Submitted by
aroundoz
a Weekend Warrior
from Nelson, BC Date Reviewed: May 27, 2009
Favorite Trail:
High Drive in Spokane
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Purchased At:
Came with my bike
Strengths:
They have stayed straight and true.
Weaknesses:
Poor seals. Debris gets into the freehub body. 1st time it caused a grinding noise. Had it serviced and same thing happened again and caused the freehub to seize which turned my bike into a fixed gear. It's being serviced again and will see how long it lasts this time.
Bike Setup:
Prophet 3Z
Bottom Line:
I weigh 235 and ride more AM than CC and I have been surprised that these wheels have stayed true. If it weren't for the freehub issues, they would get five chilis. I don't ride in wet conditions/mud so surprised this is happening.
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Submitted by
Richard S
a Cross Country Rider
from Southlake, TX 76092 Date Reviewed: April 16, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Northshore - Lake Grapevine
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Purchased At:
Mad Duck
Strengths:
UST, Stiff, stays true
Weaknesses:
Rear axle breaks easily
Similar Products Used:
2nd pair of CrossLands
Bike Setup:
Cannondale Rush
Bottom Line:
This is my second bike to ride with Crossland wheels. I have been very happy with them. I weigh 250, so when I broke my rear axle I understood that my weight was a factor. That said, I was surprised to learn that this is a common problem with this wheelset. I have about 2cm' break off my axle. I've been waiting 2 months for Mavic to ship a replacement axle to my bike shop, and it's still not in stock. Fortunately, the bike shop loaned me another wheel to use in the meantime.
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Submitted by
Interloper
a Cross Country Rider
from Australia Date Reviewed: January 26, 2009
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$200.00
Strengths:
straight spokes, build quality, tubeless, looks
Weaknesses:
rear axle
weight but theese are cheap!
Similar Products Used:
multiple shimano, WTB and mavic wheel sets
Bike Setup:
07 Jamis XCR Expert
Bottom Line:
Great wheels had no issues for just under 2 years. Dont do large drop offs and weigh 80kg so not horrid stress on the wheels. However like others report here broken rear axle. Clearly a design fault. So why the outrageous cost on a replacement?
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Submitted by
Quentin
a Cross Country Rider
from Eleanor, WV, USA Date Reviewed: August 25, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Eleanor Park
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Purchased At:
Pathfinder WV w/ the
Strengths:
Always true, rim holds up well to abuse, easy to seat the tire w/ a hand pump
Weaknesses:
Rear axle
Similar Products Used:
Cheap wheelset from my rockhopper
Bike Setup:
06 Cannondale Scalpel 1000
Bottom Line:
I was very happy with the wheels until the rear axle broke (~ 2 years of use). ~ 2cm of the threaded end of the axle broke off, leaving the wheel wobbling all over. Mavic will only sell service parts to a distributor and the axle is $45. My riding is a mix of cross country and all mountain and I won't say that I'm easy on the wheels. Functionally, I was very happy with the wheels. I am slightly disappointed with the durability.
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Submitted by
Guy
a Weekend Warrior
from Miami Fl Date Reviewed: May 22, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At:
Online bike shop
Strengths:
Super strong. Smooth. Spinning is continuous and flawless. Looks Great. all in one. tubeless, with tubes, v-brakes or disc. Quite light.
Weaknesses:
None so far
Similar Products Used:
Mavic crossride and crosstrail (can't afford it)
Bike Setup:
Giant Reign 2. Xtr, Mavic, Manitou, Thompson and Easton carbon.
Bottom Line:
Its just awsome. people like to buy super expensive things just to buy and feel good but they never compete or race. This wheelset is darn good. highly recommended if you can't spend $400-$600 on a wheelset. can't go wrong!
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Submitted by
D Thomas Lamourine
a Weekend Warrior
from Old Lyme Date Reviewed: April 30, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Rocky point LI, NY
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$109.00
Purchased At:
CBO
Strengths:
Light!!, stiff!!, smooth... OK... and look good too!!
Weaknesses:
none ...... so far
Similar Products Used:
Shimaro/ Sunrim
Bike Setup:
K2 Apache 5/ Sram x-9 drivetrain/Avid BB7 brakes... bla bla bla Very light bike!
Bottom Line:
SO far they are WAY better than the stock Shimaro/Sumrim cheapies that came on the bike. Much stiffer, truer, smoother running. Just got the rear.
read all the complaints about these cracking. but they are XC rims. Not "All Mountain" and I'm guessing that most people who have had issues with them are younger and more All MTN riders, that ride a little harder then they where intended for, and expect these light weight wheels to be stronger.
I'm a gezzer, (OK 40+) and ride more of a single track/dirt road type trails with little or no drops, so I'm guessing that I'm not going to have an issue ( I hope)
Now they are replacing them with the crosstrail probably to get rid of some of the bad hype but if you can get a Crossland and ride less aggressive then I think you'll love them over normal cheaper wheels
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Submitted by
Mark
a Racer
from Wisconsin Date Reviewed: February 16, 2008
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Strengths:
Strength, serviceability
Weaknesses:
Nothing so far.
Similar Products Used:
Custom wheels
Bike Setup:
Cannondale Scalpel
Bottom Line:
I am a clydesdale (250 lbs.) and race (16 times usually per year). I have not had any problems with these wheels what so ever. I have had to true them once at the end of last year. I run tubeless all the time and recommend it to anyone. I have used regular UST tires and have used regular tires with Stan's fluid. Either way works fine with these wheels. For UST tires you can mount them with a floor pump, but a air compressor works the best. I don't know what the other people were complaining about. I weigh 100 lbs. more than he does and ride very aggressively and never had a problem. So for the money you can't go wrong. BUY THESE WHEELS!!!
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Submitted by
dave
a
from boise Date Reviewed: December 5, 2007
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$220.00
Purchased At:
performance
Strengths:
reliable,strong.
Weaknesses:
rim brake surface looks dweeb if you are useing disc.
Bike Setup:
2004 Ibex tropphy hardtail, 2006 Heckler.
Bottom Line:
I do not know what the hell you guys are talking about in regards to reliability, I have 2 sets of these wheels and have had absolutely no problem with them however I am quite religious about maintainence are youse knuckleheads? or do you work for some other wheel company?
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Submitted by
Vibrato
a Cross Country Rider
from Silvis Illinois Date Reviewed: October 3, 2007
200.00 for the wheel SET, 50.00 to replace the rear axle. Now I've broken it twice!! If you're less than 150 pounds or never leave the ground, good wheels, if you're rough on a bike, you may not want these.
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Submitted by
Keith
a Cross Country Rider
from gainesville, ga Date Reviewed: August 21, 2007
Favorite Trail:
bull mountain
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At:
ebay - rear wheel
Strengths:
UST, rims are fairly strong and stay true
Weaknesses:
Hub is complete crap, shims in freehub come loose, a ceramic bushing inside the freehub wears down and causes play in the freehub, causing shifting and cassette problems
Similar Products Used:
mavic crossmax (lasted longer than crossland) but too expensive to fix, xt hubs w/ rhynolites (indestructable)
Bike Setup:
jamis dragon, xtr, v-brakes, crossmax front (still going), xt/rhynolite rear
Bottom Line:
Buy only if you plan on replacing after around 600 miles of mtb. Mavic does not know how to make a serviceable, quality rear wheel. 1 time shame on you, 2 times shame on me. Never again will I buy mavic. xt/ rhynolites - $150 - 4500 miles and counting
2 chilis for working well for 6 months.
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Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from Chandler, AZ, US Date Reviewed: May 9, 2007
Favorite Trail:
South Mountain
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$220.00
Purchased At:
Price Point
Strengths:
Tubeless, relatively light and cheap
Weaknesses:
Rear hub needs periodic cleaning
Similar Products Used:
Shimano hubs with other mavic rims
Bike Setup:
Turner Burner, manitou minute 1:00, manitou 3 way swinger, shimano xt and xtr parts
Bottom Line:
This was a relatively good set of wheels for the first 2 years. I weight about 185 lbs and ride 3 to 4 times a week, aggressive XC. The rims stayed surprisingly true in that time. The rear hub would require cleaning every 7 to 8 months, but it was easy to take apart. I really liked the tubeless rims, just use a little Stans-no-tube and they worked great. At 2.5 years cracks developed near most of the spoke nipples of the rear rim. Then one nipple broke threw and tore the rim. That was it for the rear rim. The front rim is still going. I can't bring myself to buy another set knowing that they will be trashed in a couple of years. If you weight less, you may want to consider buying them.
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Submitted by
Seth
a Cross Country Rider
from Hanahan, SC, Date Reviewed: May 2, 2007
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$213.00
Strengths:
Can run either disc or rim brakes. Never needs truing.
Weaknesses:
If using the supplied quick-release, will damage your fork's dropout. Can't get the quick-release tight enough, evenually comes loose, causes the dropout to rub against the hub.
Bottom Line:
Upgrade the cheap quick-release skewer prior to using these wheels. After one year of use and not using better skewers, I'm looking at replacing the lower legs on my $600 fork. Lesson learned.
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Submitted by
gary
a Cross Country Rider
from arkham, ma Date Reviewed: April 15, 2007
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Purchased At:
lbs
Strengths:
perform well, rugged, inexpensive, ust, look good
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
numerous other stuff, xt hubs on different rims, hope xc on 717's
Bike Setup:
i now have these on 2 bikes, a non stock giant vt and a santa cruz superlight
Bottom Line:
i ride year round day or night and wanted to try ust, fixing flats on a cold winter night or mosquito infested bottomlands was getting old, tight budget,so i got these on the advice of my mechanic at a local bike shop. i'm well over a thousand miles on the first set and only needed a minor truing once on the front wheel. ride weirwolfs with a little stans, the wheels don't really feel all that heavy, ride alot of rocky stuff and my rims always look it, these have held up well, still roll smooth and i haven't flatted once. i don't know why these aren't more popular than they are, i consider these a great buy.
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Submitted by
Richard Cranium
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin, TX, USA Date Reviewed: April 14, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Walnut Creek Park
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$220.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Extremely strong & durable stays true no matter what you roll it over, jump over, drop off's etc... Straight pull spokes, super smooth rolling hubs, great looking and the ability to go tubeless at a super cheap price.
Weaknesses:
none than I can find
Similar Products Used:
Handbuilt Mavic 819's with XT hubs, Mavic 317's with DT Cerit hubs, Sun Rhynolite XL's....
Bike Setup:
Giant Trance 1 & Giant XTC
Bottom Line:
I am a clydesdale (6'2" & 240 lbs) and have had issues with everyone other wheelset I have ever ridden, warped/bent rims, continually having to true wheelsets etc...
While picking up a wheelset from my LBS after they trued them (again) my most trusted mechanic recommended that I try the Mavic Crossland - best money I ever spent on my bikes. They look great, smooth.......... rolling hubs and in the past year and 800 trail miles later I have not had any issues, no more trips to get this wheelset trued ! This wheelset is bomb proof !!!!!!!!
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Submitted by
Tedroy
a Weekend Warrior
from Pasadena Date Reviewed: April 4, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Still lookin'
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At:
supergo
Strengths:
Cheap & strong, UST, cool hubs, straight pull spokes, OK, they're a little heavy 'cause they have V-Brake surfaces, but c'mon for 2 bills (on sale) waddya want? The tubeless thing really makes sense for me 'cause I live in goatheadville!
Weaknesses:
Heavyish, While the UST valve stems are removeable the cores are not, so you have to bust the seal on the tire's bead to add / remove sealant.
These rims have treated me real well. No trueing needed after 2 years. UST feature holds air just fine. Mounting UST tires is do-able with a standard floor pump, but the local gas station compressor is a better option. There are cheaper wheels and super cool mega-xpensive hyper race wheels but these fit the bill for me. I ain't racing anybody but myself so the heavy wheels just mean I'm gettin' a better workout than weight-weenie boy. Also, the straight-pull spokes aren't so proprietary (like the new mavics) that if I broke one, I could probably find one in LA somewhere!
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