Submitted by
carnub
a Cross Country Rider
from Hungary
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2009
Strengths: Light
Weaknesses: My rear wheel cracked all around the middle on the inside. I noticed that the brakes were jolting for about 2 weeks. I stopped when I got a puncture and I was very worried when I saw what I'd been riding. I only rode on these for 6 months at 50-60 psi and mostly on the road. I don't jump, and not an agressive rider. I'm going for DT Swiss replacements.
Submitted by
Robert
a Racer
from Santa Barbara, Ca
Date Reviewed: August 22, 2007
Strengths: Light. Stay true.
Weaknesses: They break in half.
Bottom Line:
I'm only 160 pounds, and I only do XC. Anything more than an 18" drop is an accident. But I've now broken 4 of these rims, in exactly the same way. (2+2, bought about a year apart, from different stores) They crack right under the rim strip, and start to separate. When you start to feel a bumpiness in the breaks, pull off the tire and take a look. You'll see a crack right down the middle, under the strip. If you run disks, you might not even notice until they literally break in half.
I liked them while they worked. They're light, fairly cheap, and they somehow stay true, even after they crack. But I can't give a higher rating because they're dangerous.
Similar Products Used: Just about everything made for XC since the 80's.
Bike Setup: Litespeed Owl Hollow, White Brothers fork, GT-Hadley hubs.
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Submitted by
JmZ
a Cross Country Rider
from Northern Indiana
Date Reviewed: November 12, 2006
Strengths: Light, True, Reasonable Priced
Bottom Line:
Easy to build. Built up after tacoing the previous rim.
Light (came in at around 370 grams or so), been plenty durable for general trail riding under my 200 pound butt, and it's only needed a spoke wrench once or twice.
For the intended application (and a bit more) it's held up well. I wouldn't do a dowhill race on it, but for general trail riding (XC work), it's held up fine.
By now there are lighter rims out there, but don't know if I'd trust those for my weight and riding.
Similar Products Used: Sun Sub IV, Mavic's, Bontrager Valiant
Bike Setup: Ventana El Fuego
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Submitted by
josh
a Cross Country Rider
from nevada city, ca, usa
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2006
Strengths: stay true for a long time, very light, look cool, inexpensive
Weaknesses: not very strong
Bottom Line:
these rims are awsome and very light, i definately recommend them for the cross country rider. i had to get a new one because i ruined mine in a race when i flatted and didn't want to fix it, so i just kept ridding. that was okay though because they don't cost a fortune!!
Similar Products Used: alex rims dh20's(don't buy)
Bike Setup: custom frame, xt hubs, double butted spokes, ec90 handlebar, stock stem, stock seatpost, lx shifters, xt rear derailleur, lx front derailleur, forte saddle, ufo rims
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Submitted by
Warren Claflin
a Cross Country Rider
from St. Paul, MN USA
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2005
Strengths: Light, durable, stay true
Weaknesses: a bit narrow but that's what you get when buying some of the lightest rims on the market
Bottom Line:
I have no clue how anyone can say that these rims are weak. I'm a 220 lb rider and have ridden these rims over everything (log piles, rock gardens, through streams, etc) and raced with them and so far for over a year I'm yet to need to true these rims. I'd recommend that anyone looking to buy new rims to stop looking any further.
Similar Products Used: double tracks, mag 30, double wide
Bike Setup: Brodie Demon
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Submitted by
matt miller
a Racer
from Nazareth, PA
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2004
Strengths: look cool, have black sidewalls so they look better with doscs
Weaknesses: my sticker is starting to come off
Bottom Line:
well lets just say the combination of these rims, 14/15 spokes, and wtb hubs, all in black of course, these rims rule. lightwieght, perty, and i dont remember how much they cost so that must be a good thing. Here's the story:.... Mid-Atlantic Super Series race 10: so i need to place good in this race to take the series. everythings going good until i flat in the front. no prob..i have stans notubes. i whip out my pump, fill her up and im off again. final lap:about 2 or so miles left, the second flat comes, this time the tire comes off the rim. i wont be able to put it back on so i start to run. i get passed and move into third. forget this this i thought, im ridin! i wrap my tire around my handlebars and ride. these rims are good, but they dont track through the rock gardens like my wildgrippers. how good are they?? let's just say that to this day i haven't touched them with anything but some sandpaper to remove some burrs. ohh yeah, in another race some dude crashed into me and bent my rear rim but all was well as it trued right up. buy these rims if you want to be cool
Favorite Trail: by the jersey shore..i forget the name
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: Curt's Cyclery
Similar Products Used: ive used a few rims
Bike Setup: nrs, xtr stuff, skareb super, magura martas, other wight weenieish stuff
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Submitted by
Graham
a Weekend Warrior
from Madison, OH, U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: January 16, 2004
Strengths: Light, Strong, Looks, Little Flex.
Weaknesses: None untill you Hit a six foot Free-ride.
Bottom Line:
IT's a great Rim, I bought them from the Demo specials at Jensons Laced to LX Hubs, There Sweet Rims for the trail and held up to quite a lot but I should never have Done that free-ride. So I retired those Awesome wheels to my XC Bike and bought Some F519 Laced to Disc XT For my Free-riding,. IF your looking for some tough XC rims, these fit into that catagory with extreme smoothness.
