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Submitted by
Larry
a
from Minnesota
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria Bike Outfitters | | Strengths: | Smooth bearings, silent freewheel, overall strong package. | | Weaknesses: | A tad on the heavy side, ditch the skewers that are included and shave another half-pound. | | Similar Products Used: | Homebuilt wheels Shimano XTR/XT/LX using Mavic/Matrix/Sun. | | Bike Setup: | S-Works hardtail/ Manitou SX Ti/ XTR | | Bottom Line: | Overall great wheelset, they seem to have achieved a good balance between weight and strength. I raced 3 races on these, de-tensioned all spokes, oiled the nipples, and trued them back up. 200 miles of cross-country racing later and they are still perfect. Don't think they are quite ready for the long haul right out of the box, but go through them after a couple tough rides and they will be good forever. Don't think the stress relieving process at the factory goes far enough during the build. Ultra smooth bearings and super-quiet freewheel. Well worth the extra hundred bucks over a standard set of wheels. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a Weekend Warrior
from Nashville,TN, USA
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Hamilton Creek, Nashville,TN | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | weight, strength, durability, looks | | Weaknesses: | not disc compatible, but I didn't really care that much when I bought them | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano STX laced to WTB speed masters and Marzocchi QR20 front/shimano LX rear laced to Mavic 221 rims. | | Bike Setup: | GT XCR 1000 I-drive, XTR sti's, rear der., XT front der., Race Face turbine crankset, AVID AR 50s, Easton monkeylite bar, EA70 stem, TIME pedals, Marzocchi z1 X fly fork. | | Bottom Line: | I weigh almost 200 lbs. and almost never have to true these wheels. The old 221's were never straight after a good run through the rocks and roots of Hamilton Creek. I even ran over the front wheel in my truck, straight across the hub, and adjusted 3 spokes no more than 1 turn and they were straight again. I love these things. The hubs showed no signs of damage and don't make any noise. Just like new. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
douglas johnstonbaugh
a Cross Country Rider
from state college
Date Reviewed: October 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | the earth | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | the bicycle shops | | Strengths: | none, they are fun but week | | Weaknesses: | weakness THEY DISINTEGRATE the hub body fractured and then seperated into seven fragments. ive biked on crummy rims and hubs for many years and now i ride on "goodstuff" and they fall apart. Im blown away by this. can i replace this broken part with something other than mavic. Ça c'est vrai! | | Similar Products Used: | na | | Bike Setup: | hardtail | | Bottom Line: | don't buy these | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michel Desmarais
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mont Tremblant Biker X | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | At Pecco's, wheels came with the bike | | Strengths: | Pretty light, and the best rim I have ever had till now, look nice with michelin tires.. :-) | | Weaknesses: | Mine didn't come with disc brake compatible hubs. And front quick relase always lets go. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | 16" frame all mounted XT with crosslink wheels, race face headset crank and rings, syncros seat post and stem, and a ritchey handlebar... | | Bottom Line: | I have ridden a month on them hard downhill and cross country, didn't need to get them trued yet... :-) | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
lee
a
from Michigan
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Weight | | Weaknesses: | Front flexs under extremes | | Similar Products Used: | nuke proof bomb shell | | Bike Setup: | Santa cruz, full xtr,full race face, sids, | | Bottom Line: | Excellent!! They are huge amounts better than my nuke proofs but they are also a fraction of the price. The rims are rebagded X517cd's so when they need renewing its not a problem. They are the smoothest bearings I have ever felt. They look the part too, sometimes they have a slight green tint to them.
Nice!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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