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American Classic MTB Disc 26 Wheelset
Product Description
American Classic MTB Disc 26 Wheelset Pro Review
The AC MTB Tubeless wheelset, also known as known as the ‘MTB Disc Tubeless’, are available in both a 26 inch and 29 inch size on a 26mm wide 32 hole aluminum tubeless rim, and come in either Alphatype White or Crest Black. The wheels come outfitted with black 14/15 gauge steel spokes with silver aluminum nipples in a 3 cross pattern. The hubs come with a few options, foremost is a front 15mm thru axle. The tubeless rims come pre-taped with 25mm yellow tape, and valves. All the hubs use the ubiquitous 6 bolt IS interface. Continue reading →
User Reviews
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DennisK
a Cross Country Rider
from Athens, Greece Date Reviewed: December 23, 2010 Strengths: Light, stiff and good looking. Good value for money. Weaknesses: The rear hub's pawls fail to fully engage at times. Claimed a replacement under warranty. CRC reacted promptly and passed the request on to AC's distributor. Yesterday I received word that the manufacturer and the rep will replace the entire wheelset as a sign of goodwill. It is normal for equipment to fail. It's great when the manufacturer and its distributors stand behind their products. Many thanks to American Classic, their British representative and of course CRC for the great service. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tons Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $450.00 Purchased At: Chain Reaction Cycle Similar Products Used: Alex, Mavic, Mach1 Bike Setup: Cannondale Caffeine frame, X-9 & XT drive train, Rockshox Sid fork, SLX crankset, Juicy brakes
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onza
a Racer
from Santa Clarita,CA Date Reviewed: November 13, 2010 Strengths: Strong, stiff, light, "Bling" factor, hubs spin soooo smooth...and tubeless! Weaknesses: none yet Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Big Bear, CA Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $640.00 Purchased At: Speed Goat Cycles Similar Products Used: Mavic SLR, Ellsworth XC, Stans Bike Setup: Pivot Mach 4 w/ XO drive train, Avid Elixir CR Mag brakes, Ritchey WCS stem, Race Face Next carbon bar, Thomson post
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Jon Bonavente
a Cross Country Rider
from QC Philippines Date Reviewed: December 2, 2009 Strengths: FAST, few grams lighter than the VERY expensive XTR wheelset Weaknesses: Mavic Disc Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Le Mesa, Camp Aguinaldo Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $360.00 Purchased At: Easton Bike Shop Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: Giant XTC, Thomson (stem,post & seat collar), Ritchey Carbon WCS handlebar, Prologo, full XTR
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pktrain
a Racer
from Boulder, CO Date Reviewed: July 2, 2009 Strengths: Light, strong, relatively inexpensive, conventional design means they're easy to maintain and get parts for...and they're FAAAAAAST... Weaknesses: Limited options for tubeless conversion, rims seem to dent easily, negative rep for having bad bearings in the past Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: White Ranch Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: Internet Similar Products Used: Lots of high-end mix-and-match handbuilt wheels Bike Setup: Trek Fuel 98, Fox F/R suspension, XTR
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Fandascious
a Cross Country Rider
from Western Cape South Africa Date Reviewed: June 9, 2009 Strengths: Weight, Price, econimical to maintain. Weaknesses: Wheels can flex a bit, not for riders over 85kg. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Oak Valley Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $350.00 Purchased At: new in the classifie Similar Products Used: WTB Laserdisc XC, Mavic 317 with Dt Swiss Hubs, MAvic x119 with formula hubs, Alex rims with noname hubs Bike Setup: Giant Anthem 1, Thompson Seatpost
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Sam
a Weekend Warrior
from CO Date Reviewed: May 6, 2008 Strengths: the click sound(awesome hub,strong,nice looking Weaknesses: like some people said, the rim is a little bit thicker, so longer valve on a tube is required, also the thicker rim gave more surface area for the rock to hit and easier to make dents, but this is mountain bike stuff, how could dents be avoid? Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: from a manager in the factory Similar Products Used: WTB razor DH(awesome choice, but the rear wheelset has through axel, need some special frame), some shimano wheelsets (rhino light?) Bike Setup: some Astro frame(also used on Cake from Gary fisher), RS nameless fork, maxxis holly roller, truvative hozfeller with hozzelfelt mix together
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John
a Cross Country Rider
from Philippines Date Reviewed: March 11, 2008 Strengths: Light weight, stiff, fast roller. Weaknesses: New model has narrower rims, you need tubes with longer valves. Still no bling factor. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Maarat, Sierra Madre, Montalban Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $350.00 Purchased At: Extreme Bike Shop Bike Setup: Giant XTC hybrid, Rockshox Sid, Juicy 7, Sram X9 group. 
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Lucas H
from Missoula, MT USA Date Reviewed: March 3, 2008 Strengths: Wicked light, look good, and a nice set of wheel skewers is included. Weaknesses: I use Stans and the rims are a little narrow. When I get air the tire sometimes burps out air on landings. Decals easily scratched Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Woods Gulch Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $400.00 Purchased At: E-Bay Similar Products Used: Mavic Bike Setup: Yeti 575. If I told you the rest of the parts you would be sick.
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Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Avondale,AZ Date Reviewed: January 6, 2008 Strengths: Lightweight, Smooth Bearings, Stiff Weaknesses: None so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Estrella Race course Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $350.00 Purchased At: Ebay Similar Products Used: Sun Ringle DS2 XC with Pivit hubs Bike Setup: Stock minus wheels
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Johnny
a Cross Country Rider
from Pleasanton Date Reviewed: November 19, 2007 Strengths: Stiffness, build quality. This is a first-rate product. It's as if "quality control" is a virtue and not just a buzz phrase. VERY LITE!!!! Weaknesses: Need long-stem presta tubes (need at leat 40 mm stems or your field pumb won't work!). Spec doesn't allow for less than 35 PSI. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Salamon Falls Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $465.00 Purchased At: on line Similar Products Used: Maxic 321. Bike Setup: '07 Blur LT. Vanilla, XT, yada, yada, yada.
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Ray
a Cross Country Rider
from Marikina, Philippines Date Reviewed: November 14, 2007 Strengths: Very light, conservative look but one of a kind aero rim design, spins very very very very very very fast to the point I don't have to pedal as much as other riders, excellent for climbing, rigid and precise road and trail feel, smooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooth bearings (wonder what if it's equipped with ceramic bearings and DT Swiss Revolution spokes, the weight will drop down to 1,395 grams) Weaknesses: conservative look (depends on the person, difficult to clean the hubs where the spokes meets, decal can be easily scratched and easily noticeable Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Boso Boso Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $350.00 Purchased At: John Wilkie Similar Products Used: Alex rims Bike Setup: Merida Mission 2000D, Fox Vanilla 130 RLC, X-Fusion RL 02, all XTR group set, Thompson seat post and Stem, Synchros head set, Maxm MX5 handle bar, Jagwire shifter cables, Selle Italia Felante seat, American Classic MTB 26 disc, Alligator wind cutter disc, Panaracer Fire XC pro,
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Wietse
a Racer
from Tilburg, Netherlands Date Reviewed: October 10, 2007 Strengths: Very stiff, light and strong Weaknesses: None found yet Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Drunense duinen Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $300.00 Purchased At: Ebay Similar Products Used: Shimano WH-M540, Mavic 717/Onyx hubs, DT SL420 Bike Setup: Specialized Stumpjumper Expert '08
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romwell
a Cross Country Rider
from valencia, bukidnon, philippines Date Reviewed: October 8, 2007 Strengths: easy to rotate!!! really light, stiff Weaknesses: a little scary coz how can something this light be this stiff!!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: bukidnon mountain ranges Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $500.00 Similar Products Used: XTRs w DT spokes and mavics. Bike Setup: Salsa El Santo, 08 Fox F100 RLC, Raceface Next Sl carbon bars & posts, XT.
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John
a Cross Country Rider
from Quezon City, Philippines Date Reviewed: September 12, 2007 Strengths: light weight, fast spinner Weaknesses: no bling factor Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Maarat, Sierra Madre, Montalban Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Extreme Bike Shop Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: Giant NRS-G, Reba Rock Shox, Avid BB 7, XT drive train
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rick
a Cross Country Rider
from racine, wisconsin, usa Date Reviewed: July 28, 2007 Strengths: very very low rotational weight. wide deep section rim is very stiff yet lightest there is at 350 grams. fantastic hub design. Weaknesses: this isn't a weakness but I'd of liked to see straight-pull spokes. they are lighter, stronger and stiffer with lateral forces. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: mur Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $400.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: m975, 317-straightguage-bottomline DT-S. 07 crossmaxSLR. dt240-14/15-stans347-28/32H. Bike Setup: trance advance
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