Submitted by
clewttu
a Weekend Warrior
from tx Date Reviewed: September 30, 2008
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
wiggle
Strengths:
Looks, stiffness, smooth
Weaknesses:
FREEHUB
Bottom Line:
Thought that the couple things i saw about the freehub "wouldnt happen to me" as they usually are very limited cases. WRONG. More i looked around after the failure turning my bike into a fixie, the more reports i saw outside of this page. Waiting for replacement...may just get a refund and go with saomething else. Shame, i really liked these wheels for the first hour i got to ride on them (yes, failed after 1 hour!). I have a hard time rating this because without the failure id give 4.5 stars (would like them a little lighter) but i cant believe this crap.
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Submitted by
robclapton
a Cross Country Rider
from Central Coast, CA Date Reviewed: July 25, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$550.00
Strengths:
Super light, strong and stiff.
Weaknesses:
Rear hub issue.
Similar Products Used:
Mavic Cross trail.
Bottom Line:
These rims are cool, but I have experienced a similar rear hub problem to the review above. Not a fun situation after dropping 550 on a wheelset. We'll see what shimano does about it. I would go with mavic instead of these, which I previously had. Shimano has made worse and worse products over the years while charging more and more. Just because they have a monopoly on patents doesn't mean they should make poor products.
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Submitted by
freshtracks
a Cross Country Rider
from Bozeman, MT Date Reviewed: July 24, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Light weight, seems they stay true
Weaknesses:
Freehub died after about 15 rides.
Similar Products Used:
Circa 1997 XT hubs/Bontrager Mustang rims - lasted me 10 years!
Bike Setup:
Fuji Reveal 2.0, full XT gruppo
Bottom Line:
The freehub started grinding after about 15 rides. I couldn't backpedal and had to maintain a continuous pedalstroke or else the cassette would push the chain along and tweak my derailleur. We'll see what happens after I get it replaced on warranty. I don't do big drops or abuse the bike in any way, just your basic Montana Forest Service trail riding. My last XT freehub is still going after 10 years of punishment. Maybe I just caught a bad batch, but I have to say I'm pretty bummed with this wheel.
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Submitted by
Jules Evans
a Cross Country Rider
from hobart, tas Date Reviewed: June 24, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$620.00
Purchased At:
Cyclingo
Strengths:
Strong rims.
Very light for their price.
Smooth rolling.
They look great.
Weaknesses:
Rear hub workmanship.
You need an extra large spoke key for adjustments.
Similar Products Used:
Alex rims, cheaper shimano, bontrager
Bike Setup:
Merida Hardtail
Bottom Line:
The front wheel is the perfect value upgrade. Light yet strong. The paint job looks good too.
The rear wheel is also great if has been put together correctly. When I first got the wheelset I had trouble with what I thought was a bent disc. It later turned out to be that the hub hadn't been put together properly and as a consequence the axil was not true which led to the wheel bearings coming loose and the disc not being true. Would have got 5 chillies if this problem didn't exist.
Shimano replaced the wheel though via my LBS and all is sweet now.
My first set of tubeless wheels. Excellent!
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Submitted by
logger
a Weekend Warrior
from kelowna bc canada Date Reviewed: June 6, 2008
Favorite Trail:
all of them
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At:
lbs
Strengths:
stiff wheelset ,roll well, stay true, tubeless tires lose 1 psi per week with no sealant,quality,price
Weaknesses:
08 xt rear freehub failures
Similar Products Used:
mavic crossmax
Bike Setup:
chromag, lyric u-turn
Bottom Line:
good stiff wheelset for heavier cross country, all mtn rider (220lbs)would be good light freeride wheelset for lighter rider, rim finish resists rock scratches well, blown out 2 08 xt rear freehubs, one on this wheelset and one on my mavic 823/xt wheelset, centerlock brakes (08 xt) are very good, complement the wheelset
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