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I've got 5 pairs of wheels with Hope Pro hubs. Rock solid. The freehubs can get a bit sticky after a season or two, but that's an easy issue to resolve as you can strip them down and any bits that need replacing are readily available.
I'm all for lairy cross bikes too, so green tyres and a green/blue-ish frame gets my vote.
Added: the dropouts are great. Take your time to learn how to get it them set up, and I'll dig out a video on YouTube shortly that I found really useful, but once you know the sequence it's a 2-3 minute job to swap over cogs and get the chain re-tensioned. The best bit is that they don't budge a millimetre, so once chain tension is right, it stays right.
Here's the YouTube video - with added New Order-esque muzak.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evtzufhaZ4I