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Submitted by
Phil
a Cross Country Rider
from Indiana, USA
Date Reviewed: December 6, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | 96th Street Trail | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | See below | | Strengths: | Got these hubs with an incredibly loaded Mountain Cycles cross country bike. I've used them for years now and never had any problems. The freehub sounds really cool, its loud and just kinda feels more secure. I've built them on two different sets of rims/spokes and never had any problems at all. The rims and spokes failed before the hubs ever did. You can easily service the bearings, which I do recommend after a season of wet riding. I'm never giving mine away. They've been flawless. | | Weaknesses: | They don't make them anymore | | Similar Products Used: | Chris King Hubs, Shimano XTR, Mavic CrossLand | | Bike Setup: | Mountain Cycles Moho-R Cross Country, XTR Drivetrain Kore Elite Stem, Easton Taperlite Handlebar, Beartrap pedals, Middleburn Crankset, Selle Italia Seat, Gore Cables | | Bottom Line: | Awesome bike/setup, capably enhanced by the hubs | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean
a Downhiller
from Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: January 5, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Strengths: | Strong hub if you got one that AC built correctly | | Weaknesses: | AC quality control | | Similar Products Used: | Chris King | | Bottom Line: | I have had this hub for 10 years now and it has been an outstanding during this time to the point where it was serviced for the first time a week ago
The biggest concern with any AC product is its quality control. It will either be outstanding or a complete lemon. If I had to rate AC as a company it would receive no flamin chilies..... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
AC
a
from SoCal
Date Reviewed: August 12, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | nice looking | | Weaknesses: | well, its ability to hold spokes | | Similar Products Used: | shimano (dx, xt, xtr, dura ace, ultegra), hugi, mavic, king, bontrager, marzocchi | | Bike Setup: | wheel built by pro wheelbuilder, 3-cross onto a mavic 231 with butted wheelsmith spokes... | | Bottom Line: | This is a review of the apx hub:
Well, this hub is about the saddest bike component I've owned. It was only ridden (by my girlfriend on her beater bike) a few times to the sandwich shop, and while the bike was sitting indoors a two inch piece of the right hub flange blew off. Closer inspection of the hub revealed more cracks on the lower section of the flange. Whoever built this thing, and let it out of the machine shop, should be ashamed.
Buy it if you don't care whether your hub acutally holds the spoke elbows. ;) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kazeem Da Silva
a Downhiller
from Germany
Date Reviewed: January 11, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Down the Hill/DS | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Strengths: | cool optic,born for hardcore,low price in germany(sellout) | | Weaknesses: | nothin yet | | Similar Products Used: | xtr and xt's,tune king/kong DH,spin GT | | Bike Setup: | DS:Azonic Evo DH:Nicolai Lambda rulez,White,mrp,xtr | | Bottom Line: | i ride the hubs on my ds bike,they really hardcore no probs and have a cool optic but the coolest i get them for approx.
$120.i think they are hard enough for dh, have tested the rear on my nicolai-no prob.for hardcore ds junkeez its the best you can get - believe me
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Submitted by
Bernd
a Cross Country Rider
from Bavaria
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | the alps | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Strengths: | looks, weight | | Weaknesses: | rear bearings and seals | | Similar Products Used: | xtr, tune, hugi, spinergy, | | Bike Setup: | xtr, tune, lightweight-stuff | | Bottom Line: | I used the hubs for 1 year and passed them on to my mother, she destroyed the rear hub just by cruising around. The seals broke and the Aluminum-Axle destroyed itself on the fly... there are no spare parts availible in Germany and the website is out of service - and I have some AC cranks waiting to break down... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
LOU
a Downhiller
from NEW JERSEY
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | BRIDGE JUMP AT PLATTEKILL | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | thru bike shop | | Strengths: | NONE. | | Weaknesses: | SEE BELOW ABOUT THIS GARBAGE AIR COOLER REAR HUB | | Similar Products Used: | HOPE | | Bike Setup: | BROOKLYN MACHINE WORKS TMX - ENOUGH SAID! | | Bottom Line: | THE FIRST DAY I GOT MY BIKE I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR HUB. THE HUB WOULD KEEP PEDALING THE CRANKS, THE PEDALS WOULD SLIP HALF WAY THRU THE PEDAL STROKE. VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE STUFF WE RIDE. WHEN I EMAIL AC ABOUT THIS I GOT A RUDE EMAIL BACK SAYING THAT THEY NEVER HAVE THAT PROBLEM, MABEY MY SHOPS FAULT. AFTER REPLACING THE INTERNAL GEAR RING, THE 4 PAWS, AND SPRING I STILL HAD A PROBLEM. ONLY AFTER REPLACING THE FLYWHEEL CAGE THAT HOLDS THE CASSETTE DID IT COME BACK TO USABLE. IT WAS A DEFECT FROM THE WORD GO. ITS BEEN A MONTH NOW AND IT IS STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN. I WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM AC AGAIN. THIS PRODUCT AS WELL AS EVERYTHING ELSE THEY PRODUCE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE ALOUD TO GET 1 CHILI. BUYER BEWARE. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gunnar
a Cross Country Rider
from Germany
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | XC | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | Good front hubs - bad rear hubs | | Bike Setup: | ZASKAR LE / WENDLER / JUDY SL | | Bottom Line: | i had the rear hubs in my bike only one year and ´the freehub got damaged (no downhill) - COULD SOMEONE TELL ME WHERE TO GET A NEW FREEHUB, OR SELL ME HIS OLD ONE...? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matthew Keen
a Downhiller
from Hamilton, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Good Front Hubs, still going strong from back in 96 | | Weaknesses: | Its a damn shame the rear hubs arent as good as the front, The hubs are on my hardtail now and i dont use them that much but i got my rear hub in 97 and am onto my 4th axle they snap in half rather easily the freehub sh*ts itself regularly as the hub is not well sealed. | | Similar Products Used: | Hope Biguns ,these are the sh*t!(theyre on my dh), Shimano, Ringle, | | Bike Setup: | Keewee DH8, Boxxer, Hope c2 front and rear on biguns, D321 rims, Raceface crank, bottom bracket,s/s headset, Azonic bar | | Bottom Line: | Awesome front hub shame about the rear | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mags
a Downhiller
from Canberra ACT, Aus
Date Reviewed: March 14, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Blue Range | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Strong
stiff
good looks. | | Weaknesses: | None yet | | Similar Products Used: | Chris King, XT, STX-RC | | Bike Setup: | Mountain Cycle R-Series
White BRothers DH110
Chris King headset
Chris King front hub
AC cranks
AC rear hub
| | Bottom Line: | I have this rear hub for 4 yrs now and haven't had one problem with them yet. They are smooth and strong and very loud when free wheeling. People hear you coming. Dont get me Chris King hub is a superior hub by far, its on the front of my bike. I was unable to get a C.K. rear at the time I put my bike together. It seems AC has very poor quality control on their products. Every second person I read has had a problem with them. For people out there go Chris King, spend the money and enjoy the ride.
Oh yeah I'm still waiting for those AC cranks to snap in two. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: November 21, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Anything but roads!! | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Look good! | | Weaknesses: |
Blowed up real good!!
Ruined a ride!! | | Similar Products Used: |
Shimano
Specialized Stout | | Bike Setup: |
Manitou X-Vert
Specialized
Stratos Helix Pro
Magura HS-33 | | Bottom Line: | This overpriced wonder blew its guts out on me and to add insult to injury AC has not returned e-mails or calls on the matter!!! Dont be fooled by good beefy looks! I have a set of Kings on order, if your smart you will do the same! I think instead of Adventure Components it should be Attractive Crap Not even deserving of 1 star!!! E- mail me if you have any questions. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
stone
a Weekend Warrior
from utah
Date Reviewed: September 21, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
slickrock | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
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DBR Axis TT Titanium hardtail, 98 sid | | Bottom Line: | I've only had the hubs, front and rear, for four months, but I got them used; I think they're about a year and a half old. I weigh 185 and go fast on the rough stuff at slickrock and generate a fair amount of torque going up. I've had no problems. They seem to have very low rolling resistance. I've read reviews about the SID being flexy, but haven't noticed it on mine, it may be because of the beefy front axle. The freehub sounds like a machine gun; its kind of cool and lets you know everything's okay. Check the specs at adventurecomponents.com. I'll give it 5 for now. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Cross-Country Rider
from San Marcos
Date Reviewed: August 30, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Incline Equine | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
reasonably light, roll very well, and are very very stiff! | | Weaknesses: |
friends refuse to ride with me because they complain of headaches | | Similar Products Used: |
mavic221/spec stout | | Bike Setup: |
spec. stumpjumper xtr/9.0sl, white Bros. SC70UL | | Bottom Line: | Everyone keeps telling me these things are a time bomb waiting to go of but I've had them for quite some time now and I hav had nothing but good experiences, so I'm giving them the benefit of the dout. Other than that there really stiff roll extremely well and just keep going. The first thing you'll notice is the ear shattering sound of this hub it's sooo loud some fiends refuse to ride with me. But I like them! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Will
a Racer
from Holden
Date Reviewed: March 29, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Loud and look cool | | Weaknesses: |
They break and poor customer service. Enough for the Chubb my ass. | | Similar Products Used: |
Everthing | | Bike Setup: |
Control Tech HT with Leader fork | | Bottom Line: | Broke the freehub 5 times in one year. This all on my second bike. One time I sent the broken parts in a baggy with the hub back for warrenty, and they put the same split bearing race and broken pawls back into the hub and sent it back with a reciept stating repaired under warrenty. I will never buy anything they sell again, nor should you. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Benslam
a cross-country rider
from California
Date Reviewed: January 12, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These hubs have given me over 4 years of great service and with nary a bent axle or problem otherwise...They're cool and they're loud and they work. buy them it 's very much worth it! I have mine built up on wtb powerbeam rims and wheelsmith db spokes and alloy nipples. combined with my fat titanium its a reliable and fast wheelset. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy Wineinger
a cross-country rider
from Minnesota
Date Reviewed: October 6, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have the APX front hub and I belive it is the absolute best hub I've ever ridden. It is so smooth with almost no resistance at all. I have it laced up with a Sun Cr17 rim and DT Revolution spokes. This combo is light, excellent performing, and above all affordable, the spoke/rim price more than makes up
for the extra $$ for the hub. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott Weiss
a racer
from West Bloomfield, MI
Date Reviewed: July 16, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I've had my set of Chub hubs for over a year now and I have but one negative thought on them, which isn't even the fault of AC. These beasties are stiff and give sweet rolling (I've had to brake on many a stretch so as not to slam into other riders) But after thousands of miles, my cassette body needs replacing. What hub wouldn't though? If they were selling for $400, I'd still get a pair. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff King
a cross-country rider
from Venice, FL
Date Reviewed: December 13, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I only have the rear hub, and it is a Chubb version. The thing has been totally bomb proof. They are great well made hubs. The only hub I'd rather have is the Chris King. But you cant go wrong with these. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Beloney
a cross-country rider
from Cupertino, CA
Date Reviewed: November 14, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I have the AC Ti APX set on a pair of Mavics. Let me just say these bad boys are SCREEMIN'! They're light, tight, strong, spin forever (even after going through muddy creeks), and of course look hot on my Santa Cruz Tazmon. Flex is pretty null with the Judy suspension setup. The rear makes almost no noise spinning (opposite of a White Ind.). If I wasn't cuttin' up dust I could almost sneak up on other riders!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matthew Keen
a cross-country rider
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The AC front hub is the absolute best hub ever made, having riden most types
of hub i am firmly convinced that the hub is superior to anything on the market
Have managed to break only one since my first purchase two years ago and this
was only due to a fold in the metal structuring( a freak occurence)this
resulted in the loss of two spokes,wow major damage-not. The replacement didn't
take long so I can vouch for their warranty replacement scheme.Eagerly awaiting
the arrival of my new rear hub
All in all an awesome hub
If you dont break something, youre not riding hard enough.
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