Just received these for our team from Tim Hopey. Totally stoked to be representing such a great company and product. Thanks Tim!
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Fulton said:hopey's are awesome, i'm really surpricsed more people aren't riding them. Weigh next to nothing, and when used with a DH headset, there is no chance of frame damage.
Same here - I'm surprised more people don't run them. It improves handling so well, especially in rock gardens and corners. I've had mine for three years and love it. I run a King headset and have never had any problems (had it on a DHI, Giant and V10, getting ready to install it on my 2005 V10) with the frames. Someone says above that it makes it harder to steer - that's really not what it does, but rather it dampens your front wheel from deflecting off of objects. The main reason I bought one was that I was getting serious arm pump and wanted to see if it would help. After talking with Tim at an NCS I bought it and it's made a huge difference. I'm able to hang on to my bars with less effort but still hold better lines. Given the overall price of what it takes to get into our sport the xtra $230 (I believe that's retail on them) is well worth it.Fulton said:hopey's are awesome, i'm really surpricsed more people aren't riding them. Weigh next to nothing, and when used with a DH headset, there is no chance of frame damage.
ironically, it makes it easier to steer, the whole point of the system.CreeP said:250 to make it harder to steer=no thanks
It resists the wheel deflecting on it's own keeping it tracking to center. Hopey's demo is a fork setup over a treadmill with climbing blocks mounted to it. The wheel just keeps going straight over the bumps without rider input. In this sense it make steering easier by not having to constantly correct for wheel deflection. It's totally adjustable from off to very stiff. I just haven't had the bucks to shell out on one but the idea intrigues me.dirtjumpP.1 said:just curious... how does it work?
It's not that much resistance, and if it really bothers you it can be turned off.olie said:whats happens to it when you in the air, can you not style it up coz or resistace?
I think thats the MAIN reason, there's been a history of the headthube ovalizing in the past when used with a stock size headset. If you do a CK steelset the Hopey goes with the frame when you sell it.Fulton said:hopey's are awesome, i'm really surpricsed more people aren't riding them. Weigh next to nothing, and when used with a DH headset, there is no chance of frame damage.
It would be cool iof manufacturers would put a Hopey frame mount like the ROtecs have.Jesus said:I loved mine, but after 2 headtube ovalizations, it's sitting on my bench.
If he could come up with some other way to mount it, i'd put it back on.
It seems like the perfect solution, but near impossible to get mfgrs to do it.RhinofromWA said:It would be cool iof manufacturers would put a Hopey frame mount like the ROtecs have.
It removes all the headset related issues altogether.
I think a rebuild is only $25 if memory serves me correctly.llkoolkeg said:Mine sits on my work bench because it stopped working. I would have the damping cranked up and after one run, would find that it had backed itself out to having almost no effect. The threaded post mount and steel lock wedges were significant improvements, but I can't see mailing it back for a rebuild unless it didn't cost that much to do so. I still have the bracket installed on my Scream, in fact.
Good, that's what I'm thinking as well. She's not dishing out any king of a beating, but I never want to make that fatal mistake that costs me a frame.punkassean said:I'd say the S2 will be fine on an XC bike with the lighter loads of a woman rider.
That's the headset I was using. BTW it was on an SLX.captainpolution said:i asked Tim the question about the headtubes ovalizationing, lol. He said with the regular CK that it will be totally fine
and the lo pro i guess is the superlite for the weight wienies