Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel Review

Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel Reviews

Review score: 9.2/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £159.99 (RRP: £159.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel worthy of a review score of 9.2 out of 10.

Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel Review


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Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel features

Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel specs

Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel
Spec 1

Colour: Silver, Red, Orange, Purple, Black, Blue

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 1

Spec 2

Size: 15 x 110mm, 15 x 100mm

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 1

Spec 3

Wheel Size: 29″, 27.5″ (650b)

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 119

Feature 1

Rim Material: Welded 6061 T6 Aluminium rim with eyelets

Other Wheels found with this feature: 12

Feature 2

Wheel Diameter: 27.5″

Other Wheels found with this feature: 6

Feature 3

Use: XC, Trail

Other Wheels found with this feature: 15

Feature 4

Rim Internal Width: 23mm

Other Wheels found with this feature: 5

Feature 5

Rim External Width: 27.5mm

Other Wheels found with this feature: 3

Feature 6

Rim Height: 17mm

Other Wheels found with this feature: 2

Feature 7

Tubeless-Ready: Yes

Other Wheels found with this feature: 110

Feature 8

Spoke Count: 32

Other Wheels found with this feature: 18

Feature 9

Spoke Type: Sapim Race, stainless-steel, J-Bend

Other Wheels found with this feature: 8

Feature 10

Hub Type: Hope Pro 4

Other Wheels found with this feature: 8

Feature 11

Brake Type: Disc

Other Wheels found with this feature: 34

Price

£159.99

Number of Reviews

1

Review Score

4 / 5

Average score in category: 4.3/5

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Wheels. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Wheels. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Wheels. Brands like Hope are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Wheels category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Wheels.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £159.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.2 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Wheels

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Wheels.

We found 509 in the Wheels category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £731.16, making it below average at £159.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Wheels. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £3489.49, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £5.99.

With 509 products available we worked out that 445 cost more than Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel and 58 were cheaper.

Cost of Hope products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 222 products from Hope, of which 8 were in the Wheels category.

For now though we’re looking at Hope branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £61.42 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Hope product we found was £0.25 and the highest price we could find from them was £350.00.

Of the 222 from Hope, 31 were more expensive than Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel and 186 were cheaper.

How much are Hope Wheels?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Hope products that are listed in the Wheels category.

The average price of the 8 products that match this search was £214.99, with the cheapest coming in at £159.99 and highest price was £274.99. With the average being £214.99, Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel comes in below average.

4 products that meet this search were more expensive than Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel and 0 were cheaper.


Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.9 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Wheels category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel or another similar product, like Hope Fortus 26 MTB Front Wheel reviews or Hope Fortus 35 MTB Front Wheel reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Wheels.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Wheels. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Hope, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.2/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25010865669
  • Product ID 2: 747468UK
  • Brand: Hope
  • Model number: HFW29F23P4STN11
  • RRP: £159.99
  • EAN: 5056033460552
  • Description: Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel A hard-hitting front wheel by Hope, the all-new Fortus 23 makes the most of its welded aluminium rim and Hope Pro 4 hub to take you up and down the mountain with poise and power. Equipped with a 23mm internal width, it gives a steady and stable roll from start to finish, while the 6061-T6 alloy-build stands up superbly to the abuse of rowdy mountain riding. Fit for taming trails and XC racing, the Sapim Race spokes and Pro 4 hub maintain strength and stiffness on every rampant ride. Features: Rim Material: Welded 6061 T6 Aluminium rim with eyelets Wheel Diameter: 27.5″ Use: XC, Trail Rim Internal Width: 23mm Rim External Width: 27.5mm Rim Height: 17mm Tubeless-Ready: Yes Spoke Count: 32 Spoke Type: Sapim Race, stainless-steel, J-Bend Hub Type: Hope Pro 4Brake Type: DiscBuy Hope Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Wheels & Tyres > Wheels
  • Size: 15 x 110mm
  • Unisex
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  • Adult

Other options for Wheels

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Wheels. 509 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Hope Fortus 23 MTB Front Wheel included,
Hope Fortus 30 MTB Rear Wheel reviews, Hope Fortus 26 MTB Rear Wheel reviews, or we really liked the look of Hope Fortus 35 MTB Rear Wheel reviews as another alternative.

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