What MTB hubs are best?

The best mountain bike hubs you can buy

  • Industry Nine Hydra. So many points of engagement.
  • DT Swiss DT350. Hubs that will outlast your wheels, and won’t bankrupt you.
  • Hope Pro 4. Ideal for mucky UK conditions.
  • Chris King ISO. The buzzy bee gold standard.
  • Shimano Saint M820.
  • Onyx Racing.
  • Project 321.
  • White Industries XMR.

What MTB hub do I need?

The standard MTB rear axle dimensions are 135x5mm (for a QR rear hub) but jump and gravity bikes may use wider and thick axles for extra strength and stiffness, with the available sizes being 135×10, 142×12, 150×12, 157×12 and 165×12. Ensure your rear hub is the correct size to fit your frame.

How long do mountain bike hubs last?

Registered. Local custom built carbon wheelsets with rebuild-able hubs – 5+ years easy. Hand built by a big wheel shop like Stans or Velocity – 2-3 years, frequent bearing replacements and I usually pop a spoke once every 6 mo or so. Machine built / OEM wheels – 1-2 years max.

How do I know what size my bike hub is?

If you are unsure of your frame spacing or have an older bicycle, measure the hub width to ensure a proper fit. To do this, remove the rear wheel and use a pair of calipers or a ruler to measure the distance between the inner surfaces of the dropouts.

How do I choose the right bike hub?

Choosing a hub Hubs are generally 100mm wide in front and 130mm wide in the rear for road bike frames; mountain bikers generally use 135-142mm front and rear hubs to allow space for disc brakes, which require extra material on the outer edge of the hub for mounting the disc.

Why do MTB hubs make noise?

The freehub is the actual component responsible for the noise. It consists of pawls and/or ratchet rings that engage and disengage, which leads to the sound. In most cases, you will need to change at least the wheel hub to get a freehub system with different sound qualities (frequency and amplitude).

How do you measure a mountain bike hub?

Hub Flange Diameter – The distance across the hub’s flange from hole to hole….Here’s how to measure these distances:

  1. Figure out the distance between the lock nuts (where the hub sits in the dropouts) – 100 or 110 mm is typical for the front.
  2. Take that number and divide by 2.
  3. Then measure from the flange to the lock nut.