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arban79
a Racer
from santa cruzDate Reviewed: April 30, 2009
Strengths: simplicity, reliability, adaptable, smooth, and lightweight. You can get a hold of a human if you have questions.Weaknesses: you have to grease your casette or else you get a creak. engagement is not as good quick as king/hadley/I9, no blingBottom Line: in my experience these hubs are bullet proof. I wish I could say the same for DT rims laced to them.
You can service the ratchet without any tools.
the end caps are interchangeable, so you can run a variety of axle clamping styles (I started w/ quick release skewers, and switched to the stiffer through-bolt setup)
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$270.00
Purchased At: wheelbuilder.com
Similar Products Used: xtr, xt, king, hadley, american classic, hope
Bike Setup: Turner flux
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Chris
a Racer
from Knoxville, TNDate Reviewed: January 17, 2008
Strengths: light, stiff, smooth, quiteWeaknesses: not as pretty as the kings but its a hub so im not to worried about itBottom Line: Hub works great, rolls very smooth, increadibly light. They are super easy to rebuild whenever that time comes. Not much to say, the things just work like they should and i can tell the quality is there...the only downside is the 240 logo could be a little purdier but i got over that the first time i rode them.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: rounder wheels
Similar Products Used: a bunch of randomness
Bike Setup: nrs with mostly xt/ level parts
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Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Dallas, Texas, USADate Reviewed: January 6, 2008
Strengths: Light and with the 9mm front axle and 10mm rear axle the overall stiffness of the wheelset is optimized.Weaknesses: Slightly heavier skewers (DT Swiss RWS Thru Bolt) but that is all...Bottom Line: The 750.00 price reflects my price for the wheelset built up by Richards Bikes or www.RBikes.com and shipping. This is my wife's bike and we could not be happier with the Stan’s ZTR Arch rims matched up with the DT Swiss hubs. Over all build quality is the best I have had yet.
Go out and get some you will not be disappointed!
Favorite Trail: Any
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$750.00
Purchased At: Richards Bikes or www.RBikes.com
Similar Products Used: XT, Chris King, I-9, Bontreger
Bike Setup: Turner-'01 O2, SRAM XO Rear derailleur, shifters and comparable chain and rear cassette, Crank Brothers Cobalt crank set, XTR front derailleur, Thompson Stem and Seat Post, WTB saddle, Ergon grips, Larson 2.35 Highroller non-UST tires, and Avid Juicy 7 160 and 160mm brakes.
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Kevin Trejo
a Weekend Warrior
from Lake Forest Ca USADate Reviewed: July 5, 2007
Strengths: See bottomlineWeaknesses: See bottomlineBottom Line: Love both bikes, everthing on them works great. Well thought out components.
I have a nasty creaking sound under full power and have narrowed it down to the rear hub by proscess of elimination. (have serviced the bb/cranks and all of the pivits.) Noise goes away when I put a different wheel on.
I have also serviced the hubs according to DT's website.
Better after serviceing the hub but still a slight creak under heavy power. Love everything about the bike and hubs but baffeled at the creak. Anyone out there know what the creak could be?? Could it be my Sram PG 990 cassette??? Somebody help please!!! baja@solosports.net
Favorite Trail: Lion's Den Baja Ca Mexico
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Bike Setup: Santa Crus Nomad & Blur LT XO-AM
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Ettore
a Racer
from Windsor, Ontario, CanadaDate Reviewed: June 16, 2007
Strengths: Very simple, smoothWeaknesses: Price, but it's not that unreasonable when you consider it's quality.Bottom Line: As with the Kings, these are very simple and just do the job. All parts are easily serviceable, with nothing fancy required. The freehub works very well, and the hubs obviously spin very smooth (I suppose that's more a function of the internal bearings really).
Changing from my stocker wheelset to the DTs, with DT 14/15 spokes and a mavic 717 rim, I noticed them to be more responsive (my old wheels were reasonably poor quality however). I can't see anything failing anytime soon seeing as how they follow the tried and true KISS method of thinking.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At: Bicycle World
Similar Products Used: Chris King
Bike Setup: Kona Caldera, some upgraded stuff
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JmZ
a Weekend Warrior
from Northern IndianaDate Reviewed: November 8, 2006
Strengths: Lightweight, Good engagement, Spins SmoothWeaknesses: Price - it ain't cheapBottom Line: Build a close out set of the older version from Price Point. Labeled at the time as Hayes Superlights. (They were also labeled as Magura Brand at one point.)
I've got the rear wheel built with a Bontrager Mustang Rim and 14-15 spokes. Hand-build.
They've taken a pounding under my 200 pound behind, without complaint. I'm a XC rider, so no drops, gaps, or north-shore rides on the build, but these hubs are not designed for that either. They are a little bit louder than when I first had them built but still no problems.
They build into a pretty light and durable wheelset. If I had to pay MSRP - take away at least one, maybe two chilies on the value side.
Favorite Trail: Still looking - any suggestions?
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$150.00
Purchased At: Price Point
Similar Products Used: Various Shimano Hubs
WTB Lazer Disc Hubs
Bike Setup: Ventana El Fuego with some goodies
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Roberto
a
from USDate Reviewed: September 24, 2006
Bottom Line: I used the old 240 for years and I loved it. I switched to the new 240s and I love it too. The engagement system is fantastic, it is super simple, I don't have to adjust it... ever. I agree these are a XC hub, so maybe the 340 or 440 would be better in "all-mountain" situations, but I am convinced there is no better hub out there for me.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Bike Setup: Intense 5.5
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B.W.
a Cross Country Rider
from Frisco, CODate Reviewed: August 14, 2006
Strengths: light weight, fast ratchet action, DT customer support, smooth bearingsWeaknesses: hub cracked down the middle starting from drive sideBottom Line: I loved this hub right up till the day it died. With the exception of XTR and DT, I've destroyed every drive rachet system that I've tried. The Dt system was by far the smoothest, strongest feeling, fastest action rear hub I've ever tried.
It had the same unfortunate death that the old hugi 240 would have. DT says that they haven't had this problem since they switched to the DT 240s design, but it had the same exact break as the old ones described in the hugi 240 reviews on this site. But I am 205# and ride hard, and they are light weight xc hubs. DT customer service was great, replaced the hub with same day turn around and bonus they gave me the 440 freeride hub, on request, as replacement. Hopefully, the 440 will work better for me: much beefier design and only 50grams heavier.
If you are looking for the ultimate light weight, high performance wheel, use these hubs. But if you are looking for more durability check out the 440 or Chris King.
I'm keeping the rating at 4 chilis because of their great customer service and great drive system.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Similar Products Used: xt, xtr, ringle, machine tech (back in the day)
Bike Setup: intense tracer
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