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Crank Brothers Cobalt XC Wheels Wheelset
Product DescriptionCobalt blue Aluminium 6061-6t wheels with included front/rear split qr included. Disc brake compatible with sealed cartridge bearings. Stylish top of the line wheels for an awesome price.
User Reviews
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neilius
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: May 7, 2013 Strengths: Looks good, fully tubeless & no need for rim tape. Spokes are easy to replace without having to remove tyre, rotor or cassette. Weaknesses: Spokes keep breaking. Replacement spokes are expensive. Rim tab (which connects to spoke) completely tore out. Doesn't work too well after one spoke breaks. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Any XC Duration Product Used: 1 year Price Paid: $950.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Giant PXC-1 Bike Setup: Giant Anthem 29-0 
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citiznkain Date Reviewed: February 8, 2013 Strengths: Light weight, tubeless ready. Love the dual QR skewers Weaknesses: can't think of any Bottom Line:
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Terry Date Reviewed: January 15, 2013 Strengths: look sick, nice quick release Weaknesses: flimsy, bend easy, a joke to true up Bottom Line: 
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Kashi
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: May 19, 2012 Strengths: Tough for the weight, look nice, easy to set up tubeless, and are fairly light. Weaknesses: Original rear hub Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Similar Products Used: Mavic, sunn, bontrager, dt swiss, and azonic Bike Setup: Trek fuel 9.8 
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steveo
a Cross Country Rider
from Sydney, NSW, Australia Date Reviewed: April 10, 2012 Strengths: look snazzy. light. Weaknesses: after less than one year, I hopped off a small embankement (1 ft) to find the front wheel was completely farked. the guy at the bike shop (Velofix - they are awesome) said that he has heaps of problems / complaints / returns and basically they are an overengineered unreliable part. I would have to agree! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Majura Pines Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: wheels of 26 27 and 700c varieties Bike Setup: custom build, hardtail carbon frame with RockShox Reba 29 on the front.
Submitted by
mbell
a Cross Country Rider
from Poway, Ca Date Reviewed: December 31, 2011 Strengths: Style and function all in one. Weaknesses: I have a hard time regulating myself on my XC bike... I have a tendency to forget that I'm not on my DH bike, and the wheels are the first thing to pay for it. I had a hard time keeping them true. I'm in the 200lb range and an aggressive rider, so I really can't blame the wheels. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Meadowbrook Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $700.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: CB Iodine to replace these. Bike Setup: Giant Trance
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Micko
a Racer
from ACT Date Reviewed: July 24, 2011 Strengths: Stiff, Light, Cheap Weaknesses: Hub problems, dentable alloy rim Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Hammer Head Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $700.00 Purchased At: The Bike Shed Mortda Similar Products Used: Shimano XT, XTR, DT Swiss XR1450 Bike Setup: Merida 96 3000D, 2011 
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donfilmore25
a Cross Country Rider
from Mississippi Date Reviewed: July 7, 2011 Strengths: Light, Stiff, easy to service/maintain, UST tires mount and seal easily Weaknesses: Lots of seal drag on the hub bearings. Some cassettes rub against the rear hub flange (My 9 speed XT does); I contacted CB and asked about this and they are aware of this, they also told me to use the shim rings included to mitigate this issue; however, for a $950 retail set of wheels this is just not acceptable. My wheels came with the old hub design, CB was very prompt in sending me a new re-designed replacement hub body. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ridgeland Trails Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $450.00 Purchased At: Chainlove.com Similar Products Used: Mavic Crossmax XT Bike Setup: 08 Specialized Epic Marathon
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Veysterman
a Racer
from United Kingdom Date Reviewed: May 23, 2011 Strengths: Look the dogs nutts! Super Stiff, Responsive and light! Weaknesses: None what so ever! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Chick Sands Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1000.00 Similar Products Used: Hope hoops Bike Setup: Mojo SL (soon to be SL-R) XTR, Crank Brother Cobalt 3 Seat Pin, Stem
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lucianoas
a Weekend Warrior
from Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Date Reviewed: April 11, 2011 Strengths: strong, stiff, light, axle conversible Weaknesses: bad surprise on the trail = freehub problem (threads wear-out) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: rattle snake Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $950.00 Purchased At: Competitive Cyclist Similar Products Used: Mavic Crossmax Bike Setup: DeKerf Team SL, Fox 32, Magura Marta, Sram X0
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onza
a Racer
from Santa Clarita,CA Date Reviewed: March 29, 2011 Strengths: Strong, light, zero flex, stay true Weaknesses: none yet...no not even with the free hub! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: dirt Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $780.00 Purchased At: online Similar Products Used: Crossmax slr, American Classic Bike Setup: Titus Racer X, XTR, Fox
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endocrash
a Cross Country Rider
from Alameda, CA USA Date Reviewed: January 12, 2011 Strengths: Pretty, cool design, good pickup Weaknesses: Form over function - early problems with the free hub assembly (which they redesigned in 2009 - though my buddy has a new pair of cobalts and it failed anyways), dents way too easily, Crank Brothers slow in agreeing to fix stuff (according to my LBS who has to deal with them) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tamarancho Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $750.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Mavic CrossMax Bike Setup: Titus Racer-X
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acidicboy
a Cross Country Rider
from all around Date Reviewed: December 8, 2010 Strengths: lightweight, accelerates like a demon Weaknesses: I'll give you one guess Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $900.00 Purchased At: Local Distributor Similar Products Used: mavic crossmax sl, mavic crossmax st
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ltb
a Cross Country Rider
from annandale QLD Australia Date Reviewed: December 6, 2010 Strengths: looks weight Weaknesses: freehub, soft alloy rims Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: redtail black Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: XT, XTR, Stans, mavic crossmax, syncros etc Bike Setup: mojo sl, sram xx cobalts (until I can afford some Easton Haven carbons with 2 year insurance!!)
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timb2117
a Cross Country Rider
from annandale QLD Australia Date Reviewed: December 6, 2010 Strengths: Looks light weight. Weaknesses: rear freehub, soft alloy rim Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: redtail black Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: mostly everything from bontrager, crossmax, Xt, XTR, Stans etc Bike Setup: Ibis mojo Sl, sram XX etc
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