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Surly Wheels with Hope Hubs
Custom Surly Wheels on Hope Hubs
Pick a Surly rim we carry, put it on a Hope hub, and we lace and true the wheel by hand in our Georgia shop.
Why build Surly rims on Hope hubs:
- Made by specialists: Hope hubs made under one roof in Barnoldswick, England
- Proven: Surly built the Clown Royal around the 6.2 inch tire on its own Moonlander; Hope's Pro 5 engages at 108 points
- Built to last: Hope holds spares for almost everything it has made
- More than 20 Surly wheels on Hope hubs in our build records since 2009, each laced and trued by hand in Georgia
- In depth below: My Other Brother Darryl fat bike
Build your custom Surly wheel on Hope hubs for:
Or start from the Hope hub you want:
Or pick one of the 2 ready-made pairs below: each opens our custom wheel builder with the Surly rim and Hope hub already chosen.
Fat bike in depth
Surly My Other Brother Darryl wheels on Hope Pro 4 Fat Sno hubs
Our fat bike pick from the Surly and Hope parts we build with. The Surly My Other Brother Darryl is a hooked aluminum rim, 76.8mm inside, 16.1mm deep, sized for about 3.8 to 5 inch fat bike tires. We lace it to Hope Pro 4 Fat Sno hubs in 32 hole.
- Width that adds float. My Other Brother Darryl is 80mm across the outside. Surly says the wider footprint gives more flotation and traction than a narrower rim.
- A stiffer axle and shell. Hope says the step-down axle makes the Pro 5 freehub stiffer and more durable. The front hub shell is machined from a single forged billet, with a larger flange for a stiffer wheel.
Start building this pair:
Fat Tire / Plus Bike
Surly rims on Hope hubs for fat and plus bikes
Each card opens our custom wheel builder with the rims and hubs for a wheelset already picked, on the Hope hub our customers choose most with that rim. The builder offers every Hope hub that fits, and you choose the colors, spokes and the rest.
More about Surly and Hope wheels
Why the pairing, specs and FAQ
Custom hand built Surly wheels on Hope hubs
Our order records show more than 20 Surly wheels laced to Hope hubs since 2009. We lace each wheel by hand in our Georgia shop: tensioned evenly, trued flat and round, and stress-relieved before it ships. Spoke lengths are calculated from the measured dimensions of your exact rim and hub.
What Surly rims and Hope hubs each bring
- Width that adds float. My Other Brother Darryl is 80mm across the outside. Surly says the wider footprint gives more flotation and traction than a narrower rim.
- A 100mm rim made for one tire. Surly designed the Clown Royal for the 6.2 inch Molenda tire on the Moonlander. It chose a 24 inch diameter to get the most tire volume that frame can hold.
- Two drilling choices on the Darryl. It comes as a 32-hole symmetric rim, or with Surly's 64-hole Dual pattern, which lets a builder lace a centered wheel or an offset one. Surly lists a 15mm rim center offset.
- Made under one factory roof. Hope designs, tests and makes virtually all of its products in Barnoldswick, England, from CNC machining through anodizing to hand assembly. Hope says that gives it full control of quality and delivery.
- Offset pawls on the Pro 5. Setting the freehub's six pawls out of step raises engagement from 44 points to 108, and the single speed hub reaches 108 with four. Hope cuts the pawls from high strength steel and says the new pawl and spring design adds load capacity and service life.
- Drag cut at the seal and the ratchet. Hope says the Pro 5's labyrinth seal keeps dirt out with zero drag. On the road, the RS4 rear goes a different way, with a reduced-drag two-pawl ratchet at 44 points, or 8 degrees.
Surly and Hope custom wheel questions
Which Hope hub fits my Surly rim?
The cards on this page start on the Hope hub our customers build with each rim most often (Hope Pro 4 Fat Sno). The builder lists every Hope hub that fits your rim, in the drillings and brake types that match.
Do you build Surly rims on other hubs?
Yes. See our Surly custom wheel page for every hub that fits each Surly rim, or our Hope custom wheel page for every rim on a Hope hub.
Can you build with a Hope hub or Surly rim I already own?
Yes. Choose the supply-your-own option in the configurator, ship it to us, and we will lace it into a new wheel with new spokes cut to the right length. You pay for the parts you need and the build labor.
How long will my wheel take?
Build time comes down to parts availability rather than bench time. Your estimated ship date is shown in the configurator before you check out, so you know the date before you pay.
Not sure what to pick? Email info@prowheelbuilder.com (fastest) or leave a voicemail on 470-253-0929. You will be talking to the people who build the wheels.
Not sure which rim or hub?
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