Easton X5 hub

DMan

DMan

shawly the least hangeriest guy on rotorburn
I want to get more points of engagement as the hub is quite noticeably slower to engage than my previous hub. Can I stick a different Easton Freehub body on the X5 hub or does it have to be X5 specific and I keep looking for an X5 "upgrade" kit or something? Not having much luck on google with it...
 
Knuckles said:
File some extra grooves into the ratchet ring.
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Sounds easy....

I'm presuming it's an engagement thing I should add. It's like a delay/space/partial pedal stroke/ I don't know/ between when you change gear, put the power down on the cranks and you feel the hub engage? More noticeable when climbing and you need to engage quickly.. It's a new wheel.
 
DMan said:
Might get my spline 1 hub laced to the rim then.
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If the spline hub is the star ratchet type, you can buy the upgraded POE (36t or 54t) rings.
I went for the 36T on my DT Swiss hubs (up from 18t) and I'm happy I did. Not a cheap upgrade, $100+.......

Saying that, if I was building a set of wheels or relacing a wheel, I'd just buy a Hope Pro 4 and be done with it.
 
JTmofo said:
If the spline hub is the star ratchet type, you can buy the upgraded POE (36t or 54t) rings.
I went for the 36T on my DT Swiss hubs (up from 18t) and I'm happy I did. Not a cheap upgrade, $100+.......

Saying that, if I was building a set of wheels or relacing a wheel, I'd just buy a Hope Pro 4 and be done with it.
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They are the star ratchet ones. Maybe I'll just save up a bit then. The X5s are fine for now. I just didn't expect to see the difference quite so much between them and my DTs.
 
DMan said:
They are the star ratchet ones. Maybe I'll just save up a bit then. The X5s are fine for now. I just didn't expect to see the difference quite so much between them and my DTs.
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By the time you re-lace the hub (with potentially new spokes and nipples) to your existing rim, it can get quite expensive. Unless the rims and hubs are good quality, its a false economy.
Might even be cheaper to buy a wheel complete with Hope Pro 4 from CRC with the same rim as your front (if they offer that option).

At least then you have a spare if needed.
 
JTmofo said:
By the time you re-lace the hub (with potentially new spokes and nipples) to your existing rim, it can get quite expensive. Unless the rims and hubs are good quality, its a false economy.
Might even be cheaper to buy a wheel complete with Hope Pro 4 from CRC with the same rim as your front (if they offer that option).

At least then you have a spare if needed.
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That's probably a better idea actually, to just go for a new wheel.
 
Yep, Hopes are one of my favourite hubs. Tons of spare parts available and they are fairly reliable if you look after them.
 
Flow-Rider said:
Yep, Hopes are one of my favourite hubs. Tons of spare parts available and they are fairly reliable if you look after them.
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Just realised that my spline hub would have been the 36t rachet as opposed to the 18 I thought they were. Which would explain why the engagement is/feels so much slower...
 
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DMan said:
Just realised that my spline hub would have been the 36t rachet as opposed to the 18 I thought they were. Which would explain explain why the engagement is/feels so much slower...
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Yeah, sometimes it's harder to go back to the lesser when you get used to the 36T.
 
Flow-Rider said:
Yeah, sometimes it's harder to go back to the lesser when you get used to the 36T.
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Oh well. I've got the 1501 wheelset as my spare set. No point in ripping it apart for the hub. I'll just save up for a new hub
 
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