"The new Hope cassettes arrived a few days ago," announces the Swiss Hope distributor, the Felix AG agency. The precious parts are available in a 7-speed DH version with 10-24 teeth (147 grams), in the 11-speed version with 10-40 teeth (268 grams) and 11-44 teeth (278 grams).

The first seven teeth of the Hope cassettes are made from a single piece of high-quality tool steel, or milled as is customary for Hope. The sprockets eight to eleven are made of aluminium and are anodized - as befits Hope. The Hope cassettes have one disadvantage: they are system-integrated and are only compatible with the previous Hope Pro-II EVO hubs and the new Pro-4 hub.

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