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Mavic 217 SUP Rim
Product DescriptionMavic 217 SUP
User Reviews
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Mike Day
a Cross Country Rider
from warwickshire, UK Date Reviewed: August 13, 2007 Strengths: reliability and strength. Weaknesses: none so far. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: any that bans horses Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: Direct from the mavic rep! Similar Products Used: Mavic 231cd's/ Campag/ Atac/ various others Bike Setup: 1992 Bontrager Race, rigid thru and thru, maguras [HS11], nuke proof front hub/ XT parallax rear hub, DT swiss double butted spokes and brass nipples.
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Sky
a Cross Country Rider
from Aiea, HI Date Reviewed: August 11, 2005 Strengths: Strong, relatively light wheel, and it looks good! Weaknesses: None so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $11.00 Purchased At: Nashbar Similar Products Used: Sun Ditchwitch, Alex DM20, Sun Rhyno lite Bike Setup: '04 Specialized Hardrock Pro Disk - SS Conversion
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Del Sharp
a Cross Country Rider
from Vail-Breckenridge, CO Date Reviewed: March 27, 2005 Strengths: Cool color shifting ano that worked nicely with the ti-dyed spokes. They've lasted over 7 years even while breaking a dozen or so spokes. Last year I converted them with Stan's no problem. Weaknesses: No weaknesses discovered. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Two Elk (or, any trail in Vail) Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $50.00 Purchased At: Mountain Peddler, Minturn, CO Similar Products Used: OEM Bike Setup: '95 20" Y-22 (sub 24lbs) Kooka cranks/levers, Specialized ti bb; '00 Cannondale Super V Raven w/Sweet wings 25.5lbs.
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Sam
a Cross Country Rider
from Los Angeles Date Reviewed: February 13, 2005 Strengths: Super lightweight and tough Weaknesses: none yet Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Santa Monica mountains Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: gift Similar Products Used: All kinds of stuff Bike Setup: Bianchi Super GL Mavic 217 SUP on XTR hubs, Wheelsmith hand build
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Skid Marks
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Barbara, CA Date Reviewed: September 22, 2003 Strengths: lightweight, strong for XC, CD gray finish helps with durability over the 5 years that I've had this pair Weaknesses: none for me, they have yet to even break a spoke Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $230.00 Purchased At: Colorado Cyclist Bike Setup: Kona MokoMoko, Kings, Avid arch-rivals, XTR, XT parts, Thomson post & stem 
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Keith Denley
a Weekend Warrior
from Cottam, Preston, England Date Reviewed: August 24, 2003 Strengths: Very few other than lightness and fashionably looking good . Weaknesses: I have had very bad experience of Mavic rims in general and the 217SUP in particular. They crack at the spoke holes due to metal fatigue. The spoke pulls out through the rim, even with professionally hand built and trimmed wheels, DESPITE the double eyelets which connect inner and outer walls of the rim box section. The eyelets simply crack in half, putting all the load on one wall of the rim, which is not up to the task. Consequently, Mavic rims are not worth their price. Also, they dent easily on any trail with even moderate size pebbles, despite massive tyres correctly inflated. They are far too narrow & weak for any MTB. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Local canalsside & lanes. Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $65.00 Purchased At: H. Hall Cycles, Manchester. Similar Products Used: Alessa, Weinmann. Bike Setup: Merlin Titanium MTB frame Deore XTR gears Middleburn cranks Ritchie pedals PACE DH suspension fork. X-lite Titanium bars and seat pillar Deore XT V.brakes Hope hubs. All professionally assembled by one of this countries greatest bike shops.  
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Paul
a Weekend Warrior
from Salem, OR, US Date Reviewed: June 29, 2003 Strengths: Light, strong. Weaknesses: None yet but apparently I'm in the minority. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Oregon single tracks Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Similar Products Used: Mavic 237 Bike Setup: GT Avalanche aluminum hardtail. Mavic 237 up front and 217 Sup out back. 
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Matt M
a Cross Country Rider
from Melbourne Australia Date Reviewed: July 7, 2002 Strengths: Nice Stickers. Weaknesses: Metal far too soft. Eyelets rip out of rim. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mt Beauty Australia Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: Came stock with bike Similar Products Used: Other stuff Bike Setup: GIANT ATX 890 (but with Bombers)
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_RatAX
from Sintra, Portugal Date Reviewed: March 21, 2002 Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Bike Setup: Uma Kona Explosiva AMARELA !!!!
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Jay
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver Date Reviewed: March 21, 2001 Strengths: Light Stay Trued Weaknesses: Rattling pin deal sucks, but fixed with super glue Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ape Canyon Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: Marketplace Similar Products Used: Mostly Mavic, but Sun also Bike Setup: Full-suspension cross county bike
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Dave
a Weekend Warrior
from Wyoming Date Reviewed: February 13, 2001 Strengths: Have only needed truing once a season since I bought them in 1996. Totally durable under normal XC riding. Colorado Cyclist builds the best wheels, hands down!! Weaknesses: Rattling pin syndrome, but nothing a little epoxy didn't silence. Tough to get brake pad residue off ceramic rim coating. Decals coming off. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Any without Grizzly Bears Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $180.00 Purchased At: Colorado Cyclist Similar Products Used: Old Trek Matrix (OEM) Bike Setup: Wheels handmade by Colorado Cyclist. LX hubs laced with DT 14/15 spokes. Now on a 2000 Trek 9.9 Pro, previously used on a 1994 Trek 930.
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Donald Jones
a Cross Country Rider
from Shirley,MA Date Reviewed: January 31, 2001 Strengths: lightweight Weaknesses: Cannot connect the manufacturer except through dealers, not even email. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: many Bike Setup: Single speed, Paul WORM hub
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Van Hemsley
a Weekend Warrior
from New York Date Reviewed: January 9, 2001 Strengths: Holds up for anything. It stayed true even after a road 2 miles on a flat tire! Weaknesses: there is no weakness Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Bethpage Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: a bike shop Similar Products Used: i dont care
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Ben Estdale
a Weekend Warrior
from Dover, Kent, England. Date Reviewed: August 28, 2000 Strengths: Quality, strength and looks. Weaknesses: My rear rim buckle badly for no reason, when stripped the inner casing had cracked all the way around the rim!!! Mavic replaced the rim with a 521 at no extra cost. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: penshurst Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $50.00 Purchased At: Activ, Folkestone, Kent. Similar Products Used: Rolf, Crossmax Bike Setup: GT STS1000ds XTR/XT groupset
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mike sipley
a Cross Country Rider
from toronto, ontario, canada Date Reviewed: May 2, 2000 Strengths: just that, STRENGTH!! i've been through a number of front rims but this one holds up. one year of hard, no suspension riding and still true (sweet wheel builder though) Weaknesses: none as yet Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: raven shoot Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: power beam Bike Setup: cannondale m900 rigid (and i like that way) LX/XT components
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