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Submitted by
arctic slalom
a Weekend Warrior
from rochester, mn
Date Reviewed: September 16, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | maah daah hey | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | colorado cyclist | | Strengths: | strong and light | | Weaknesses: | nothing yet | | Similar Products Used: | lx, xt | | Bike Setup: | blur | | Bottom Line: | i weigh 225 and these have held up great. they came on a set 717 mavics from colorado cyclist a few years bad. after the first three of four rides I had the local shop check the spokes and make some adjustments, and since then (over 4 years ago) they have been great.
i would recommend these to anyone. WTB makes some great stuff. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
azrael429
a Cross Country Rider
from Long beach, ca, usa
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | El prieto | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1700.00 | | Purchased At: | with Trance x2, jone | | Strengths: | strong flanges,very light,10mm internal axle easily adjustable,good sound. | | Weaknesses: | soft freehub body,chrome(not stainless) sealed bearings(in 2009 model),soft engagement spring and plate. | | Similar Products Used: | XT,DT240,sun ringle, | | Bike Setup: | 09 Trance X2,stock hubs(wtb) dt revolution spokes,spank subrosa hoops. upgrades......ect | | Bottom Line: | these hubs are built to be light. For x-country only apparently and im sure with yearly service they would hold up to that.Unfortunately they dont work for heavy trail riding,i meticulously clean and adjust them and subsequently Destroyed them(internals)in 600 miles. Great warranty response from those guys. Brand new bearings internals and free hub body sent out to me no questions asked. Apparently this has happened before. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dhong
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, CO
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Monarch Crest | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$380.00 | | Purchased At: | Colorado Cyclisy | | Strengths: | Decent price, light weight | | Weaknesses: | durability is an issue | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT, XTR, | | Bike Setup: | Turner 5 spot, Sram X0, Bontrager Race lite tubeless wheelset. XTR Cranks, Hope minis | | Bottom Line: | I bought this wheelset from Colorado Cyclist built up with mavic 819xm. good weight and initial ride quality. But the hubs failed (bearings and freewheel) with less than a year of moderate use. Colorado Cyclist makes great wheels, and they warrantied the hubs no problem. I think the second rear hub I got worked for aout 7 months before it started to develop play. They warrantied them again, and then I sold the entire bike a few months later. Cant recommend them with a good conscious. Hubs just gotta work. Engagement, durability and weight. What else is there? | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
GrantB
a Cross Country Rider
from Macon, GA
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Dauset Trails | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Bike Tech of Macon | | Strengths: | Light. Sealed bearings last forever and require no maintenance. When they do go south they are easy to source and replace. WTB is easy to deal with for other replacement parts. Ease of adjustment. | | Weaknesses: | The freehub design will eventually fail. It may take 3 years of hard riding, but they will fail. Check once a season at least. | | Similar Products Used: | Only high end hubs I've ever had. I don't feel the urge to go to something anodized. | | Bike Setup: | Kona King Kikapu. 27lbs. or so for abusing and racing occasionally | | Bottom Line: | Bottom line...They ride well enough and are cheap enough to maintain that it doesn't make sense to either go to a cheaper, heavier hub or a more expensive, more brightly colored replacement.
I'm going to call the last guy out. When the rear hub develops slop, it can be brought back into line with a couple of cone wrenches and two nuts on the non-drive side. You don't even have to remove the wheel from the frame. Those same nuts hold the axle and freehub body in/on the hub body. It's a supremely easy hub to keep adjusted.
It is easy to get a nice light wheelset out of the LDL hubs without going nuts on parts. Butted spokes and decent rims and you are golden.
Maintenance is easy (above). Twice in the six years I have had the hubs I have need to replace the freehub. Both times I called WTB directly and they were more than happy to get me what I needed. Once you get the stuff on the bench, You aren't in the guts of the thing long before you are rolling again.
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Submitted by
MLK-LAW
a Downhiller
from New York, NY, USA
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | sound, price | | Weaknesses: | bearings are crap, freewheel is crap, can't be adjusted, develops incurable play | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano Saint 815, Chris King, DeeMax | | Bike Setup: | 2008 Jamis Dakar Bam 2, Canke Creek Double Barrel, Chris King/Mavic 823 wheel-set, Minion DH UST Supertacky Totem Solo Air, Avid Code/Juicy7 | | Bottom Line: | Hubs were stock on the bike. Developed play within hours of use. Although the play didn't get worse. It's just there. Made the whole bike feel loose. Hubs can't be adjusted. I removed the sprockets from the rear-hub (actually I tried to) and the whole freewheel came off! The sprockets had made deep marks on the freewheel body and I needed a hammer to get them off! Seems like it's made from play-doh! I have never seen anything like this before, on no hub of mine (XT, XTR, LX, Saint, Dura-Ace, Record, Chris King)
Hands-off these hubs if you plan on doing more than cruising around in town. Get yourself a pair of Saints or XT's - they are a b#$ch to adjust but they won't let you down. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rusty904
a Weekend Warrior
from Winston Salem, NC
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Pisgah, Black Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Bicycle Wheel Wareho | | Strengths: | Everything! Looks cool, light, stiff, not too expensive, quick engagement, and the rear hub makes a very cool click noise. | | Weaknesses: | None so far after 2 years | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT, M525, Specialized Custom | | Bike Setup: | 07 Stumpy FSR Comp, Mavic 719's, Laser Disc hubs. | | Bottom Line: | I weigh in at 190 and I consider myself an aggressive trail rider who likes to throw in a bit of free ride, but nothing too crazy. These hubs are light, and can take all the abuse I can dish out. They've needed no maintenance after 2 years of abuse. I've heard they are re badged American Classics but I don't know if there's any truth to that. Regardless, great affordable hub! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Farmer Ted
a Cross Country Rider
from Fort Collins, CO USA
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Fast and Technical | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$210.00 | | Purchased At: | Elite Cycling | | Strengths: | Light for disc hubs, high quality, reasonable price, made in USA | | Weaknesses: | none so far...keep in mind that these are XC hubs...not for jumping off of cliffs. | | Similar Products Used: | Ringle, DT | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Epic | | Bottom Line: | I built up a pair of these hubs with some Ritchey spokes and OCR rims when I switched my bike over to disc brakes last summer. After researching other premium hubs I do remember these being the best bang for the buck..I paid $210 for the pair. They're light, well made, and build into nice wheels. I haven't had any problems after several hundred miles of XC riding. The freehub has a nice loud click to it which reminds me of the original Ringle Super Bubba! Highly recommended. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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