Description:The Xyclone Disc is the lightest disc brake wheel set on the market. PBO technology helps reduce weight, without sacrificing stiffness or durability.
Lightest Disc Brake wheelset available
Advanced PBO fiber spokes - 32 front/32 rear
Custom US made alloy freehub with vacuum seal
CNC machined hubs, with sealed cartridge bearings for minimal rolling resistance
6 bolt international standard pattern for disc mounting
Light weight alloy, disc-specific rim
Skewers included
Only 1610g per set
Available in black with white or black spokes, standard 26" size with white highlight graphics
Submitted by
Rider
a Cross Country Rider
from Charlottesville, VA, USA Date Reviewed: October 27, 2008
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$400.00
Strengths:
Spinergy has great customer service, with helpful advice and fast response time. The wheels were durable and lightweight. Very easy to maintain.
Weaknesses:
1. Although, I haven't had to true often, it was a bit of a pain because one has to take tire/tube/rim strip off to perform the work.
2. I believe the hub alignment is offset, which like another reviewer said, doesn't cause any problems but it does make the disc brake rotor oscillate making the brakes rub just slightly even after countless adjustments.
3. I haven't broken any spokes but the spoke covering can be nicked easily. 4. Since the wheels are proprietary, extra spokes, rims, needs to be bought through them. Although, ordering is a breeze with them, it is a little more work than just wandering into any bike shop to buy a spoke.
Similar Products Used:
Mavic, Specialized, Shimano
Bottom Line:
Overall, I like the wheels. No "major" issues, I got what I paid for, a nice set of lightweight wheels at a reasonable price, there are some weaknesses but not a deal breaker.
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Submitted by
EmanResu
a Cross Country Rider
from England Date Reviewed: October 27, 2008
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At:
Kim's
Strengths:
They stay true, they're light, seem strong and don't flex at all as some people seem to think they might.
Weaknesses:
I've had or have had issues with: front bearings; freehub bearings; hub centralisation; water ingress; spoke damage; poor quality control in general. They're quite expensive as a consequence of these issues (expect more).
Bike Setup:
AM setup ridden quite hard at times; no drops > 2 feet or so
Bottom Line:
I couldn't say that I'd buy these wheels again as I've felt disappointed about their overall quality given their price. I feel that Spinergy could cure most of the problems quite easily if they care to.
The good;
They seem quite strong. I read comments prior to purchase talking of potential flex though I've not experienced any flex at all. The spokes feel as strong and inflexable as steel to me. These wheels have also remained very true during the year's use, where they've been ridden quite hard at times over rough, rocky sections, cornered hard, and a few pretty insignificant drops thrown in here and there. I was also impressed with the weight of them in comparisson to my previous wheels that were nothing special (average budget wheels).
The bad;
The front wheel never rotated very smoothly from new, it was always a it notchy akin to an overtightened cone bearing in feel. It was also quite noisy when spun in free air. I managed to cure much a the notchy friction eventually by repressing the bearing outer shells firmly into the hub. They remained noisy though. These bearings have failed with play in one year, or about 850 miles of use.
The "Enduro 6902 SRS DINP5ABEC5" seals used in the freehub bearings are utterly rubbish at preventing mud/water ingress. Honestly, any mud/water that passes the cassette lockring flows freely into these bearings and destroys them. I've had to improvise and install a additional seal under the lockring to help prevent this now. They should not bother using these bearings at all and instread should use the same "Enduro 6902 LLB" as used for the main rear wheel bearings instead (same size) as the seals would be much more effective (typical RS seal).
The rear hub body in relation to the bearings has been machined off-centre. This means the brake disc oscillates off-centre, too. This doesn't cause an issue other than it's just poor engineering, especially for a wheel of this cost.
Both the front and the rear rims have a problem with water retention. After use in wet conditions, or a hosing down, the rim cavities can collect a fair amount of water, which is difficult to release. If I place my innertube vavle core nearest the ground and push it in and out a few times it can gradually pump out the water. I've half a mind to drill a hole in the rim wall somewhere and be damned creating a potential weak point.
The rim weld seam appears poorly finished as it bubbles of the rim. It looks cheap.
The plastic spoke "outer" that covers the inner fibres are quite easily damaged if/when your wheels pick up rocks. I've not had a spoke break yet, nor do any of the fibres appear terminally damaged, it's just the plastic outers that have suffered a bit.
The pawl spring wasn't installed correctly from new. It took me dismantling the freehub out of curiousity one day to realise this. I effectively had one pawl properly sprung (properly engaging), one half sprung, and one not sprung at all. It required installing the pawl spring "gap" appropriately on either side of the "pin" (anyone familiar with the design may know what I mean here).
The decal stickers look fairly cheap with them not even being anti-aliased. :P
Other than this they're good wheels! No, honestly, they're not bad wheels I don't think, they could just be made so much better if the company took care of stupid problems like the above. Hopefully these comments here can be seen as helpful in that regard assuming anyone cares.
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Submitted by
swad
a Cross Country Rider
from Hudson Falls, NY Date Reviewed: October 21, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Spire Falls
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
Ebay
Strengths:
Light, stiff, fast, and durable.
Weaknesses:
None so far.
Similar Products Used:
Other cheap wheelsets. Mavic 222, Rhinolite...
Bike Setup:
Giant Xtc with a Marzocchi Mx Pro fork. Fire Xc tires.
Bottom Line:
These wheels are amazing. I bought these wheels because I was tired of bending and breaking spokes on cheaper wheelsets. These wheels are well worth the money. They are very stiff and durable. I have not changed my riding style since I bought these wheels, and they are still as true as the day I got them. They can take some abuse. This probably is not the best wheelset you could get, but my opinion is this is the best bang for your buck. If you are looking for a nice upgrade from like a Mavic 222 wheelset or something along those lines, this is the way to go.
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Submitted by
ghawk
a Weekend Warrior
from Denver, Co Date Reviewed: August 24, 2008
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
Durable, Long Lasting.
Similar Products Used:
Many wheels over last 20 years.
Bottom Line:
Great wheels, my main wheels on all my bikes last 5 years or so. Setup with tubeless on non-tubeless tires very easily. Only trued a couple of times 3 sets in last 5 years.
(I run these with with non tubeless Wtb Mutano Raptor 2.4s and is and absolutely super tight fit for Ghetto tubeless or with Stans rim strip (tough to seat in narrow rim channel.) Search mtbr forums for review of Mutanos with these wheels tubeless. Anyway, so you get a bombproof actually lightweight tubeless setup.)
These wheels absorb shock like crazy and are reasonably stiff laterally. Great customer service now and fairly easy to work on your self. Great non fault replacement to upgrade. I am now waiting for them to come out with a 650b version.
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Submitted by
jlhnco
a Cross Country Rider
from Evergreen, CO Date Reviewed: June 18, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Bergen Peak
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$480.00
Purchased At:
Ebay
Strengths:
Very tough, light, stiff and look great. Outstanding customer support!
Weaknesses:
None really. Spokes are a little harder to replace than on your standard wheels, but unless you really, really abuse the spokes, they won't need to be replaced. See below.
Similar Products Used:
Mavic and others.
Bike Setup:
Turner 5 Spot
Bottom Line:
These wheels are just incredible; I am amazed by their durability. They stayed factory trued for more than a thousand miles! I weigh 200 lbs and ride between XC and all mountain. The other day I managed to stick a log into my rear wheel and broke a few spokes. Called Spinergy support, and in 3 days I had my new spokes. They were very helpful, even sent more than I ordered and included new spoke tools for no extra charge.
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Submitted by
mshubert
a Racer
from Cleveland TN Date Reviewed: June 6, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Racoon Mt
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
Spinergy
Strengths:
Great product, I have raced on these wheels for two years, I have never had to have them trued, you cant beat the white spokes, I have two damaged spokes from wrecks but they still keep going, you cant beat their customer service, they reply to emails within the same day I like to just email them just to tell them how well the weels are holding up, I would recomend them to anyone, weekend rider, racer, who ever they are great, I retired my mavics for these and have never went back. and I am running with the stans no tubes kit and have not had one flat in two years.
Weaknesses:
bearing wear a little fast, but they will stand behind their product, the bearing are starting to go out and gave them a call, bam, new bearings, for no charge, you cant beat their customer service.
Similar Products Used:
Mavic crossmax XL, Bontrager Race Lite, Bontrager Race X lite,
Bike Setup:
Trek Top Fuel 98 carbon, Race face crank, XTR rear, front derailer, Spinergy cyclone disk wheels, Thompson stem, seatpost, maxxis crossmark tires, crank brother pedals, hayes stroker disk brakes, fox rear and front shock.
Bottom Line:
Great wheels, affordable, they last, sexy, and you can run tubless with the stans no tubes.
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Submitted by
David Mutch
a Cross Country Rider
from Sydney, NSW, Australia Date Reviewed: May 18, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Oaks
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$480.00
Purchased At:
eBay
Strengths:
Very strong, very light, look fantasic !
Weaknesses:
Packaging they come in does not protect axles well, wheels are faultless however.
Similar Products Used:
Mavics.
Bike Setup:
Specialized XC Pro (warranty replacement for 03 Enduro Pro), lot's of high end parts
Bottom Line:
I have them with white spokes and they look awesome on my red frame with black parts. On the first ride a stick the thickness of my middle finger jumped into the rear wheel and I thought 'here we go, they lasted one ride' - but no, the stick was sliced clean in two and didn't leave a single mark on the wheels, awesome !
I had them shipped from the US and the boxes didn't protect the rear axle too well as it wore a hole in the side of the box, no damage but be careful if shipping long distances.
I'm a heavy rider at 100kg so getting something competition lite that easily supports my size is excellent - and for $480 USD incredible value. The best thing is the looks though, every time I look at my bike I want to ride it - and isn't that what it's all about ?
Top Marks, one of the best uprades I've made in 20+ years of riding.
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Submitted by
Dave Kleckner
a Cross Country Rider
from Colorado Springs Date Reviewed: April 11, 2008
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$400.00
Strengths:
Amazingly light and strong wheels, riding for 7 plus years and never needed truing.
Weaknesses:
None!
Similar Products Used:
Mavic Crossmax SL
Bike Setup:
Intense 5.5, Sram XO and XTR, FOX R130 and RP23, Thompson and King hardware, Juicy 7 brakes and Xyclone Disc wheels
Bottom Line:
These wheels are amazing. Held up for over 7 years under a Clydesdale rider with out ever needing to be trued and minimal maintenance. I had some questions about the wheels and upgrading and the customer support from Spinergy was second to none. Timely responses and great feedback. I would recomend these wheels and Spinergy without hesitation.
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Submitted by
Dan Abel
a Cross Country Rider
from Songtan, South Korea Date Reviewed: April 5, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Brown Mountain, South Korea
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
Beyond Bikes
Strengths:
Light, Responsive, Easy Maintance, Fast
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Nothing Else Out there as light as these...
Bike Setup:
2006 Stumpy FSR, XTR Group, Fox Float, Fox Triad, Easton Carbon Bars/Seat Post, Hope Stem, Hope Mono Mini Rotors, Egg Beater, Fizik Saddle, Kenda Nevegal 2.1
Bottom Line:
I am a clydsdale 200+ rider and these wheels rock. I ride them pretty hard mostly XC but some good downhill and freeride too and they take whatever I throw at them. I think they are the best climbing xc wheel available. I have the white spokes and on my blue stumpy they look hot. I do wish spinergy offered different colored hubs though. Customer service is the best with spinergy, they really take care of military customers and I have had several friends buy them off of my experience, Send me some swag spinergy!!! Can't get any better !!!!!
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Submitted by
a Weekend Warrior
from Alameda, CA Date Reviewed: February 18, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Skegg's
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$650.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
for the light weight, excellent strength and durability... held up after doing northstar, although other components didn't, and i weigh 190+.
Weaknesses:
if the spokes have impact on rocks or anything sharp, the outer composite layer tears, and leaves the fibrous inner-twined part exposed which tears quite easily. i'm assuming this compromises the integrity of strength, and this has resulted in me having to frequently replace spokes and true the rim. the primary problem is finding a dealer that carries the spokes.
Similar Products Used:
many
Bike Setup:
intense 5.5, xt shifters and derailers, face deus stem and atlas cranks, titec pluto handlebars, manitou minute and swinger 4-way for suspension, heim bashguard & chain guide, etc...
Bottom Line:
i'm not so concerned about weight, but these wheelsets are light for the pounding that they can endure, and has helped to keep my ride at sub 30 pounds. after two years i've overhauled the rear hub once, and have to occasionally replace spokes due to the aforementioned problem. but i tend to abuse my bikes. would definitely recommend if you can afford to spend a little extra for an excellent wheelset that is light and super strong.
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Submitted by
Gary Kelly
a Weekend Warrior
from Canberra, Oz Date Reviewed: January 11, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Mt Majura
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At:
eBay
Strengths:
Look great, perform flawlessly, minimum maintenance, very tough, super light.
Weaknesses:
You have to wash them occasionally. No service agent in Oz, but, that doesnt seem to be a problem:)
Bike Setup:
Ventanna X5, Sram 0 drive, Juicy Carbons, Fox Talas R 32, Truvative Carbon Crank, Spinergy Wheels
Bottom Line:
Have had these wheels on my last three bikes. Everything else changes, but I keep the Spinergys :)
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Submitted by
Joe Axtell
a Cross Country Rider
from Hemet,Ca USA Date Reviewed: January 9, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Hurkey Creek
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Im 6'0 and 230lb the rims have never needed tune up! I ride all typs of trails. Thease rims take 4'drops and ride the nastys all the time with out a hicth!
Weaknesses:
None(realy none)
Similar Products Used:
WTB,Alex,Sun
Bike Setup:
Nicolai(Nonius cc)with 08Fox Talus RLC,08 fOX RP23,Sram shifters,Avid Juicy 8, FSA Carbon bars and post FSA stem and head set,WTB gel seat!
Bottom Line:
You will love these wheels!
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Submitted by
Jean
a Weekend Warrior
from Joplin, MO Date Reviewed: December 8, 2007
Favorite Trail:
local trails with no name
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$350.00
Purchased At:
from Spinergy via Bike Shop Employee Discount coupon
Strengths:
Bomb proof! I am an L&F female and have ridden with these wheels for four years. Have done nothing to service them, and just now have the first hint of the front hub needing to be checked over and perhaps tightened. I probably could not afford to buy another set of these wheels, but I absolutely love the ones I've got. I am changing out wheelsets on my Giant NRS2 right now to have these looked at, putting OEM Mavic X233 discs back on the bike until these are declared trail-worthy again. I am not a particularly sophisticated rider, but I think these wheels are wonderful and anyone who wants a top-quality wheelset that will last year after year, without being abused!, would be well-served by this product!
Weaknesses:
None. Who can complain about a wheelset that lasts four years with no maintenance??
Similar Products Used:
Mavic X223 Disc, Mavic X139 Disc
Bike Setup:
Giant NRS 2; Manitou Skareb Comp front fork, Rock Shox SID rear shock; Shimano derailleurs LX front, XT rear; Race Face Prodigy XC crankset with Crank Bros 50/50 platform pedals; Titec Hellbent bars & Titec seatpost. Race Face Deus 70 mm stem. IRC Mythos XC tubeless tires with Stan's No-Tubes kit. Avid mechanical disc brakes (I have 3 bikes with these brakes on them, and they are great!)
Bottom Line:
Absolutely awesome wheelset!!!
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Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from New Jersey Date Reviewed: November 22, 2007
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
Kim's
Strengths:
Light, stiff, fast, and bomb proof. Great wheels for the money.
Weaknesses:
None yet.
Similar Products Used:
Many
Bike Setup:
Turner 5 spot
Bottom Line:
These tires are a blast to ride. Stiff as anything and capable of taking the abuse I put them through on the trail. I am impressed with the durability and strength of these wheels. A large stick got jammed in the rear spokes and eventually broke in half before I was able to stop the bike. I assumed the worse, but when I inspected the wheel it was solid and I could not find even the slightest hint of spoke damage!!! No buyers remorse here!! This product has exceeded my expectations.
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Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from West Hartford Date Reviewed: November 20, 2007
Favorite Trail:
anything nasty
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
light, fast, strong, & good looking, great service (from spinergy)
Weaknesses:
If any it would be that they don't have many stocking shops in the area (for MTB anyway).
Similar Products Used:
Mavics, White Ind., XTR & XT (hubs), Dt swiss , some other generic - oem stuff.
Beat on for almost a year in New England crap (a couple of trips to Mt.Snow thrown in too) and have not had to touch them despite the rocks, roots drops and muck. Expensive but damn!!! great people at Spinergy too. Contacted them for some 20mm adaptors and they were great. These are fast, light and tough. I was worried at first as the appearance is that of a light duty XC wheel but they really can take it. As soon as I can scrape up some extra $$$ (that the wife doesn't know about!!! lol) I'm going to get a set of Enduro's or Fall-lines for a DH bike I'm scraping together. As gravy, you won't be lusting over something else cause you compromised, and they are unique too. Buy em for anything short of hard DH/FR.
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Submitted by
sam
a
from Australia Date Reviewed: November 3, 2007
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$440.00
Strengths:
light, strong, different, fast! easy to work on and maintain. I haven't even had to true them yet. and the white spokes are crazy!
Weaknesses:
bearings in front wheel didn't last. replaced with better quality aftermarkets...all fixed. not really a weakness in my opinion, was caused probably caused by contamination anyway.
Similar Products Used:
DT Swiss 340 with mavic 717, FSA XC-300, crossmax, crossroc
Bike Setup:
Yeti 575, Fox Float 32, chris king, hope mono mini, sram xo, thompson
Bottom Line:
great quality wheels that you don't see everyday. one of mountain bikings best kept secrets in my opinion. I've ridden these with confidence for a year now and only serviced he rear hub once, and replaced bearings in the front. handles 3 foot drops no probs, and have held up to some larger drops to my surprise (totally unintentional though!) Still not sure what I'd do if i happen to damage a rim or spoke or hub...no distributor here in Oz. I think it's based in NZ. Anyway, terrific wheels for your XC or trail bike. Very highly recommended.
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Submitted by
Clinton Campbell
a Cross Country Rider
from Yucaipa, Ca U.S.A. Date Reviewed: October 24, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Technical singletrack
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At:
Beyond Bikes
Strengths:
First and foremost is their customer service. Also an excellent wheel set.
Weaknesses:
None so far
Similar Products Used:
DT SWISS, MAVIC
Bike Setup:
Spec Epic,
Bottom Line:
Had a problem after 3 weeks with the hub. Sent it to Spinergy for warranty repair. Received a new one in only 4 days. All this while the fires were burning in San Diego, which so happens to be where they are located. Thanks goes to Spinergy, for there awesome customer service.
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Submitted by
David B
a Cross Country Rider
from Laguna Niguel, CA Date Reviewed: October 22, 2007
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Super light. Fast. Grab attention. Customer service is great.
Weaknesses:
Not sold in a lot of places. Makes it nice when you are the only guy on the trail with them, but I bought a spare set of spoke ahead of time just in case I needed them on a road trip.
Similar Products Used:
Crossmax
Bike Setup:
Epiphany with XO
Bottom Line:
Super fast wheels that look great on a bike. I have white spokes with black rims. They look loud. They have held up to a lot of abuse and still ride super fast. If these wear out I will get another set.
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Submitted by
Clint Campbell
a Cross Country Rider
from Yucaipa, Ca U.S.A. Date Reviewed: October 18, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Any tight and fast singletrack
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At:
Beyond Bikes
Strengths:
Light weight for the money spent.
Weaknesses:
As of yet none. I have a problem with bearing and end cap, sent wheel back to Spinergy for repair. Will have to wait and see.
Similar Products Used:
DT Swiss, Mavic
Bike Setup:
Spec Epic Expert stock except for Maverick adjustable seat post.
Bottom Line:
I really like this wheelset. Raced on it a couple of weeks ago and did pretty well. I love downhill ruff singletrack. The faster I can go the better. These wheels take it with no problem at all. Not sure why the front wheel had a bearing problem, but I am sure that Spinergy is going to take care of me.
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Submitted by
Eddie Jones
a Weekend Warrior
from Gardendale, AL, Date Reviewed: September 30, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Oak Mtn State Park
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$499.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
Hub is a CNC'd work of art. Super strong wheelset. Light. Fast acceleration
Weaknesses:
none at all
Similar Products Used:
Nothing really similiar on market
Bike Setup:
Titus Moto-lite with Fox Talas, RP3, Avid Juicy's, Thomson cockpit, CK headset, Answer Protaper carbon riser bar, WTB saddle, Atac XS pedals, Sram Drivetrain and my Spinergy's
Bottom Line:
I am a 285lb clyde and these wheels have held up to some fairly strong abuse. I have ridden them for a year and only had to have them trued and tensioned one time. That was my fault because I started futzing around with them one day and messed them up. Took them to my LBS and they trued them right up and haven't had a problem since. Truly, one of the best wheelsets on the market. And I have the ones with the yellow spokes. No hiding from the masses with these bad boys. Highest marks for one of the few truly innovative products on the market
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Submitted by
Hardy Giesler
a Cross Country Rider
from London, UK Date Reviewed: August 29, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Climachx, Wales
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
These wheels are light and very strong. I use them with Bontrager tyres and Joe's Notube setup and they feel great. Much more responsive than my old Sun rims and quicekr to accelerate.
Weaknesses:
Don't be a mug and buy them in the UK for £500. buy them in the US for $500 plus postage.
Similar Products Used:
None
Bike Setup:
Orange EVO4 hardtail with Manitou R7 fork
Bottom Line:
Great product. If you want to improve your ride without buying a new bike, buy these wheels. The difference is fantastic.
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Submitted by
Eric Barile
a Cross Country Rider
from Montreal Date Reviewed: August 3, 2007
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$600.00
Strengths:
Weight Strong Hubs / bearing quality
Weaknesses:
Expensive Quick releases
Bike Setup:
RMB ETS-X / X.9 / Syncros stem and post / titec carbon bars / Shimano disk brakes / race face cranks and HS /
Bottom Line:
Wanted something special, something I won't see at every trail head. These are light, rolls fast, very strong but the best part is that they're forgiving: they flex just enough to save that crooked landing. On the down side, I hope they never let me down: Not much common parts here. The quick releases should be way better (Spinergy should imitate Shimano). As for the price, well that's why I work ! The bottom line is that if you are an AM / XC rider who likes to push the enveloppe (estheticaly and on the bike) this is an obvious choice. Mavic's got a log way to go before they'll be able to match these PBO spokes. This wheelset looks son good in black rim / white spokes, I had to get a Syncros FL white stem to highlite them more.
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Submitted by
Max Murdock
a Cross Country Rider
from Livonia, MI USA Date Reviewed: July 23, 2007
Favorite Trail:
All SE Michigan trails
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At:
Price Point
Strengths:
Great wheelset, light & strong, after initial break in, trued & never had to true again. Freehub just pops off for easy cleaning & greasing.
Weaknesses:
Width of rim varies slightly, shows up when truing. Not a real weakness, just peeves me a bit.
Similar Products Used:
Mavic wheelsets, various mavic rims with various hubs.
Bike Setup:
Specialized Epic, all XT with XTR rear der, Easton CF bars & seatpost, avid hyd brakes, Spinergy Xyclones with Hutchinson Python Air Light tires (old style).
Bottom Line:
Over the past 6 years I have purchased three sets of Xyclones and only had to true them once after break in. I am a 240 lb agressive cross country rider (not a huckster) and they have proven to be the most durable and responsive wheels that I have tried to date. Just grease the freehub when needed. The only complant that I have is the cheap quick releases that are shipped with such a high end wheelset. I understand that they are coming with better ones now.
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Submitted by
Jake
a Cross Country Rider
from Ann Arbor, MI, USA Date Reviewed: June 20, 2007
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