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timefleas
a Cross Country Rider
from USA & JapanDate Reviewed: September 18, 2011
Strengths: Pleasant appearance, unique. Tubes or tubeless. Fairly light.Weaknesses: The hubs sound like they are filled with gravel!! They turn smoothly but sound horrible--felt like I had playing cards attached to my spokes--only more serious, like ground glass and broken bearings were being rotated. Compatible with a very small range of tires, from something like 1.9 to 2.2. Hard to mount tires on rims.Bottom Line: DO NOT BUY THE COBALT XC/RACE WHEELSET!! I used them once, for about 4 kilometers, and thought both hubs had disintegrated--smooth riding, yes--quiet and unobtrusive?--Absolutely not. Any of my other wheelsets fare better than this one. It has been a long while since I posted here on MTB--I rejoined/registered specifically to warn people about these abysmal wheels--a complete waste of hard earned cash.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At: Bay
Similar Products Used: Crossmax, American Classic, Shimono 14 spoke, etc.--all better than this set.
Bike Setup: Scott Team Limited, Look VTT carbon fork, Avid mechanical discs (keeping it light), Sram brakes and gears.
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k1rider
a Weekend Warrior
from Minneapolis, MN, USADate Reviewed: June 27, 2011
Strengths: First and foremost, the looks. But what I've really felt on the trail is the increased stiffness and lower weight over my previous wheelsets (usually stock DT combinations), 15mm QR also helps. Tubeless ready is also a plusWeaknesses: Cost and need to carry custom spare spokesBottom Line: They look Sik, no free hub issues since CrankBrothers redesigned the 2011 3's and switched manufactures. Stiffness and they have a lower weight than comparable and more expensive I9's. Spendy, but for the weight they could be more expensive.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$900.00
Purchased At: Cycle Progression
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: Pivot Mach 5.7, XX/XTR hybrid, Magura Marta SL brakes, Command Post dropper, Kenda Nev's.
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