Submitted by
Rick Gunster
a Weekend Warrior
from London Date Reviewed: January 25, 2004
Favorite Trail:
man u stadium stairs
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$180.00
Purchased At:
cyclesmith
Strengths:
bloody tough. re-buildable parts. bearings still spin brilliantly after 2 years, freewheel runs nice, engages fast.
Weaknesses:
bolt-on axles, good idea and bad idea all at once. tried contacting atomlab - useless. their customer service is a ghost.
Similar Products Used:
king - much better but you pay through the nose. XT - cheaper, for a reason.
Bike Setup:
orange, marz super t, race face drive train and bits.
Bottom Line:
the hubs are solid and reliable. the bolts for the axles suck, they sounded out after a few months and could never get through to atomlab for a new set. ended up going to the local machine supply shop for better replacements any ways.
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Submitted by
Ken Bennett
a Downhiller
from Phoenix,AZ ,USA Date Reviewed: November 12, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Holbert@So. Mtn.
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$75.00
Purchased At:
Rage Cycles
Strengths:
I've been running the rear hub for 1 year now and I haven't had any real problems with it. It has held up to racing, jumping and big drops with no slop in the bearings or busted freewheel. The price is almost the same as a Shimano with standard QR but hte bolt on axle definitely stiffens up the rear triangle.
Weaknesses:
I had to put a good bit of threadlock on the bolts to keep the hub from coming loose. I also rounded out one of the allen heads. I was able to replace it with a higher grade bolt without any trouble (they're a common 6mm) and haven't had any trouble since.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano, Hope
Bike Setup:
Turner DHR
Bottom Line:
This is quite possibly the best way to get thru-axle performance without buying a new swingarm. The hubs are tough, reliable and relatively cheap.
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Submitted by
Sam
a Downhiller
from uk Date Reviewed: September 23, 2002
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$100.00
Strengths:
cheap
Weaknesses:
bolts round out
Similar Products Used:
hope, various others
Bottom Line:
I went with the Atom labs in the end because of price (vs Hope Bulbs). Quality seems ok and after 2 weeks on france (equivalent to at least 1 year in the UK) and a few races back here there's still no play or problems....
except that the bolts used to do up are rubbish. The hex is slightly oversize (perhaps it's imperial.... bloody americans) and is starting to round off a little bit. You can get a normal skewer right through the axle though, so that's an option, but I'll just replace the bolts with something a bit more sensible soon.
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Submitted by
adam davidson
a Downhiller
from chelmsford,ma,usa Date Reviewed: August 14, 2002
Favorite Trail:
the skatepark...
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
atomlabs
Strengths:
This thing stays put...I've got horizontal drops. Hasn't bent yet, but has had some other issues, read later...Atomlabs has AWESOME customer service...my bolts got rather stripped, and less than a week later, NEW BOLTS!!!YOU GUYS RULE...
Weaknesses:
the freehub clicks like nobodies business.
Similar Products Used:
yes
Bike Setup:
balfa minuteman that's heavy...far too lazy to part it out
Bottom Line:
maybe?
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