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Submitted by
Jerry Jamison
a Racer
from Fort Worth
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Bottom Line: | NEWS FLASH!... I've had these wheels for three years and love them but I have made a recent discovery that has made them better. I've had Stans Strips in them for about a year and a half and recently discovered that the Trek/Bontrager tubeless rim strips fit perfect. There plastic and can be picked up at most Trek dealers. They're now true tubeless wheels at the cost of $3.99 per tire. They actually make an assemetric rim strip that will work better with the back wheel but I'm ussing the symetrical in both with no problem. My tires don't leak down and I can run a lower pressure without risking my tire blowing off the rim(a problem I ran into several times with the stans strips). This has been a HUGE improvement. Give it a shot. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jerry Jamison
a Racer
from Fort Worth, Tx
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Dinosaur Valley, Glen Rose | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | BULLIT PROOF! I've thrown everything at these wheels and there as true as the day I got them. Strong and FAST!
| | Weaknesses: | None Yet | | Similar Products Used: | Rolf Propell | | Bike Setup: | Trek Fuel TXR | | Bottom Line: | This is the single best upgrade I've done to this bike followed closely by the Cane Creek Cloud Nine shock. I've had a couple of violent crashes that would probably fold a normal tire but with the high tension spoke design, I haven't had to touch them. After 3 years of hard riding there as smooth and true as when I puled them out of the box. I've recently upgraded my Son's bike to the new ZONOS tubeless and there incredible too. Pick up a set. You won't be sorry. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evan Johnson
a Cross Country Rider
from Flagstaff
Date Reviewed: December 10, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | anything on elden | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | Bikeshop on ebay | | Strengths: | Pretty light, seems like rear is really strong. | | Weaknesses: | Radial lacing up front is flexy, not much lighter than xt 217 cross laced. | | Similar Products Used: | older WTB wheelset, XT 217 then replaced rear with LX 221 | | Bike Setup: | KHS Team Hardtail, SX-R, WAM wheelset, profile carbon riser, avid 7.0, XT and sram all around, LX hollowtech. | | Bottom Line: | I'm a pretty big guy (6'4", 195lbs). This is the first radial laced wheel ive ridden and the flex took a little bit of getting used to. The rear feels nice and stable, although it went a bit out of true the first week i rode it, although not so bad that i feel i need to true it. Im not to sure that i can feel the lower rolling weight, at least not on the hills. This could also be because i tend to use heavier tires. All in all i would buy it again for the price, but i wouldn't pay more than like $200 for it. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
liam
a Cross Country Rider
from philadelphia, pa
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Valley Green | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light, stiff, and fast; instant, intuitive acceleration. | | Weaknesses: | xt freehub | | Similar Products Used: | WAM Ti | | Bike Setup: | Super V 400, Cloud Nine, X.0/9.0 - RD/shifters, xtr brakeset, time AL ATACs, Azonic Hot Seat | | Bottom Line: | After blowing out the freehub on my WAM Ti's, I got a good deal on these. They're noticeably stiffer, have the same amazing acceleration as the Team Issue set, and seem to maintain speed just like their big Ti brother, despite a little added weight. The extra lateral stiffness is a confidence booster on rocky descents and corners; the Ti set in comparison flexes more under stress and is less predictable (although its not detectable on anything but rock beds and landings). From now on, these will be my everyday wheels, and I'll save the Ti set for marathon rides (they're much more comfortable overall).
As long as I have to pay for my own wheels, I'll buy Cane Creek Cronos. Zero complaints. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert
a Cross Country Rider
from Lakewood, CO USA
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Pollocks Bench | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Malcoms | | Strengths: | Light, strong and fast. Easy to true and solid | | Weaknesses: | Steel XT freewheel | | Similar Products Used: | LX/XT/XTR w/Mavic 517 | | Bike Setup: | Mrazek BOH, Cane Creek wheels & headset, easton & shimano parts, Marzocchi fork | | Bottom Line: | Bottom line, if you're looking at high-end wheels, these are the ones to buy. Dont't know what the guys that are trueing them once a month are doing but I get mine trued once a year and my mechanic loves them. They are light, fast, and solidly built. And Cane Creek even offers an upgrade path, should you want to bust out the cash for a Ti freewheel. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Racer
from State College PA
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Tussey Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | swap meet | | Strengths: | higher tension = longer life and stronger build
less weight at the perimeter = faster acceleration
great bearings - they spin and spin. | | Weaknesses: | Expensive if you pay retail
straight-pull spokes. Better get some spares...
spoke wrench is unique, so don't lose it.
heavy overall. | | Similar Products Used: | XTR/Aeroheat, XT/Mustang | | Bike Setup: | cr-mo hardtail, Mars-1, SRAM/XTR. | | Bottom Line: | After rebuilding my XTR hubs (to aeroheats with XL-14 spokes), and selling the XT/Mustang set at a swap, I was down to one wheelset for mountain. Being a racer, and working 40+ hours a week, I wanted something in reserve, in case of problems.
A friend, who also works at a sponsoring shop, used these wheels for a year, and was unloading them for $200. I grabbed them, and now that I've ridden them, I'd almost pay retail for them.
Cane Creek delivers a lot of advertising on their website, but in this case, it's all true. At slower speeds, these feel like nothing special. The bearings are nice and smooth, true, but so are the XTR's. Stand up and start moving, though, and you can feel the difference. These definitely accelerate faster, and once up to speed, it's like they want to keep going. Definitely a racer's wheelset, but that's what I'll use them for, so fine.
I did need to spend 5 minutes with the truing stand, but the task was fairly simple. After 5 rock-filled rides, they're running straight and true, so I don't expect to touch them again for a while.
Overall, a great XC wheelset, and worth looking for. They've made me regret rebuilding the XTR wheels, since they're my spares now. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
duh huh
a Cross Country Rider
from Georgia
Date Reviewed: October 29, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Strengths: | wow are these things stiff - spokes super tight, wheels very stiff overall - reasonably light weight | | Weaknesses: | expensive - i wouldn't have em if I hadn't got a deal from a bike team rider - rear hub bearing loading is darn tricky, hard to get balance between too much lateral rim play and too little free spin | | Similar Products Used: | 517s/XT | | Bottom Line: | I believe these wheels can make you a little faster if you're training hard and near your limits - really strong - my 200 lb big arse ain't popped a spoke out of the rear wheel yet - these wheels are really nice - straight pull spokes on front, straight/x on rear with asymetric drilling - | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ian
a Racer
from Clemson, SC
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | pisgah nat. forest | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | stiff, fast, extremely strong | | Weaknesses: | not as light as some pre-builts, but a heck of a lot stronger, so who cares? | | Similar Products Used: | bontrager mustangs and clydes, have worked on and trued countless wheels at the shop I work at (Sunrift Adv. in T.R., SC...stop by if your in the area) | | Bike Setup: | GT Zaskar, XTR/XT, Cane Creek wheels and headset, syncros stuff, and Judy 100 | | Bottom Line: | I ride for the Clemson Univ. mountain bike team and one of our sponsors is Cane Creek. They make incredible products. These wheels are great. after a year of abuse (an entire season of DH and CC racing) they have yet to be out of true. a couple of people below have complained about them going out of true and the rear hub coming loose, and that may be right, but if you have frequent problems they will replace them for you, because that is usually not the case. another correction: the freehub bodies are now XT, not LX, and the team issue set uses an XTR freehub. both are excellent quality. they are a little pricey, but they are definitely worth it with the repair money you'll save. these wheels are incredible. in most cases they will last forever. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Maniaco
a Cross Country Rider
from Phoenix,Az. U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Western Express | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Roll Quick, The front steers very nice with these rims | | Weaknesses: | None Yet! | | Similar Products Used: | Cheapy single wall wienmans, Mavic 221 and 217 | | Bike Setup: | 2K Rocky Element, See the review | | Bottom Line: | OK this is SIMPLE! If you drop a rock off a cliff sooner or later it's going to break! I tip the scales at a FAT 225 lbs. and after an ice cream cone 230 HE HE HE! I didnt pay for these wheels so I have been beating them on everything from concrete curbs to desert rocks! The rear is only a tiny bit out of true, but I don't run my brakes a millimeter from the rim so I'm not concerned. I was also wondering if you guys that seem to be having rear hub probs read the manual? If you havn't this is what is says, tighten rear skewer "just enough" so that there is no free play in the hub! If you dont do this your gonna screw things up back there aspecially if your an aggressive rider. Now go ride and quit your complaining!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
trailrat
a Cross Country Rider
from washington
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Sun Top Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Looks | | Weaknesses: | Cheap freehub (LX), easily out of true, axle comes loose, poor seals | | Similar Products Used: | Mustang/XT, Weinnman/LX | | Bike Setup: | DBR XR1, Judy Race, LX/XT, Avid A.R., Titec | | Bottom Line: | I have had nothing but trouble with this wheel (rear). The axle comes loose regularly. The freehub is cheap (LX) at this price you would expect better. The axle rusts. Hard to true. Uncommon spokes, bike shops don't carry them. I am going back to XT/Mustangs. In their defence I am a 210lb aggresive rider, these would probably work well for a 150-170 XC rider. The only this wheel has going for it as far as I am concerned is it's looks and low rotating weight. I am just glad I bought it cheap. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Cross Country Rider
from Pasadena, CA
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Ken Burton Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Quick, strong, light enough, stay true. (They look good, too.) | | Weaknesses: | Expensive | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano,Ritchey | | Bike Setup: | Ibis Mojo, XT/XTR drive, SRAM Rocket shifters, Precision Billet brakes and levers, and the WAM wheelset with Geax Blades. | | Bottom Line: | When I built my Ibis this wheelset was a serious indulgence. I am big (6'3", 210 lbs), and I looked far and wide for a wheelset that had a reputation for taking abuse, but didn't weigh as much as a boat anchor. I have not been disappointed.
Out of the box they were perfectly true. My last wheels were never so true. After several months of riding, and a few crashes (one where I hammered one of the wheels in a ditch -- that would have easily pulled a spoke out of my old wheels) they are remarkably just as true. Nothing seems to affect these things.
I used to fear the big hits on my old wheels, knowing they just might buckle. With the WAMs, I have started sticking my neck out a little bit more. I have a lot of confidence in these puppies.
If you are hard on wheels, but still want something fairly light and responsive without having to buy a new set every month, these are a good choice. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from Arizona
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Any sigle track | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | They look good except for the blue sticker fast for the weight. | | Weaknesses: | I had a set of the 99 models that I had to true on a regular basis, I got my LBS to upgrade me to a new set of 2000 wheels, due to all the problems I had with the 99 set I have already broken 2 spokes & I am a 55 Yr old who easy an easy rider. | | Similar Products Used: | LX Mustangs | | Bike Setup: | Klien Mantra | | Bottom Line: | These wheels are way over priced & over rated. If you are considering buying these wheels your better off getting the same XT hubs they use & have your local wheel builder use light weight spokes cross lace them & save your self alott of $$$.
The bottom line is my LBS is taking them back & building me a set of Mavic 517s with King hubs & giving me a $100.00 store credit.
I give my LBS 5 chilis for standing behind what they sell. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
RACER X
a Cross Country Rider
from Colorado
Date Reviewed: March 5, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | They look good & work well when they are new. | | Weaknesses: | After 3 months they have to be trued once a month & what a pain that is to do & I am not a hard rider. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT | | Bike Setup: | Elsworth Truth XT/XTR | | Bottom Line: | I had no problems with my stock XT 517 wheels & should have never sold them.
I have ordered a set of Chris King 517s so I can enjoy riding on wheels that are round & are trouble free.
The bottom line is you dont always get what you pay for & Chris King is the King. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SLR
a Cross-Country Rider
from Chapel Hill, NC
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: |
Laurel Mountain, Pisgah NF | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Strong, stiff, light | | Weaknesses: |
Hard to true | | Similar Products Used: |
Mavic/XT | | Bike Setup: |
Tricked out Huffy that I bought at Wal-Mart. | | Bottom Line: | These bad boys are incredible. I've taken them on some of the worst DH stuff that Pisgah can throw at you, riden them through rock garden after rock garden, and yet they hold up. Only 1 broken spoke for all my torture. Just superb for tight, technical singletrack. Got them new on e-bay for $300 so I feel twice as good about them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nathaniel Roy
a Cross-Country Rider
from Sherbrooke, Qc
Date Reviewed: December 31, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Bromont world cup xc | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
very light, accelaration,look great, strong | | Weaknesses: |
cheap casette body, rims wear quickly, very difficult to rebuild, no ceramic rim option, cheap bearings | | Similar Products Used: |
mavic rims with xt hubs | | Bike Setup: |
Kona hot, marzocchi z2 atom bomb, XT | | Bottom Line: | These wheels are beautiful, light, strong and accelerate like crazy, but they are still the most dissapointing product I have ever bought. Performance is great but I think a product that costs this much should be more durable. I can't believe that wheels this expensive come with an LX casette body. I ride in very muddy conditions so the thin sidewalls of my rear rim wore in no time at all. I am a bicycle mechanic and I went through hell changing the rim, all so I can do it again in a few months when my rim wears out again! They are incredibly strong however. I just found that even though they perform great they aren't very durable and a huge hassle to true. The parts (bearings, casette body ) were nowhere near the quality I would have expected for the price. I am going back to good old mavic rims and XT hubs, at least they are serviceable. If you don't do your own bike service and ride in dry conditions I guess they would be alright, but otherwise I say stay away from them, no way were they worth their price. worth their price. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jimbo
a Cross-Country Rider
from 29 palms ca
Date Reviewed: December 1, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Tecnical ups and downs | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Strong. Precise. Smooth. | | Weaknesses: |
Might be hard to true, but if the past is any indication, It'll never need it. | | Similar Products Used: |
XT/517, XT/Bontrager Maverick (rim SUCKED, but after it fell appart for NO REASON I bought the Crono) | | Bike Setup: |
Cannonwhale SV2000 | | Bottom Line: | Incredible! I ride hard, bumpy, rocky track at speeds which are way too fast and the wheel (I only have the front) is still perfect without ANY maintenence. I'll probably be picking up a rear soon, as my XT/517 is near to death. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bilbo
a Cross-Country Rider
from las vegas
Date Reviewed: November 13, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
bootleg canyon | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
light weight
tough as nails | | Weaknesses: |
not many | | Similar Products Used: |
XT/517 | | Bike Setup: |
ellsworth truth | | Bottom Line: | i've finally got to write something about these rims. they are totally worth the money. if you are a penny pincher, look for a used set. if you are a xc racing weight weenie, this is your set of rims. tough, tough, tough. i destroyed hand built xt/517 wheels in about 3 weeks of riding on rocks. so i got these, and have hardly ever had to touch them. they are noticibly faster at high speeds. they stay real true, even though i beat them up. they are stiff, stiff, stiff. so stiff, they start making clicking noises after a ride or two. it doesnt bother me though. so stiff, they do actually stop against rocks. i would not reccommed puting these on your HT. an interesting thing about high tension spokes is that if you happen to bust 2 or 3 in a row, the rim turns into a real interesting shape. i think the rim relies on the high spoke tension to keep true. or maybe it is because i did a full body slam on the rear rim. i am not sure. their customer service is cool. busy, but cool. i got rims turned around in 2 weeks, and a day or two, and i am on the west coast. interestingly enough, the rear bearings seem to be holding up fine. some of my friends said they had trouble with models in years past (rear hub/shimano lx). finally, i would reccommend them to anyone but hardcore DH freaks. it is not a DH rim. but i ride tight/technical/rocky/steep single track, and these hold up great. definately reccommend. five flamin turds! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross-Country Rider
from Baltimore, MD
Date Reviewed: November 2, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Chubb Trail | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Weight, durability, customer service | | Weaknesses: |
They don't come on every bike. | | Similar Products Used: |
Ringle RPM, Spinergy Spox, Hope w/217's, XT w/517's | | Bike Setup: |
Cdale F700 w/ ESP 9.0, Fatty SL, Panaracer SK's (22lbs) | | Bottom Line: | I picked-up these wheels from a friend who had taco'd the front rim after a year of hard racing use, and he weighs about 200lbs. Cane Creek rebuilt the whole wheel for a crazy-low price, and had it back to me 5 working days after I sent it!!!! The rear wheel is still going strong, and is totally true, no BS. There is truly a noticable acceleration advantage to these wheels, and they are god-awful stiff!! I have a radially-laced Ringle on my full-boinger, and it flexes all over the place, but not the Cane Creek! If you can get your hands on these, you'll never regret it, and you can have Cane Creek refurbish them every few years for a fantastic price. Silly Light! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BIg Daddy
a Racer
from Manitoba, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 21, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Pan Am Race Course, Roseisle, MB | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Strength - no truing after 1 year, and yes, I RIDE HARD!! Indestructible, bombproof, need I say more? Yes, I do - they are absolutely amazing in terms of acceleration - it is no coincidence that everyone and his dog are copying the design of putting the nipples at the hub, right? Darn system works, and works great. | | Weaknesses: |
Limited availability of parts, require calling company and purchasing through them (spokes, etc. in case one blows). | | Similar Products Used: |
Spinergy 4 spoke, XT wheelset, XTR wheelset | | Bike Setup: |
HT:Rocky Mountain Vertex TO with AMP F3 Carbon, full XTR, Syncros, etc.
FS: Heckler with AMP F4 fork (see a theme here?), full XTR, Syncros, etc. | | Bottom Line: | Acceleration is above all others as far as I can tell, laterally stuff, ultimate performance wheelset, at a decent weight (Ti is too flexy from what I hear). I have 2 sets now, one on each bike! 5 Flaming dead horses. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brad Wheaton
a Racer
from Wheaton, IL
Date Reviewed: July 1, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
bullet proof, light, great wheel for the price, look bad ass too | | Weaknesses: |
none, maybe the money but they are worth every penny | | Similar Products Used: |
spin spox, mavic, bontrager mustang | | Bike Setup: |
Klein Mantra Pro | | Bottom Line: | Kick ass wheel | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ashwin
a Cross-Country Rider
from Blacksburg, VA
Date Reviewed: July 1, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Fast acceleration
stout
smooth rolling
Customer service | | Weaknesses: |
truing | | Bike Setup: |
BREW mtn bike
Manitou FS | | Bottom Line: | Very strong, stiff wheels. So stiff that at first I started to hang up in rock gardens. Less stiff wheels will give a little when hitting some rocks, but these would almost stop you. That just means you go FASTER!. Incredible Customer service!!!!!! From rebuilds to replacement bearings. Try to get that from Mavic | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott E
a Racer
from Lynchburg, VA
Date Reviewed: June 28, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Any | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Stiff, Light | | Weaknesses: |
Hard to True | | Similar Products Used: |
XT wheel sets, XTR | | Bike Setup: |
Heckler XC and FreeRideing | | Bottom Line: | I races these wheels Last Season and beat the hell out of them. I knocked them out of true on a horrible crash. But they still work. If they weren't so damn hard to true I'd givem 10 flamin turds. They come with a tiny little wrench that you have to use to true them with It ain't to bad after you get the hang of it...
Me and a friend are working up a chart of the actual weight savings because of the rotational weight loss at having the nipples at the hub it comes up so far at 10-15 miles per hour being something like almost a 1/2 pound or 200-300 grams. Thats alot of mass and none of the other wheels can claim they are lighter than these at speed... They are worth it , especially if you don't have to true 'em.
$590 is reasonalbe I would never pay $800 for a wheel set..
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Submitted by
andy f.
a Cross-Country Rider
from Tucson, AZ
Date Reviewed: June 21, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Very strong, light weight wheelset | | Weaknesses: |
Hard to mount/dismount larger tires
Shimano LX freehub (not bad, but for the price they should use XTR) | | Similar Products Used: |
Previous wheelset was XTR/Revolution 14-17/X517 front, Mustang Asym rear | | Bike Setup: |
Ellsworth FS2/XC | | Bottom Line: | These wheels take an absurd amount of abuse for a lightweight wheelset. There are stronger wheelsets and lighter wheelsets, but these are possibly the best compromise between the two. I'm subtracting one chili since Cane Creek used a cheap freehub on such an expensive wheelset. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rex
a Cross-Country Rider
from Raleigh, NC
Date Reviewed: June 19, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
handling precision
spoke design
weight/performance ratio
style points | | Bike Setup: |
GT/rockshox | | Bottom Line: | These are one stallion set of wheels! I picked 'em up on the cheap at a close-out, but now that I've ridden them I would replace them at full price. ( But I won't need to because they are incredibly bomb-proof.) These wheels were my first pricey upgrade on an otherwise pretty ho-hum setup, and they have completely changed the way I ride and my attitude toward components. These wheels are light, precise, responsive, and a total delight to ride. They ride even lighter than they are spec'ed, cause of the central location of the rotational weight, and they accelerate like a rocket! I can't say enough good things about these wheels! They inspire me to want to upgrade both my bike and my own riding skills, in order to get more performance out of them. The Cane Creeks are simply an awesome ride! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard
a Cross-Country Rider
from Clinton, NJ
Date Reviewed: April 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Mt. Rigaud, Quebec | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
durability, lightweight, service | | Weaknesses: |
none I have yet encountered | | Similar Products Used: |
Mavic 217/MachineTech | | Bike Setup: |
Rocky Mtn Element, XTR/Syncros, Manitou FS-Ti | | Bottom Line: | Have had these wheels for over a year now, and am amzed at their durability. I weigh 200lbs, and as a skier, like to go fast downhill. Had these wheels at Canaan last year, and in North Van, and they are still straight as an arrow. Have heard rumblings about parts availability, so I called Cane Creek to ask where I could get some extra spokes just in case. They sent me a bunch for both sides of the rear and the front the next day, complimentary. That's service. They have also been very helpful trying to fit an AD-10 to my bike after Cambria sent me the wrong one. Very happy thus far. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nonny
a Cross-Country Rider
from Madison, WI
Date Reviewed: April 20, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Area 25.5 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Strong, lightweight, very solid, haven't needed truing yet (despite some agressive riding...) | | Weaknesses: |
truing will be a bit of a pain for the rear wheel, but not too bad (since they seem to hold up well and not need truing as often as other wheels) | | Bike Setup: |
97 Klein Pulse Race, manitou sx-r fork, XT/ XTR der's, xt shifters, 9.0 brakes and levers, race lite handlebar, came creek wheels, fire xc tires, etc... | | Bottom Line: | These are great wheels. I have been very pleased with the way they improved the ride and handling of my bike. They are very solid and have caused no problems whatsoever yet (nor do i expect any problems from them) Highly recommended!!! definitely a 5 star item!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
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