The XM 719 rim is a new rim in Mavic's "cross-mountain" family. They're designed for heavier duty use than a pure cross-country rim, yet still offer lightweight performance that won't weigh you down.
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marknorbury
a Cross Country Rider
from frankfurt, hessen, germany
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2011
Strengths: Light weight, good milled braking surface, welded joint, no problems with other mavic rime that I use.
Weaknesses: Rear wheel rim is developing cracks starting from around the eyelets on the spoke side of the rim so far cracks in about 6 places, each crack approx 3mm long. not long to go before complete faliure I think....
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I have been a fan of Mavic rims for years, however my rear wheel XC719 rim has started to develop cracks between the spoke nipples. I have never seen this before, hopefully this is a one-off!
Bike Setup: Bryan Bourke Reynolds 953 Mountain Bike frame. Fox F120 forks, Middleburn X-Type cranks, Hope Ceramic B/B, Hope pro 2 hubs, Hope Race X2 brakes, XT/XTR Gears, Campagnolo Record 9sp chain, USE Titanium post, Simplon Titanium bars, Hope stem, Hope headset
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Submitted by
stubs
a Cross Country Rider
from Liverpool, England
Date Reviewed: March 24, 2010
Strengths: Dependable, Strong, easily built into a wheel, The black anodising still looks great after a year, Never gone out of true no matter how hard I hammer them.
Weaknesses: None that I can find
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Bought these to build onto XT hubs to replace a a set of factory built wheels that kept breaking spokes. Hadnt built a wheelset for years and my wheel jig was only getting used to true wheels. I couldnt believe how easy it was to build the wheels they seemed to build themselves. Not the lightest rims out there but they bulk up a 2.25 tyre nicely and they just keep on rolling.
Similar Products Used: Mavic XM317, Mavic XC717, Mavic EX 521, Alex T17, Sun Ringle
Bike Setup: Commencal Super 4, Reba Forks, Elixir brakes, XT gears, Easton finishing kit, XM 719 rims on XT hubs with ACI double butted black spokes
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barbej
a Cross Country Rider
from York
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2009
Strengths: Dependable rim. I have a lot of bikes and currently have three sets of wheels built using these rims. I have gradually replaced all my wheels with these rims (when the others have worn out). Had no problems at all over the last three years using them for XC, commuting and touring. They are also the easiest rim to get tyres off and on. I prefer them to the narrower Mavic rims for this reason.
Weaknesses: None, I guess there are lighter wheels out there but this is the best balance of price strength and cost for trail riding.
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I bought this wheelset to replace the stock X430's after the front wheel was stolen. I decided to go with something a bit beefier. I'm 190lbs and I consider myself an aggressive trail rider and these rims have taken all the punishment I can dish out including 3-4ft drops, high speed crashes and rocky descents.
Paired up with the WTB hubs, (which have performed flawlessly BTW)2.0/1.8 spokes, and alloy nipples I think these weigh in at about 1850g. Not race light but respectable considering the strength.
I think the problems mentioned in the other reviews were the result of poor wheel building. Mine are still true after 2 years of abuse. BWW makes a quality wheel, I highly recommend them.
Bike Setup: 07 Stumpy FSR comp, 719's and WTB laser disc lite hubs.
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trail rider
a Cross Country Rider
from Palo Alto, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2009
Weaknesses: poor quality control
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Absolute piece of junk. Of the four rims we have on two bikes, two have developed circumferential cracks from spoke hole to spoke hole completely around the inner surface (tube side) of the rim. Little pieces of metal have fallen out. Mavic has been completely unhelpful in terms of warranty. We have ridden about 4000 miles on these bikes, mostly long-distance off-road touring, but we are not heavy or aggressive riders. We have kept tire inflation pressures within that specified on the rims.
Bike Setup: custom Sycip frame, Magura Odur fork, Rohloff hub
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Submitted by
tartosuc
a Weekend Warrior
from montreal
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2006
Strengths: very stron rim id the wheel is well built.
Weaknesses: none yet
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very good rim if used for what it os intended for and built by hans by a good wheelbiuilder...i ride a lot of very rocky technical trail, i'm 200lbsv and the rim stayed true for the past 2 years! going strong for the 3rd season!
Similar Products Used: a lot of rim...mvic 321,521, x138, 223, 221, alot of sun and araya to...been biking for 24 year
Bike Setup: balfa belair, nixon, 721 on xt hub
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paul
a Cross Country Rider
from acworth
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2006
Strengths: strong, round and tires mount easily
Weaknesses: heavy, but thats why I bought them.
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got sick of busting wheels or having to ride them too carefully. a man should be able to ride hard. after cracking rims and ruining spokes on all the above mentioned wheels, i decided to have a set built for my 225lbs with gear. i can feel the weight difference but the confidence gained is well worth it. it all comes down to who builds them and what materials they use. Colorado Cyclist custom built these with DT Swiss BD 15/16 spokes, alloy nipples and King hubs. seems to be a great set of wheels.
Similar Products Used: Bontrager super stock, race lite, valient, rolf propells, xt
Bike Setup: DT Swiss DB 15/16 and King Hubs with alloy nipples, Bike is Racer X 100.
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chris barrs
a Weekend Warrior
from staffs,uk
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2006
Strengths: light
Weaknesses: flexy, egg shaped rather than round
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a lot flexier than my old 321's i've replaced with these, but when i couldn't get a wobble out, my local bike shop found they were 'egged' due to how mavic had bonded the rim together- you'll never get them fully cicular. surely mavic or chain reaction should notice this? (can't afford to post them back to ireland!)
Similar Products Used: mavic 321,219, planet x rims
Bike Setup: sweet-as orange patriot
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Submitted by
Steven vanpoucke
a Cross Country Rider
from Leuven/ Belgium
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2004
Strengths: Great strong Rims not to heavy. Stay straight even though I am quite a heavy guy on a hardtail that likes to jump a lot.
Weaknesses: Non found yet
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I've had them fot about four months now and they are still 100% ok. Bought them because I destroyed a pair of Coda 500 rims that were quite light but couldn't carry my 90 Kg too well. Despite heavy use the rims are still in perfect shape.
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