Nutella or Nutoka, original Rolex or cheap Chinese imitation. There are things that our senses recognise as intuitively as a baby recognises its mother's breast. It's not much different for bicycle fetishists with the characteristic click of the freewheel pawls. Initiates immediately recognise whether the shy rattle of a DIY store hub is following them or the wild roar of Chris King's 72-tooth freewheel "Angry Bee" is breathing down their necks. Every wheel hub has its own special sound. But that's not the only way in which these six pieces of jewellery differ from standard hubs. Lightweight construction freaks, for example, love Tune, because gram-fox Uli Fahl trims his hubs to minimum weight. Those looking for maximum quality will sooner or later find their way to Chris King. On the island, the guys from Hope are addicted to the artful processing of metal. They mill small masterpieces in colourful anodised finish from forged aluminium blanks. E*thirteen hubs attract attention not only because of their fat hub bodies, but above all because of their deafening noise.
You can find these six tuning hubs for MTB wheels in the test:
- Chris King ISO Disc Hubs
- E*Thirteen TRS Race
- Hope Pro 2 Evo
- Industry Nine Classic Mountain Hub
- TUNE Prinde/Princess
- White Industries MI6
Here in the clip you can hear the very special sound of the six tuning hubs:
BIKE is also available as a digital edition for all devices.
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