[Closed] Hope Pro 2 Evo 100mm to 110mm Boost - anyone actually done it?

Did one for a customer about a month ago, as you've said, i'd prefer a little less dish in an ideal world too (it wouldn't have left the workshop if I was unhappy with it), but it all came together fine, and they've not had any issues with it.

Thanks Coatesy, drawing at the dinner table....if the Hope spacer adds 10mm driveside will I not be shifting the rim 5mm to the right actually creating a more even dish like my crap
drawing below?

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Actually, that does sound right, I just seem to remember having to put a fair bit of extra tension into one set of spokes, and thinking about it more, the main issue was running close to the spoke/nipple becoming threadbound, not dishing. Given no time or money constraints, i'd probably go the proper boost route, even though the adaptors are perfectly workable.

It's a short term solution, new frame with new spacing front and rear, this will see me through winter then new wheels next year. Thanks for your help

Don't the adaptors go on the drive side in front, hence you're actually reducing dish when you pull the rim over to center?

Then rear, spacer is fitted non ds and again one you pull the rim center you end up with less dish?

You actually end up with more even tensions so I'd consider this method to be stronger than a actual boost wheel.

It's the way I'm going to go if I end up on boost.

Thats correct Dean, when I asked my question I hadn't thought it through properly (standard)

I did it when I bought some DVO Diamonds and went boost, aside from a re dish to align the rim its been absolutely fine and I took the bike to Moab for 10 days, also using (shock/horror) alloy nipples, no worries with the conversion.

Actually I did have a problem now I remember, the caps used to fall out, they have a groove that an o ring sits in, the grove was slightly to deep so the o ring did bugger all, I tried different o rings but they were all to fat, fixed the problem with a ladies hair band, they are like tiny elastic bands in clear or black in a packet of hundreds, used one under the o ring and bingo, worked perfect since.

Resurrecting this thread as on saturday I was using a 650b Magic mary and mud hugger ( on 110x15 hub) and eventually the front wheel jammed up completely.

So I figure while the MM 27.5 is great in the summer - I need something which gives me more front mud clearance.

I know I could just chuck the mud hugger - but it does such a good job...

Luckily I have another bike with a 15mm X100 Hope Pro2 Evo on a 26" rim with a Fat Albert tire - I fitted it today and the mud clearance looks much better.

So now all I want to do is use the 15X100 hub in my 15X110 fork, as a temporary winter fix.

Is the best option for me 2 X 5mm Spacers and a 5mm Disc Spacer?

If you have 100mm forks you might want to use that wheel on in the future, that is the way to go.  If not, it is up to you.  Initial faff of re-dishing vs ongoing faff of fiddling with the axle spacers.  As you say it is temporary, probably still the way to go?

What about the rear on a Pro4? If I were to go from 135mm to 148mm

Hope are telling me that this doesn't require a re-dish, but am struggling to visualise how it would work.

Please enlighten me!

For the front I used the MRP Better Boost Adapter:

https://www.ison-distribution.com/english/product.php?part=HUMRB7201

It's considerably more expensive than the Hope but is a true fit and forget with no axle adapter falling out problems.  If I did it again though I'd probably save money and re-dish as in theory it would make for less of a dish (although I'm sure this gives minimal strength gains anyway).

I've been using an adapted hope hub for 18 months now with no problems. The end cap doesn't fall out, and is non disc side so you get a more even dish.