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Submitted by
Andy
a Weekend Warrior
from Pennsylvania
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Fell Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$54.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Reduced weight in the wheels is really noticable! gold ano looks different | | Weaknesses: | From what I understand, DT no longer makes these (replacement issue?) | | Similar Products Used: | DT 14 ga. black spokes | | Bike Setup: | K2 Evo, Spokes are laced to Hope Bulb Hubs (20mm thru-axle on front) and Sun DS1-XC rims, Tioga 2.3's, XT discs, Marzocchi Z1, 5" travel front & rear | | Bottom Line: | I picked these up on e-bay since very few people were bidding on them, ended up only costing $54! I figured for that price it was worth experimenting.
I had them built up 2 years ago and have had them trued 3 times since then. I was initially worried after hearing from so many that Titanium spokes are "too flexy" "break real easy" "can't be used with discs" etc. So far, I have broken one spoke, a year after they were built (broke at the hub flange). I had a few spares so I replaced it and have not had any problems since. I weigh about 190lbs. and generally don't hit any jumps bigger than 3-4", I do, however, ride in extremely rocky areas that tend to destroy tires & rims, so I'm just as surprised that they have held up just as well as SS spokes.
I do not notice that they flex more than stainless steel, nor do I notice that they absorb small bumps. I do notice that they seem to roll with less resistance, and others who generally regard my bike as a P.O.S. notice it and comment on it as well.
After 2 years I have reallized that all the people (locally and on MTBR) that "warned" me about Titanium Spokes, probably have never had them or used them. Well I have, and recommend them to anyone that can afford them! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Flanagan
a Cross Country Rider
from Lakewood CO
Date Reviewed: October 2, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$4.00 | | Purchased At: | Mailorder | | Strengths: | Light | | Weaknesses: | Cost, Durability | | Similar Products Used: | DT double butted | | Bike Setup: | Long travel trailbike. Disc brakes King/Mavic | | Bottom Line: | These spokes can be sweet but after years of use I can say that they do have a tendency to break. I recently replaced four of them because of hairline cracks forming at the elbows. Keep in mind that I'm using them with disc brakes and that might be too much to ask Ti spokes to handle. Anyway $4.00 is alot clams for a spoke. Anymore trouble and I will most likly return to the DT stainless DB spokes. The Revolution 2.0 1.5 for example are only slighly heaver. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Cross Country Rider
from Elkhart In
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Still a looking | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Light, durable | | Weaknesses: | Bonds with Al?
Higher Tension
Cost | | Similar Products Used: | Steel Spokes | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Dakar with lots of toys | | Bottom Line: | I've got these holding together a set of Nuke Proof (32H) hubs and Bontrager rims that I use for XC riding. On the front nary a complaint. Perfect. The rear have had to be trued once in the 9+ months I've owned them.
I don't notice much, if any, difference between these and the steel spokes that I used to, and still ride.
Pretty darn good considering I'm borderline clyde. (200 lbs +) They aren't cheap, they aren't for people who trash wheels. Like most other things just gotta know your style and what you're getting when you buy. They've worked as advertised.
JmZ
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Submitted by
Martin Jonsson
a Cross-Country Rider
from Vasteras
Date Reviewed: October 7, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Looks really great(Gold anodized), Awesome strength, lightweight. | | Weaknesses: |
The Price | | Similar Products Used: |
Most of em | | Bike Setup: |
Giant MCM, Z2 Atom Bomb
Xtr/Use/Syncros/roox..... | | Bottom Line: | I built these wheels myself with Syncros hubs and 517 ceramic rims, i used very high spoke tension, Ive ridden these wheels for two years and i have never trued the wheels and they are still perfect.
NO PROBLEMS, THESE SPOKES ROCK | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Atle Kleiven
a Cross-Country Rider
from Norway
Date Reviewed: September 7, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Bymarka, Kr. Sand | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
light weight, cool look, easy to build with | | Weaknesses: |
none yet | | Similar Products Used: |
DT 2.0/1.8
DT 2.0 | | Bike Setup: |
K2 Razorback RS XTR hubs with M517 rims and alloy nipples | | Bottom Line: | I wanted a light and durable wheelset, and now I have got one. It weighs 1550 gram total and it was easy to build the wheels. They are solid too, I almost did a whole lap on the backwheel with no air in the tire in a CC- competition, and the wheel managed to survive the beating. I just put a new tube in it and it was as good as new. | | Overall Rating: |
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