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Mavic crosslink Hub

3.8/5 (5 Reviews)


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mavic crosslink


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Reviews 1 - 5 (5 Reviews Total)

User Reviews

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Larry from Minnesota

Date Reviewed: May 11, 2001

Strengths:    Smooth bearings, silent freewheel, overall strong package.

Weaknesses:    A tad on the heavy side, ditch the skewers that are included and shave another half-pound.

Bottom Line:   
Overall great wheelset, they seem to have achieved a good balance between weight and strength. I raced 3 races on these, de-tensioned all spokes, oiled the nipples, and trued them back up. 200 miles of cross-country racing later and they are still perfect. Don't think they are quite ready for the long haul right out of the box, but go through them after a couple tough rides and they will be good forever. Don't think the stress relieving process at the factory goes far enough during the build. Ultra smooth bearings and super-quiet freewheel. Well worth the extra hundred bucks over a standard set of wheels.

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Duration Product Used:   2 Years

Price Paid:    $350.00

Purchased At:   Cambria Bike Outfitters

Similar Products Used:   Homebuilt wheels Shimano XTR/XT/LX using Mavic/Matrix/Sun.

Bike Setup:   S-Works hardtail/ Manitou SX Ti/ XTR

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Paul a Weekend Warrior from Nashville,TN, USA

Date Reviewed: November 5, 2000

Strengths:    weight, strength, durability, looks

Weaknesses:    not disc compatible, but I didn't really care that much when I bought them

Bottom Line:   
I weigh almost 200 lbs. and almost never have to true these wheels. The old 221's were never straight after a good run through the rocks and roots of Hamilton Creek. I even ran over the front wheel in my truck, straight across the hub, and adjusted 3 spokes no more than 1 turn and they were straight again. I love these things. The hubs showed no signs of damage and don't make any noise. Just like new.

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Favorite Trail:   Hamilton Creek, Nashville,TN

Duration Product Used:   6 months

Price Paid:    $220.00

Purchased At:   Supergo

Similar Products Used:   Shimano STX laced to WTB speed masters and Marzocchi QR20 front/shimano LX rear laced to Mavic 221 rims.

Bike Setup:   GT XCR 1000 I-drive, XTR sti's, rear der., XT front der., Race Face turbine crankset, AVID AR 50s, Easton monkeylite bar, EA70 stem, TIME pedals, Marzocchi z1 X fly fork.

Overall Rating:1
Value Rating:1
Submitted by douglas johnstonbaugh a Cross Country Rider from state college

Date Reviewed: October 7, 2000

Strengths:    none, they are fun but week

Weaknesses:    weakness THEY DISINTEGRATE the hub body fractured and then seperated into seven fragments. ive biked on crummy rims and hubs for many years and now i ride on "goodstuff" and they fall apart. Im blown away by this. can i replace this broken part with something other than mavic. Ça c'est vrai!

Bottom Line:   
don't buy these

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Favorite Trail:   the earth

Duration Product Used:   2 Years

Price Paid:    $300.00

Purchased At:   the bicycle shops

Similar Products Used:   na

Bike Setup:   hardtail

Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Michel Desmarais a Weekend Warrior from Canada

Date Reviewed: August 17, 2000

Strengths:    Pretty light, and the best rim I have ever had till now, look nice with michelin tires.. :-)

Weaknesses:    Mine didn't come with disc brake compatible hubs. And front quick relase always lets go.

Bottom Line:   
I have ridden a month on them hard downhill and cross country, didn't need to get them trued yet... :-)

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Favorite Trail:   Mont Tremblant Biker X

Duration Product Used:   3 months

Purchased At:   At Pecco's, wheels came with the bike

Similar Products Used:   None

Bike Setup:   16" frame all mounted XT with crosslink wheels, race face headset crank and rings, syncros seat post and stem, and a ritchey handlebar...

Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:5
Submitted by lee from Michigan

Date Reviewed: May 26, 2000

Strengths:    Weight

Weaknesses:    Front flexs under extremes

Bottom Line:   
Excellent!! They are huge amounts better than my nuke proofs but they are also a fraction of the price. The rims are rebagded X517cd's so when they need renewing its not a problem. They are the smoothest bearings I have ever felt. They look the part too, sometimes they have a slight green tint to them.
Nice!!!

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Duration Product Used:   3 months

Similar Products Used:   nuke proof bomb shell

Bike Setup:   Santa cruz, full xtr,full race face, sids,

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