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Dlongb13
a RacerDate Reviewed: May 2, 2012
Strengths: Light, strong, removable stickers, good sounding freehub.Weaknesses: Thin spokes. Tacky stickers.Bottom Line: I have had these rims for about 2 months now and I couldn't be happier for the money. I found these for 450 shipped after scouring the web. I have put these through the ringer in the short time I have had them, from racing the Sea Otter Classic DH, to riding plenty of other DH and lots of trail miles with rocks and roots, and they are stiff hanging in there. I did have 1 really bad wreck where I broke 2 spokes but besides that they were perfectly fine, no bend or anything and they were still rideable until I could get them fixed.
I have the 12mm thru axle conversion with the tapered axle for my 135mm wide '12 Nomad and it is a huge upgrade. Before I had the thru axle I would say the rear was a little flexy when slamming into berms and fast off camber situations, but with the 12mm, its solid as a rock. The conversion kit can be had at any LBS, was about 25 bucks, just have them give Sun Ringle/Hayes a call.
I have pushed all my friends to look into these wheel when they are ready to upgrade. Just the fact that you can set them up to fit pretty much every bike out there minus a 150mm rear, is reason enough to buy them. And yes the stickers are very tacky, but they come off with ease so don't let that be a deterrent.
The hubs so far haven't given me any issues and the freehub have a nice sound to it. Not crazy loud like a CK or i9 thank god, but noticeable. I have applied a lot of grease to mine to make it as dull as possible and it sounds great.
Tubeless set-up was also easy as pie using a floor pump.
Go buy these wheels!
Price Paid:
$450.00
Bike Setup: 2012 Santa Cruz Nomad, Marzocchi 55 Micro Ti, e.Thirteen Single ring cranks, saint shift group, Thomson X4 50mm stem, Crank Brother 760mm Iodine Carbon bars, KS iBeam Dopper post with SDG saddle, Elixir CR brakes, Bontrager FR4 tires
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Statenp
a Racer
from Atlanta, GADate Reviewed: August 9, 2011
Strengths: Light, solid rims, lots of hub options, rim tape preinstalledWeaknesses: Can't get rid of a litte bit of play in rear wheel. Thru axle conversion kit really hard to track down.Bottom Line: Really light wheelset that comes with Stans rime tape preinstalled. Super easy to setup tubeless. I ran tubeless on this wheelset with Continental Mountain Kings and Nevegal's with no issue. The wheelset has held up well for the roots and rocks thrown at it in the southeast. The included end caps for the front fork give it alot of flexibility. I have a little play that won't go away in the rear hub. A local bike shop claims it is causing shifting issues (they put cass on other wheelsets and no problems). Also a tad bit flexy in the rear.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$431.00
Purchased At: Tree Fort Bikes
Similar Products Used: Sun Ringle Charger, Kovachi Wheels, Azonic Outlaws, Mavics, etc.
Bike Setup: Ibis Mojo SL
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UPSed
a Weekend Warrior
from Simi ValleyDate Reviewed: July 11, 2011
Strengths: Light weight, easy tubeless set up, good lucks.Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: I was looking for an AM UST or TR wheelset. Was gonna have some built up and a friend recommended the Charger Experts. Through some online searching I was able to pick up the Pros for a few dollars more. I'm 240 with gear but am relatively light on my feet and ride mostly XC and AM and the occasional DH and so far they're still tight and true. I'm running Nevegal USTs and they seal up instantly with my compressor at 30psi.
Favorite Trail: Mt. Pinos
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At: Universal
Similar Products Used: DT Swiss 540s, Azonic Outlaws
Bike Setup: '07 SX Trail XO shifters RD SLX crankset Saint brakes
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hiawatha-de
a Downhiller
from san antonio, texasDate Reviewed: June 12, 2011
Strengths: semi-light, roll fastWeaknesses: uses stan's rim strip for ust conversion (spoke eyelets are not airtight).Bottom Line: figured I'd post a review since there was only one so far. Had these wheels for a while. have not had to true them yet and have put them through some abuse. Mostly ride all-mountain so small drops with some rock gardens thrown in with single track riding. so they have held up so far and no maintenance issues. Bought them because sun wheels seem to roll pretty fast in my opinion and these are no exception.
A few complaints as they are not perfect. The wheels can either be used with or without tubes. The wheels come with stan's rim tape which in my case the rim tape had small holes in it (probably from the spoke eyelets)and was unable to make an airtight seal when putting on a tubeless tire. I simply used electrical tape to reinforce the holes to make them airtight, but definitely a negative. Also they are a bit flexy. Best felt when bombing downhill which is not so reassuring when blasting high speed. So with the flex involved i would say they are more XC oriented than AM. If they were on sale they would be worth purchasing. I bought them because they were cheaper than the crossmax sx and havens. Still I'm happy with them, but just has me wondering if the crossmax or haven have less flex being the same 24 count spoke. Did I mention they roll fast?
Favorite Trail: sac river, austin trails
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At: pricepoint
Similar Products Used: mavic deemax, mavic 823, sun a.d.d., sun str8 track.
Bike Setup: banshee spitfire, rockshox revelation, sram drive train, hayes brakes, etc.
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Kealoha
a Weekend Warrior
from Honolulu, HI USADate Reviewed: March 14, 2011
Strengths: Light weight, great build quality, strong, includes stan's yellow tape/valves/sealant, adapters for 9mm QR/15mm/20mm, good looks, priceWeaknesses: not too many points of engagement for the rear free hub but really no issues for meBottom Line: A great value for a tough dependable wheel. Was considering Mavic Crossmax SX but wanted a more budget friendly set and these fit the bill quite nicely. The 24h rims have the Stan's BST with a 22.6mm width and were easy to convert standard Continental Trail King 2.4F/2.2R with the included tubeless conversion. The spokes are still nicely tuned and no wobbles or hops so far. Highly recommended!
Favorite Trail: Royals
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$530.00
Purchased At: Universal Cycles
Similar Products Used: OEM E440S DT
Bike Setup: 2010 Enduro Expert
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