Submitted by
Kaizen
a Cross Country Rider
from Belmont, CA, USA Date Reviewed: October 12, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Demonstration Forest
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
eBay
Strengths:
Stiff, Light, Strong. Never seems to need truing. Fast hubs. Great Looks.
Weaknesses:
Skewers are heavy, but functional
Similar Products Used:
mavic, spinergy, dt swiss, shimano
Bike Setup:
Mamasita
Fox f29
SRAM XO
FSA KForce
Bottom Line:
These wheels are bombproof. They are the best combination of light and strong wheels I have found in this price range. Actually, they are better than wheels I have run that are twice their price. And they have major bling potential with the various spoke color options: black, red, yellow, white, blue -- sweet!
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Submitted by
Doug_ID
a Cross Country Rider
from Lewisto, ID, USA Date Reviewed: July 24, 2009
No regrest buying these wheels. Put over 2k on them so far no issues at all.
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Submitted by
leverick
a Cross Country Rider
from Durango Date Reviewed: June 11, 2009
Favorite Trail:
All
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
Strong, Strong, Strong. Hubs are great as well.
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Mavic and others.
Bike Setup:
Kona 29er FS.
Bottom Line:
These are great wheels for the price with nice performing hubs. I'm a clyde at 200 lbs and have put some fairly serious hits on these wheels and they are true as day one.
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Submitted by
Docklobster
a Weekend Warrior
from Murrieta, CA Date Reviewed: October 9, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
Spinergy
Strengths:
I went through spinergy's upgrade program and switched over from my 26" setup and old spox wheelset to the new 29er set.
I have put about 50 rides on this set so far and have had zero issues. This wheelset has performed great!! Stays true, durable and is a great price for a light wheelset. If you are looking for a good performing wheelset give these a try.
Weaknesses:
Skewers - I changed mine after the first ride they just didn't hold well for me. A tubeless option would be nice.
Bottom Line:
The right wheelset for me at the right price - checkout the upgrade program if you have some older spinergy's laying around.
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Submitted by
Docklobster
a Weekend Warrior
from Murrieta, CA Date Reviewed: October 9, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
What a great light weight wheelset, especially for the price!!
I have put a good 50 rides on these so far and they have performed great, stayed true, and bearings are in great shape. I have also recently gone to a 203mm rotor on the front and have had no issues with the wheelset holding up to the larger rotor.
Weaknesses:
Skewers - I replaced them after the first ride, they just didn't hold well enough for me. A tubeless option would be nice!
Bottom Line:
Anyone looking for a durable lightweight wheelset at an affordable price for a 29er should try these out.
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Submitted by
mtbnachos
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego Date Reviewed: September 17, 2008
This wheelset is crazy light. Actual weigh came in at 1680 grams, great acceleration and isolates vibration. On jumps it feels like my hardtail is a softtail and they are tougher than they look. What's amazing are the PBO spokes, an LBS dealer showed me a demo spoke and you can tie a knot on itself like a shoelace, crazy! They corner well and the hubs so far are solid. Wish the front hub was Maxle convertible, doh! Spinergy skewers are awful performance and cosmetic wise. A several times the skewer as slipped off the dropout.
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Submitted by
SamoJeff
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Monica, CA Date Reviewed: August 6, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Backbone, Sullivan Singletrack
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$660.00
Purchased At:
Internet
Strengths:
10 years of Spinergies. Stay true the longest
Weaknesses:
Give you local mechanic one of the two spoke wrenches you get. He prolly wont have one. Spinery, send them to the mechanics of major shops!
Similar Products Used:
Lots and lots o wheels.
Bike Setup:
Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Expert 29er
Bottom Line:
Well, ten rides on 'em . In the Santa Monica mountains singletrack. If you aren't familiar with it, not the most forgiving terrain. dry, dusty rocky,loose, steep - up AND down! Killed my DT Swiss rims every 3-4 rides. My bike shop guy trued my rims three times in 60 days! (i'm 200lbs)
Do the Xyclone 29ers perform? Unbelievably! They feel lighter. ( I am not a weight junkie, so i have no idea if they are lighter.) But best of all, they feel like an extra level of suspenion over the rough stuff. And,
best of all, I haven't once knock them out of true!
They are not cheap, but @ 60 bucks a month in truing the other rims, they feel cheaper every day!
They look pretty killer, too! I got the black spokes.
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