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Shimano WH-M975 Wheelset
Product DescriptionOhhh mommy. The tubeless, disc-specific Shimano XTR M975 Wheelset is scandalously light, super stiff, and looks supremely sexy blazing across the finish line of a cross-country racecourse. Anodized Scandium allows the rim walls to get fashion-model thin without sacrificing strength, and the titanium rear freehub body plays a similar role in the XTR Wheelset's 1525-gram weight. Centerlock disc rotor mounts provide a quick-changing system that's also extremely responsive due to the many points of
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BubColorado
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, CO Date Reviewed: September 15, 2011 Strengths: UST, Good Hubs, Lightish, Durable Weaknesses: Rims a bit narrow to run high volume tires (i.e. over 2.25) and low PSI - get a bit squirmy. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $450.00 Purchased At: Adventure Cycles Similar Products Used: Mavic 3.1 Older UST Bike Setup: Racer-X 26er, XTR Everything (except cassette - XTR cassettes are silly expensive)
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rorymm
a Weekend Warrior
from Mesa, AZ Date Reviewed: January 15, 2011 Strengths: Light, Strong, Roll smooth Weaknesses: None that I've found Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: South Deer Creeek (UT) Duration Product Used: 2 Years Similar Products Used: Mavic Crossmax, Mavic Crosstrail Bike Setup: Cannondale Rush Carbon, Cannondale RZ140 Carbon
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Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Gympie, QLD, Australia Date Reviewed: April 2, 2010 Strengths: Stay true, light no flex, great acceleration Weaknesses: non so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: Mavic cross max Bike Setup: Giant Anthem XLTD 
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shreekhare
a Weekend Warrior
from Tustin Date Reviewed: July 19, 2009 Strengths: Awesome, light wheel. Has held up great. Bought it online and installed the cassette, discs and skewer - easy enough to do. Have not had to true the wheels. Weaknesses: Spokes break and they are expensive! $8 bucks a pop, but what do you expect for a $1000 wheel? Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Santiago Trail Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: Online Bike Setup: Santa Cruz Blur 
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pernfilman
a Cross Country Rider
from Richardson TX Date Reviewed: May 31, 2009 Strengths: Fast and light Weaknesses: The rear axle I busted this like the other fella's here below me. What the funk I thought it was my 1000 watts of power now I see I am not alone. How dissapointing that the price tag can not produce a wheel that has a solid axle. The replacement part is 100 bux and on back order from shimano as we speak. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Boulder Park Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $600.00 Purchased At: Ebay Similar Products Used: Eason XC one Mavic's etc Bike Setup: Litespeed Ocoee  
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lsi
a Cross Country Rider
from NZ Date Reviewed: December 31, 2008 Strengths: Super light, silky smooth and good value for money on paper when compared to competition. Weaknesses: Spokes and hub axle! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $990.00 Purchased At: Penny Farthing Similar Products Used: Mavic Bike Setup: Scott Scale Ltd (carbon hardtail)
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blackblur
a Cross Country Rider
from with your mom Date Reviewed: November 7, 2008 Strengths: Very strong scandium rim and FAST hubs. These wheels are incredibly smooth and light. Red nipples match the CK red of my headset exactly. Rare and exotic. When they hold up they will let you fly. Weaknesses: The spoke design. The nipples on the rim interface are beefy, but the spoke has another threaded piece where it meets the hub. A tiny little piece called a hub nut. These are way too easy to break. and, guess what? They have been impossible to get from Shimano since June. The same hub nut is used on the tubeless Dura Ace wheelset and same problems abound. This is the dirty little secret of these wheels. They are sold as everyday use race weight wheels. I have been through three rear spokes because of this and have not been able to use them all summer/fall while I wait on back-ordered parts. try and get someone to really try and find these 50 cent parts when the launch of the 7900 DA Gruppo is going on. Will drive you crazy. I am going back to Mavic where I know i can get parts. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: tsali Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $900.00 Purchased At: Ebay Similar Products Used: Crossmax SL's,SLR's, XL's, DT 240's, Cane Creeks Bike Setup: Santa Cruz Blur, Fox 100X front, Float rear, full XTR 970 series drivetrain, XTR dual control
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slow2go
a Cross Country Rider
from Australia Date Reviewed: October 3, 2008 Strengths: Lightweight, true UST rims, quality materials / build, centerlock rotor mounting. Weaknesses: nothing yet. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $700.00 Purchased At: online Similar Products Used: Mavic 819/xt hubs, Bike Setup: Stumpjumper HT, xt/xtr drive, thomson post, king headset
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leyjonathan
a Racer
from San Diego Date Reviewed: September 15, 2008 Strengths: These came stock with my bike, GT Marathon Team. Light, fast, stiff, low maintenance, nice looking! Weaknesses: Lightness makes these not bomb proof. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Black Mountain Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: Performance Bikes Similar Products Used: Mavic CrossLand Bike Setup: 2008 GT Marathon Team, Full XTR, Thomsom stem, Race Face rizer bars, Fox Fork 120 RCL PUSHED, Fox Shock RP23 4" PUSHED.
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flavios
a Racer
from Mexico Date Reviewed: August 13, 2008 Strengths: very stiff and light the hubs are very smooth and they are ust Weaknesses: the spokes may come loose after 1 year of racing the hub spoke attachment Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $900.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: wh-m975 (2003), mavic crossmax. mavic 317 Bike Setup: k+rbo bike, full xtr, easton ea90, race face, fox rlt
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duncan giblin
a Weekend Warrior
from australia Date Reviewed: April 21, 2008 Strengths: light as sin, stay very tru even after a pasting.very stiff infact magnifcent for cornering hard and very agile. takes a tubless tire really well trail inflation with small pump not a problem. Weaknesses: rear hub. rear hub axel body broke clean through will on a trail ride. i weigh 85kg and ride a HT fairly hard. maged to ride out on the skewer. i am also developing concerns about the free hub skipping allthough happend on same ride so ill see when i rebuilt the hub with new axel. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: kellevie 24 hour course tasmania Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $800.00 Purchased At: appleby cycles Similar Products Used: mavic 717s, 317s, on mixture of hubs including hope, xt, maveric, dabomb and magura Bike Setup: orbea, xt, xtr, black spire c/rings race face evolve c/set running endura bearings
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Steve McCaughan
a Cross Country Rider
from NZ Date Reviewed: March 26, 2008 Strengths: Light, Stiff, rolls well. Weaknesses: None so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: Chain Reaction cycles Similar Products Used: Have a set of Crossmax SL 08 and DT Swiss factory wheelset. Bike Setup: Ti Motolite all XTR except XT brakes and shifters they are better!
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tim yao
a Cross Country Rider
from China Date Reviewed: December 27, 2007 Strengths: light, smooth quiet hubs, stiff Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $700.00 Purchased At: starbike Bike Setup: Scale with THM crankset, Pace fork, Sram shifters
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Tom
a Racer
from Grasse, France Date Reviewed: September 12, 2007 Strengths: Light, "native" tubeless, stiff for light wheels Weaknesses: Durability not up to XTR standards. Thin-walled aluminum rear axle. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: North Fork Umpqua Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: handbuilt XTR hubs w/ Bontrager rims Bike Setup: Flux
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Barry
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver Date Reviewed: August 18, 2007 Strengths: Light, stiff, accelerates like mad, red nipples Weaknesses: Freehub is prone to skipping with popping and crunching noises, and that goes for the warranty replacement freehub too. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Jack's Trail Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1200.00 Purchased At: Different Bikes Similar Products Used: Mavic Crossmax, XTR 960/Mavic custom build wheels, XT hubs/Mavic rims, Hope XC hubs/Mavic rims Bike Setup: Rocky Mountain Vertex, XTR and SRAM X-0 drivetrain
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