traction within the coming months. We already know that Berd spokes are lighter than their metallic equivalents, and that the discount in weight will doubtless (positively) be much more necessary on bigger wheels. Within the 32” arms race, which may be very prone to embody some Berd-spoked wheel builds, Hope provides one other premium hub choice to the combination.
Whether or not Hope is making a well timed transfer for the 32” wheel market or not, the brand new Professional 5 Hook Flange hub is an alternative choice for riders thinking about increase a singular, light-weight, customized wheelset utilizing Berd spokes, no matter wheel measurement.
Hope Professional 5 Hook Flange Hub: Pricing and Availability
Hope’s new Bred Spoke suitable Professional 5 hubs can be accessible beginning February 1st, with costs listed under.
Entrance: RRP £125.00 // €157.00 // $163.52 (ex tax)
Rear: RRP £255.00 // €320.30 // $353.50 (ex tax)
You will discover out extra about Hope’s Professional 5 Hubs and ultimately buy some in your subsequent light-weight customized wheel construct on the model’s web site.
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