Submitted by
Linus Malm
a Downhiller
from Umeå Date Reviewed: April 21, 2004
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$150.00
Strengths:
Large flanges which makes the wheel to be really tough.
Weaknesses:
Really heavy. Only one machine bearing and a XT freewheel. Kind of weak axel.
Similar Products Used:
None, only Shuimano Deore
Bike Setup:
Bighit -02, Boxxer race
Bottom Line:
This is a really big hub. It is heavy and has very large flanges. Which makes the wheel really strong. But, the hub itself isn't that strong infact. The axel of my rear hub got bent, which lead to that the bearings go all ruined. Now I'm changing to Hope Buld, a much lighter hub with a stronger axel and more and better bearings.
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Submitted by
Carl Leist
a Racer
from Canal Winchester Date Reviewed: July 26, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Caesar's Creek
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Purchased At:
Cyclist Connection
Strengths:
That's all. Strengths. The damn thing can't be broken. You can't even screw it up if you try (I have). It's nutty invincible. Nice wide flanges and flange spacing make the wheel really strong (what is truing).
Weaknesses:
Heavy! The thing is a tank and will weigh down your wheelset. It's not pretty, but at least the stickers don't come off like my cove's do. slow pedal response.
Similar Products Used:
Rolf, Crupi, Hope, and you name it. I have an expensive hobby of building wheels.
Bike Setup:
Nicolai UFO DS setup for freeride more than its aspiration for slalom and mountaincross.
Bottom Line:
Scrap that last review (I had hardly ridden it). This thing is just as fast as my rolf (equal), shimano (slower), and bontrager (slower) rear hubs (those aren't my only ones) and it holds up better than the shimano and bontrager hubs. It's for freeride and downhill. I won't say slalom or mountain cross because it's freewheel has too much slack (i.e. slow pedal response) for that. I havn't and can't kill it. I can't kill anything of my RooX stuff. Too bad they don't make chainrings and bashguards.
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Submitted by
Carl Leist
a Downhiller
from C.W. Ohio Date Reviewed: July 10, 2002
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