OneUp continues to expand their line up of off-road gear, which include dropper posts, cockpit components, chainrings, pedals, tools, and other accessories. Now, they are adding hubs to the line up that are lighter than many of their competitors, but won’t let you down on the trail. And even better, they come in a range of colors and are affordable.
The new hubs, simply called OneUp Front Hub and Rear Hub, are machined from 7075 aluminum to keep them light and durable. They are available in 28 and 32 hole versions and are made to be built up with J-Bend spokes. Discs mount up using the IS 6-Bolt standard and freehub options include XDr, Microspline and HG, all with tool free installation. Spacing is Boost front and rear, and you can removed endcaps without needing tools.
While many of those features are pretty standard in the industry, it’s what inside that makes them so special. OneUp designed the internals to use fewer parts to keep them light and reliable. The hub body uses an integrated drive ring that mates up to a 44T ratchet to find the best balance between engagement, weight, and reliability. All of the small internal parts and seals are available from OneUp to make them easily serviceable. For bearings, OneUp chose Enduro ABEC-5 fully sealed bearings. They stuck with standard sizes to make it easy to find replacements at your local bike shop. They spaced them out as wide as possible to help reduce wear and sideloading, extending bearing life. When you do eventually need to replace them, you can easily swap them yourself.
Weight and pricing is what really sets the OneUp Hubs apart from the rest. Going off of claimed weights, OneUp Hubs come in at 142g for the front, 220g for the rear, making them 142g lighter than Hope’s Pro5, 72g lighter than the DT Swiss 350, and 89g lighter than I9’s Hydra hubs. The DT Swiss 240 is closest at 5g more, but at almost double the price. Out of that group, Hope is the closest in price (almost $30 more), but also the heaviest of the group.
So they are light, durable, easily serviceable, and pretty reasonably priced, but there is one more thing, colors. OneUp hubs are available anodized in black, red, green, blue, orange, purple, and grey, letting you match or clash as much as you would like. You can buy them individually for $99.99 USD / $134.99 CAD / €99.99 / £84.99 for the front, $219.99 USD / $296.99 CAD / €219.99 / £185.99 for the rear, and $49.99 USD / $67.99 CAD / €49.99 / £43.99 for the freehub, which is not included, making it easier for shops and consumers to get exactly what they need and not get stuck with a freehub they won’t use. Complete hubsets are also available for $369.97 USD / $ 499.97 CAD / € 369.97 / £ 314.97.
OneUp Hubs are available now through their website or your local OneUp dealer.
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