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amey
I have purchased a set of hope/tune hubbed wheels for the pacer, they look ace and were quite cheap.
THE FORUM MEMBER WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED, however forgot to inform me of a slight detail.
I agreed to take off their single speed kit and colour me surprised when I went to put my lockring tool in and it did not fit, odd, under close inspection it said “campgnolo” and I’m like whuuuhb?!
So I message them an ask “honey, if I take this lockring off am I going to find a campag free hub”, queue them frantically looking for the original listing they immediately confirm my suspicions
I let out the longest sigh in history and start Googling free hub bodies, they offer to buy them back but to be quite honest even after buying a new body and tool or shop to fit it the deal works out ok, they’re v nice wheels for little money
The hub is a pro 3, I believe I need the hope pro2 evo/ pro 3 shimano body
https://www.merlincycles.com/hope-pro2-evo-pro3-rs-replacement-freehub-body-51254.html
This to be exact
I also believe to change it I remove the end caps by twisting/ pulling, then twist and pull the body before pressing and engaging the new body into the hub shell, and use the hope free hub hammer tool which is £11 to tap it into a snug fit?
All seems very fun (please read this as anxiety enduring)