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rtarquini
a Cross Country Rider
from Cary, NCDate Reviewed: November 28, 2011
Strengths: Light, wideWeaknesses: Weak, dents / bends with mildly aggressive ridingBottom Line: Bent the rear with XC usage, 160lbs rider, now unable to true. Also dented (w/Tube @32 psi). Still rideable as the Paragon has a wide triangle.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Purchased At: Trek of Raleigh
Similar Products Used: Crankbros Cobalt
Bike Setup: 09 Paragon, converted to SS
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Clinterous
a Cross Country Rider
from Brisbane, AustraliaDate Reviewed: April 2, 2010
Strengths: light and wide. xlnt quality. runs tubeless nicely with bontrager strips.Weaknesses: 28 spoke. makes for a flexy wheel. at 200lbs I definately notice flex. Its off putting.Bottom Line: Good wheels apart from flex. Why didnt they just use a 32 hole patern and these wheels would be bullet proof.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: Came with Bike 2009
Similar Products Used: Stans Arch. Sun DS2, shimano 29.
Bike Setup: Stock 2009 Paragon
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photodog
a Racer
from SLO, CADate Reviewed: April 16, 2009
Strengths: Strong, wide, reasonable weight, easy to make tubelessWeaknesses: hubs are kind of cheapBottom Line: These came with my Paragon. I thought they would be the first thing I wanted to upgrade but they've proven to be a very solid training wheelset. I'm 175lbs ride these really hard and have not had to true them in the past year. A quick note on the Stans site got me the right rimstrips so I converted to tubeless (you can't find the bontrager kit anywhere), most tires mount right up. One of the nicest things about these is that the rims are really wide which makes for wider tires and more traction. Running 22psi on a 2.25 is like having suspension and I have only put one minor dent in the rim at that pressure.
I was going to upgrade to a set of 240's with DT 7.1's but the Bontrager's are only about 75 grams heavier and are about $500 less! Heck, I'll just buy a couple more sets of these! Don't get me wrong, if you're racing you still want a race-only wheelset but for training and trail riding these are quite a value.
Favorite Trail: mine
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: lots
Bike Setup: Paragon
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talknopf
a Cross Country Rider
from IsraelDate Reviewed: February 4, 2009
Strengths: light, strong.
gives more volume to the thiner tires.
adds mor confidanceWeaknesses: you can find lighter wheelsBottom Line: a wheelset to relay on
i have been riding these for about a week and a half.
tubless is gr8
overall strength is amazing for a 28 spoke.
no truing needed for all of this time
i am at about 220 LB
Favorite Trail: all around
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
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$180.00
Purchased At: none
Similar Products Used: bontrager 29er linup
Bike Setup: GF paragon stock + seatpost and handlebares converted to xxx LITE
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