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the classic case of 'have you google hope hub fail?'
all components fail at diff rates under diff people
amey-
Judgements based on social media are meaningless, but I guess thats what some base their expertise on.
Aside from the hubs above my "gravel" wheels are 12 year old Pro2's on Stans 355 (which you will of course know were the pre-cursor to Crests). All my MTBs are on Hopes and the only issue I have had is a 10 year old axle breaking and a freehub cracking after 6 years that was replaced by Hope FOC.
Big fan of the Kinlin TL29s on my hardtail though.
velosaurus
Its a difficult one. A club mate has Hunt wheels on his bike and believes them to be the best money can buy. I think the haters resent the heavy marketing which makes them out to be more than what they are: Cheaper components, hand built to a high standard backed by really good customer service.
Personally I would chose Hope because they are slightly better components (my oldest Pr02 hubs are still fine after 15 years) backed by excellent CS, and they are manufactured in the UK which matters to me.