Spinergy has upped the ante again. These new MTB wheels are faster, lighter and stiffer than ever before and the use of PBO® fiber spokes makes them more chock absorbing and more durable than any wheels on the planet.
Submitted by
pedaltopia
a Cross Country Rider
from Northern Virgina Date Reviewed: May 20, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Tsali
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$700.00
Purchased At:
Local shop
Strengths:
Light weight, look cool
Weaknesses:
Front wheel drags significantly. Bearings are weak.
Bike Setup:
Lynskey Pro 29 Custom with XT and XTR
Bottom Line:
I like the way the wheels feel. For long rides (4-7 hours) they are very forgiving and smooth. but I have noticed that the front wheel does not spin well at all. They are only a month old. I think the problem is in the caps on the hub.
Has any one else run into this problem?
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Submitted by
cycle Z
a Racer
from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Date Reviewed: October 5, 2008
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
spokes seem strong but I wouldn't bet on it judging from the rest of the package.
Weaknesses:
Hub, hub seals, quality
Similar Products Used:
N/A
Bike Setup:
Giant Anthem. Kona Kula.
Bottom Line:
Absolute rubbish. Any time I have ridden in the rain my bearings were flooded. The hub seals are the worst I've ever seen. Not to mention the bearings which were cheap and nasty and were replaced within a week of buying them. The rims scratch easy and the stickers come off. The free hub is also crap and after time the whole rear hub works it's way lose. I've had two sets of these both bought brand new and both were the same. I'm a professional racer who rides 25-30 hours a week and races XC Marathons and these wheels have cost me races. These wheels will let you down if you ride them hard or long enough. Don't waste your money!
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Submitted by
Bob
a Cross Country Rider
from Las Vegas, NV Date Reviewed: March 19, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Too many to list
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
Through my race team
Strengths:
Very light weight, very fast, spoke flex acts as suspension, superspeedy warranty service
Weaknesses:
Had to get spokes from factory, rear hub tore apart
Similar Products Used:
XTR w/ Mavic 517s, XT w/ Mavic 221s
Bike Setup:
Litespeed Tanasi (Ti), Full XTR (V-brakes), SID Race, Kenda Kharisma f /Nevegal r, Egg Beater pedals, Answer carbon XC bar, Kore post & stem
Bottom Line:
I have the Xyclone Races. So far these have been great race wheels. The PBO spokes actually soften the ride of my hardtail through super rocky sections.
I broke a front spoke at the aluminum nipple near the rim in the middle of last season. No shops in Vegas or in Southern Cali carry spokes, except one, but they had older versions that weren't compatibly. Once I emailed Spinergy, though, they sent me a couple right away and I was back on the trail.
I just tore the rear hub to pieces on the drive side two Sundays ago. I was riding uphill when it happened. It might have had cracks before that I didn't notice. Anyway, I sent the wheel back to Spinergy for warranty and I got it back literally in one week. In FedEx 3 day on Wed. afternoon, back on my porch on next Wed. when I got home from work! New cassette body and hub relaced to the rim, and the hub was a new design that was beefed up in the area mine broke. I don't think it'll happen again.
No other problems. Can't wait for this season! Get these if you wanna go fast.
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Submitted by
Skip Wall
a Cross Country Rider
from Acworth, GA Date Reviewed: November 4, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Dark Mtn Trail: Wilkesboro, NC
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
PricePoint
Strengths:
They look sound and roll great. I've been running these for about a year. The rear hub is very easy to service. They are incredibly light as well. I run with the Stan's strips. Lighter than Crossmax SL for half the price.
Weaknesses:
Because I use Stan's, they require extra time to true. I tweaked my front wheel once. To true it, I had to pull the tire, sealant, and strips out (The spokes can only be adjusted via the nut in the rim) It's been fine since, and the rear has never needed any work.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano WH-M535, other OEM wheelsets
Bike Setup:
Azonic Propulsion with Manitou Skareb Elite. Running as a 1x9 with a MRP chainguide on the front. Used primarily for XC. Hutchinson Python Airlights w/ Stan's, Thomson post/stem, 26.1 lbs
Bottom Line:
I love the wheels so much that I bought a set for my wife as well. They have all held up great and I am very happy that I bought them. They made a drastic improvement to my bike as well.
As for the people getting "used" wheels, all of ours coming from PricePoint were perfect.
Deducting 1 chili because I had to true the front wheel once.
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Submitted by
Svrider
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego Date Reviewed: September 13, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Noble Canyon
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Very Light and comfortable ride. Customer Service has been reworked now and everybody gets an email back or a phone call. Warranty issues are a thing of the past.
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Shimano XTR, Mavic Cross Max
Bike Setup:
Ellsworth Truth, Spinergy disc and Race. All XTR.
Bottom Line:
These wheels are very light and strong. I put at least 100 miles a week on my bike and have not trued the wheels once. The hubs are very easy to maintain and parts are now easily available with just one order form from their web site or a phone call. The service department is didicated to just sending out parts and warranties. In the past there was one guy to handle everything and service was less than satisfactory. All has been changed now and service is top notch. I would buy these wheels if you are into getting a relatively cheap and very light wheelset. Use Stans No Tubes and you have a light and very race worthy set of wheels.
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Submitted by
jeff
a Racer
from nashville, tn. usa Date Reviewed: August 11, 2005
Favorite Trail:
lone mountain
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
performace bike
Strengths:
ummm, the fact that people think they are cool looking?
Weaknesses:
rear hub
Similar Products Used:
chris king, xtr, mavic
Bike Setup:
cannondale sva2000, chris king, synchros, race face, xtr, sdg, the usual high end junk
Bottom Line:
these are straight garbage...after blowing out out some spokes and severely damaging a mavic rim that was laced to a chris king rear hub (excellent hub), i decided to use ti spokes to relace the king hub to a new mavic rim...it was going to take some time to get the proper ti spokes, and i had a big ride coming up...so as not to miss the ride, i opted to order a spinergy xcyclone from performance bike to have as a back up for the future...i got the wheel in only to find that it was a used wheel...i sent it back to performance and they sent me another wheel (also used), and i immediately returned that one as well...two weeks later (after missing my ride afterall) the NEW wheel arrived...it was light and appeared to be of good quality so i mounted it up, spun around the block on it to make sure it was ok, and proceeded to drive 150 miles away for another ride...about five miles into the ride either the spring broke in the hub, or the pawls snapped off...now i have a BRAND NEW NON-USABLE wheel...i tried many times contacting spinergy, butnot once have i received a reply...that was coming up on two years ago...i still have the brand new non-usable wheel in the original container that it came w/, replete w/ the nice wheel bag that comes w/ it (you're gonna need the bag, cause the wheel won't work on a bike)...i keep thinking that there is something that i can do w/ it, but it looks like it's dumpster bound w/ only five miles on it...what a shame...GARBAGE
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Submitted by
Isaac Silverman
a Cross Country Rider
from Claremont, CA, USA Date Reviewed: May 10, 2005
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
Coates Cyclery
Strengths:
light weight, strength, aesthetics
Weaknesses:
customer service
Bike Setup:
Schwinn homegrown hardtail 22.5 w/ pedals
Bottom Line:
This a follow up post to my earlier review. The customer service from spinergy was terrible. Initially the reps from Spinergy did not want to take the wheel back and insisted that the hub would loosen up with time (despite the fact that I already had over 200 miles on it). Eventually, my LBS sent in my rear wheel and they agreed to fix or replace the rear hub under warranty and my LBS shipped it to them priority mail. So far so good. Two and a half weeks and several unreturned phone calls later, my LBS finally gets a Spinergy rep on the phone again. Apparently they had not diagnosed the problem yet because, "noone here at the factorty has a mountain bike." They did finally fix the problem and return my wheel but it took more than a month from the date the wheel was initially shipped. Thankfully, my LBS lent me a rear wheel to ride on while it was gone. Now that my wheels are functioning properly I really enjoy their performance. They stay in true remarkably well and accelerate and absorb shock as advertised. I think Spinergy has a good product, they just need to back it up with better customer customer service. Would I buy again? Maybe.
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Submitted by
Isaac
a Cross Country Rider
from Los Angeles, California, USA Date Reviewed: July 28, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Backbone and Tahoe Rim
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$130.00
Purchased At:
Coates Cyclery
Strengths:
Looks good, rides well, feels solid and responsive when I get out of the saddle
Weaknesses:
rear hub sticks
Similar Products Used:
Mavic Cross Ride
Bike Setup:
Schwinn Homegrown hardtail, xt/xtr, avid mag rim brakes, rock shock SID sl
Bottom Line:
I got a good price on a rear wheel only. I like the way the wheel feels when I am pedaling. I will like it a lot better if the sticky rear hub is corrected and my chain no longer sags against my lizard skin while freewheeling, and my cranks no longer turn when I wheel my bike to my car. My LBS is contacting Spinergy regarding the problem. If my rear hub is repaired/replaced quickly and at no expense to me, then I will be happy and post another review significantly upgrading the rating.
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Submitted by
Ståle
a Racer
from Norway Date Reviewed: May 22, 2004
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Bottom Line:
This is an updated review, based on 7/11/2003 below. After Spinergy replaced the freewheel body with circular profile pawl spring with an updated square profile one, the spring seems to remain where it should be.
Except for a minor sideways flex due to either flexy carbon spokes or lack of truing (not necessarily a disadvantage as it may be intentional by the designers to add comfort), the overall feeling is close to outstanding. I've converted them to tubeless using Stan NoTubes, and with the ultra light Conti Twister Supersonic, it feels like your riding a road bike. Particularly apparent on those 10-miles uphills, it's almost like flying. And at the same time, the wheels feels really strong and trustworthy on those technical downhills as well. This combination is invaluable!
Another benefit is that the hubs very easy to disassemble (and assemble).
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Submitted by
scott
a Racer
from Dillon, Co Date Reviewed: February 25, 2004
Favorite Trail:
west ridge
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At:
Performance
Strengths:
relatively light and nice looking very easy to disassemble and service.
Weaknesses:
Need more up keep then previous wheelsets.
Similar Products Used:
Mavics, Shimanos.
Bike Setup:
Blur with fox shoxs, fsa stem & bar, 02 xtr, spinergy wheelset.
Bottom Line:
These have been a very good wheelset for me. I have something like 2300 miles on these wheels with 15 races in 03 and didnt have any problems. Call me cravy but I espically like these wheels because I can pull them appart for service in like 5 seconds with allen wrenchs. They are user friendly for service. I ride in a dry climate so that might be in my favor for not having any problems. As with all things these wheels need to be cleaned and lubed just like you would if it were your car. I have had 3 friends riding crossmax wheels all have major issues so Im convinced that these wheels are just as good if not better.
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Submitted by
Ståle
a Cross Country Rider
from Norway Date Reviewed: July 11, 2003
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Light and fast, cool looking. Ceramic rims offers full stop in all weather conditions
Weaknesses:
Rear hub pawl spring
Similar Products Used:
Mavic CrossRoc disc + custom built Mavic/Hügi/DT
Bike Setup:
Giant MCM Team + all XTR 2003
Bottom Line:
The pawl spring broke after approx 500km/300mi. Was promised a new freewheel body (updated?) from the swedish general agent, so I sent in my old body. After three weeks I got the old one back with a new spring. Still working after 100km/60mi...
I've spent several hundered hours of hard training just to peak perform on my upcoming A priority marathon races: is it worthwhile to trust the new spring - or should I go the secure (and expensive) Mavic CrossMax way?
Has Spinergy named these wheels after a short lived weather phenomenon? Buy it if you've got the big bucks and ride 100km/year, otherwise don't!
PS. All manufacturers experience material/production flaws. How/if they correct them is the interesting part. So, my rating is conditional: if the spring stays in place throughout the season, add two flamin' chilis :) (will toon in l8r to tell...)
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Submitted by
William
a
from OR Date Reviewed: April 16, 2003
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Looks cool (and thats where it ends)
Weaknesses:
Week pawl spring that has made me walk twice. Custome service that is very slow and has not come up with warranty parts for a month. Also the Axils bend very easy.
Similar Products Used:
Xtr. Mavic. Shimano.
Bike Setup:
Turner O2, Sid.
s
Turner O2. All XTR with a Sid up front.
Bottom Line:
I drove 750. miles to Moab only to Walk my bike because the spring holding the pawls in the free hub broke. I talked to the Spinergy dealer in Moab and they said that it was a comman problem and that there was a updated free hub for the fix. I called Spinergy for Warranty and they told me that I had to send the old part in to get it warranted, so I asked them If I could buy one and then send the old one back. They said they were out of stock on free hubs and they sent me a replacement spring which has broken again. After no luck with Spinergy I called Hadley racing (very good service) they have the free hubs in stock and sent one asap. (thanks Hadley) Bottem line is are cool looking wheels worth all this ?
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Submitted by
James
a
from Apopka, Florida Date Reviewed: April 10, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Reddick
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At:
supergo
Strengths:
Light weight, absorbs shock
Weaknesses:
rear hub
Similar Products Used:
Mavic 221 with lx hubs
Bike Setup:
Trek 9.9 Pro with all the goodies
Bottom Line:
I originally wanted to purchase bontrager rims with King hubs. I got the spins from Supergo for a good price. The rims are light, look good and are strong. I use these on my race bike, so I'm not taking it easy on the bike. The company said I would have to retrue these after the first ride but they have been perfect in that aspect. The problem I have is with the rear hub. After a couple of muddy races and bike cleanings later the rear hub has so much resistance in it that it will turn the cranks when I push it. I'm going to take it apart and hopefully fix it. I know mud and water can hurt hubs, but I've never had a problem with my Shimano's. I'm wishing I would have bought the King hubs instead.
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Submitted by
David Carlson
a Cross Country Rider
from Raleigh Date Reviewed: October 23, 2002
Favorite Trail:
rocky road
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$260.00
Purchased At:
warranty
Bottom Line:
In my review below, i need to correct one thing. The sentence should not ready "expect Spinergy to buy a brand new wheel" - they're not so kind. It should read, "expect to buy a brand new wheel"
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Submitted by
David Carlson
a Cross Country Rider
from Raleigh Date Reviewed: October 23, 2002
Favorite Trail:
rocky road
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$260.00
Purchased At:
Warranty
Strengths:
Incredibly Strong Incredibly Light
Weaknesses:
Spinergy customer service is horrible and slow If you do ever break anything, expect Spinergy to buy a (discounted) brand new wheel, since Spinergy will most likely have discontinued the service parts for your wheel (this has happened twice to me)
Similar Products Used:
Spinergy Spox
Bike Setup:
Performance Pheonix with Deore LX
Bottom Line:
I hate Spinergy's customer service. I love their wheels. Long story short, I rode 3 miles over very bumpy and cracked rock which included several hundred feet of climbs and descents (if any of you have ridden the 2nd half of the lap at the 24hrs of adrenaline at Conyers, GA, you know how bad of terrain I am talking about) I did this with a flat tire. After the lap - zero knicks or dents in the still true rim Amazing 3 for value because you do have to drop quite a bit of money to get them 4 for overall - would've gotten a 5, but like i said, i hate Spinergy's customer service.
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Submitted by
Hayden
a Racer
from Russellville, Arkansas Date Reviewed: August 3, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Old Post
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$399.00
Purchased At:
pricepoint
Strengths:
EXTREMELY LIGHT!! THESE WHEELS ARE THE LIGHTEST AND FASTEST WHEELS I HAVE EVER SEEN AND ARE BY FAR THE COOLEST LOOKING WHEELS ON THE MARKET. THE WEIGHT YOU SAVE BY GOING TO THESE WHEELS IS AMAZING!
Weaknesses:
NONE AT ALL
Similar Products Used:
N/A
Bike Setup:
Haro Werks XCR w/ xt/xtr drivetrain
Bottom Line:
These wheels are one of the best, if not the best, sets you can buy. They roll fast, they are insanely light, and look cooler then any other wheels on the market. Once you use these wheels, you will never want to use anything else.
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Submitted by
Mike Kovach
a Cross Country Rider
from Pensacola, Florida, USA Date Reviewed: August 3, 2002
Favorite Trail:
At Univ. of West Florida
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$659.00
Purchased At:
Bikes Plus (local bike shop)
Strengths:
I've had my Spinergy Xyclone Ceramic wheelset for about a year and have ridden them in all types of conditions. In all that time I've only needed a minor truing on the rear wheel. They have had a problem with excessive drag on the rear hub if I over tighten the skewer, but despite other reviews I've read, Spinergy has been very helpful in trying to solve this problem. They now have detailed diagrams of all their wheelsets on their website and seem to be improving their spare parts availability. I discovered that a missing o-ring under the non-drive side dustcap was the culprit of my problem. Someone at Spinergy ran over to the parts warehouse on their lunchbreak and got me the missing o-ring and a replacement cassette seal that I needed and mailed it to me that day. Once I contacted the right person, I found that Spinergy took a real concern about getting my wheel back on the road fast. I've found these wheels to be excellent, with a nice compliant ride while not being too "flexy". I been so impressed with my wheels and the customer support I've received, I bought a pair of 2002 Xyclone Race wheels. The new hub design and materials are outstanding, and these are a nice riding very fast set of wheels. In fact, I rode them on the road this morning and maintained about 18 miles an hour, passing a few guys on road bikes! Someone looking for high performence wheels would love these just be willing to shell out some dough.
Weaknesses:
I haven't noticed any beyond the o-ring that was missing from my rear hub. The 2002 race wheels do require you to remove the tire and rim tape to true them, but to me this is a small price to pay for the improvements it's allowed in the hub design.
Ibis Frame, XT drivetrain and brakes, RaceFace cranks and titanium bottom bracket, Manitou SX Carbon fork, Easton carbon bars and seatpost, Chris King headset.
Bottom Line:
Great wheels that need a little care but well worth it. Much better than there older wheels. Improved Spinergy customer service.
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Submitted by
Jim Gofaster
a Weekend Warrior
from Malden Date Reviewed: May 20, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Any Sunday ride
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$415.00
Purchased At:
Bikewholesale.com
Strengths:
Attention paid to detail (machiening)
Weaknesses:
Hubs scratched new out of box like they were assembled and trued by a cracked out dog crappin razorblades
Similar Products Used:
XTR/517 (8) rims to light and wont stay true great hubs though,,Rolf Urraccos non disc (8.5) good wheels!
Bike Setup:
Evo 4.0- Sid SL 02s- CT2 post & bar- Arch Rivals w/salsa carbon boosters- FSA O Xtrm HS- FSA V-drive cranks
Bottom Line:
I JUST got them 2 days ago, the first thing I noticed was scrathes on the black finish all around the hub by the wheel assembler that should be fired!, next the super smooth spin of the front wheel bearings (10!) then I spun the back wheel holding the axles I was shocked at how much resistance the bearings had, did not spin well at all (smooth but WAY tight!), then I held it by the freebody to spin it,,well my guess is the complaints were heard about the previous years freebody having too little of spring tension,,,lets just say they fixed that problem,,to an EXTREME! The ratchet action is so heavy it spun to a stop after a few rotations of a swift spin due to already mentioned tight bearing but three times worse because of the spring tension on the dogs in the freehub, the craftsmanship of the hub is incredible, VERY solid made this year, I removed the freehub and took the wrap around spring (near snapring!) and opened it so it would relieve extreme pressure of the ratchet, next I removed 2 of the three bearing seals (1 not reachable) and removed the tar that Spinergys bearing manufacturer calls grease and applied a little bit of a much lighter grease and put some light grease in the spacer then reassembled,,result,,a wheel that spins a heavenly as the front! Now when I get the chain gaurd that goes between cassette and spokes in a couple of days that was suppose to come with them I will actually ride them,,NOW for the real problem, the radial laced front wheel is a great idea for taking impacts (superior design)but this is not used on the disc, they use a cross spoke pattern for better handling of torque forces so why did they (on rear wheel) put the radial lacing on the drive side of the wheel and the cross pattern on the other side where its not needed? All this before I they even reach my bike,,,hmmm, do not use without that stupid peice of plastic, these wheels will be trashed if you over shift ONE time so purple locktite your derailluer adjustment screws so there is less chance of backing off and use the guard. Good day and ride hard!
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Submitted by
michael
a Cross Country Rider
from Farmington, NM, USA Date Reviewed: March 17, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Road Apple
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
Lightest XC wheel availible.
Accerates like rocket. Dampins vibrations. Cool design.
I replaced my bontrager race wheel set(which are very li light as well) with these but it still felt like I drop 5 pounds on my bike.
Weaknesses:
Press fit bearing means you have to send them in and pay spinergy to adjust your hubs. After that and postage it isn't chaep.
Flexy free-hub. From lousy pawls and alumanum body, which causes a creaking noise with every pedal stroke.
Bike Setup:
Gary fisher Sugar 2
Bottom Line:
Buy it if: You want the lightest and highest performing XC race wheels.
Forget it if: You want some thing for your every day rides; and you don't want to pay alot and be without wheels for weeks just to get a simple bearing adjustment.
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Submitted by
Scott DeJong
a Racer
from Denver, CO Date Reviewed: February 27, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Sourdough Trail
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$350.00
Purchased At:
Spinergy
Strengths:
Strong, light, compliant ride, great acceleration
Weaknesses:
QR need to be tight to hold well
Similar Products Used:
Crossmax, Cane Creek, XT/517
Bike Setup:
Tomac Buckshot, w. XTR, Race Face, King, Easton, Thomson, and Avid
Bottom Line:
These wheels have been great in the year I have used them for racing and hard MTB riding, including the Shenandoah 100 mile marathon. They have been trued once and have softened out the super stiff ride of my Scandium frame while still providing great acceleration and being extremely reliable. The ceramic rims were also quite nice in a rainy, wet WP race - they made a big difference in stopping power - and the wheels also seem to roll quite smoothly - they are actually faster coasting on the downhill than a Crossmax or Bontrager wheel my heavier friends were riding!
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Submitted by
andrew bost
a Cross Country Rider
from dallas, texas, usa Date Reviewed: January 17, 2002
Favorite Trail:
dinosaur state park
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At:
big bend bicycles
Strengths:
super light, great braking, smooth ride.
Weaknesses:
front hub grenaded causing high speed crash on smooth downhill, warranty service hard to find and slow.
Similar Products Used:
xtr/517 and king/D521.
Bike Setup:
2002 sugar 1 with xtr shifter/levers/cranks/cassette, race face seatpost/chainrings, cane creek dc5 brakes/s6 headset/cloud nine shock/ergo bar ends, mars cl fork.
Bottom Line:
I started out thinking that spinergy's product matched their hype but a hub should not break like mine did no matter how hard you ride, and I don't ride insanely. The replacement spinergy and its rear counterpart will be no more than backups despite them being billed as super strong. Since I don't like carrying my bike five miles I had a set of king/D521's built that are heavier but completely bombproof. Maybe the xyclones would work for an extremely lightweight rider - I am 185 - or maybe I just got unlucky, but the wheel failure has not been confidence building in spite of its great riding characteristics.
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Submitted by
Sid
a Racer
from NYC Date Reviewed: December 2, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Albany, NY-illegal, near a construction site
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
Colorado Cyclist
Strengths:
Really light, accelerate well, doesn't go out of true, braking surface is killer, light rims are strong!
Weaknesses:
Like everyone else-the decals come off readily, the light spring in the cams, need their tools to work on them
Similar Products Used:
Crossrides, Crossmax, Trek wheelsets, American Classics, Ringle
Bike Setup:
Trek 8000, short-cage XT rear derailler, cook bros. cranks, Judy XC, Flight saddle, Taya chain, XT clipless, answer atac bars/stem, rapidfire shifters, some kind of sealed BB, usual other stuff
Bottom Line:
These wheels are great! However, make sure that you dump on them for about 6 months, while they're still under warranty. They recently updated the freehub setup, so under warranty, you get that. Well worth it. Great for racing, and so super light, but strong, they're great for all around use as well. I've been battling taxis in NYC with these wheels, potholes, manhole covers, you get the pic, and they've never gone out of true, and soften the ride somewhat on my Easton Al. bike.
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Submitted by
Cory Blackwood
a Racer
from St. Louism MO Date Reviewed: November 14, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Chubb
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
The Touring Cyclist
Strengths:
um, cool stickers? light weight
Weaknesses:
everything but weight. Flimsy rims, junk hubs, the worst freehweels i've ever seen!
Similar Products Used:
Chris King, Mavic,Bontrager, Rolf, custom built, etc.
Bike Setup:
From Kestrel Road to Ellsworth freeride
Bottom Line:
Th WORST company i've ever worked with in 5 years in the bike industry! Honestly, the worst ever! Shoddy components, joke warranties, HORRIBLE customer service!! These people LIE to me on a regular basis. We sent a wheel in over two months ago for a warranty (we've only sold 3 sets of Spinergy wheels in a year, and all have been back at least once for warranties) and it came back unopened from Spinergy. They didn't even look at it! Then i called them about the wheel, and the guy told me he had it in front of him! Blatant lie. Ever wanna see a spoke pull through a rim? Go spinergy. Hubs fail in 2 months? Sinergy! IF you get these, i pity you.
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Submitted by
Todd
a Racer
from Carlsbad, CA Date Reviewed: October 10, 2001
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$650.00
Purchased At:
Bike USA
Strengths:
These wheels are lightweight, making climbing and accelerating much easier. The spokes allow for shock absorption, and they do not come out of true.
Weaknesses:
Skewers have to be cranked down or they get loose and allow wheels to slip.
Similar Products Used:
Wheels w/ XT hubs, Mavic 217 rims, 14/15 spokes and CODA disc specific hubs, and mavic rims
Bike Setup:
Cannondale CAAD4 frame with Fatty Ultra fork, full XTR grouppo, Rock Shox suspension seatpost, Easton EA70 bars.
Bottom Line:
These light wheels help with climbing, accelerating, riding technical stuff, and are great in races. I have used them in multiple cross country events, a 100 mile race, 24 hour relay race, and numerous training rides without problems.
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Bo Falck Hansen
a Racer
from Virum, Denmark Date Reviewed: August 3, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Garda Lake
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$625.00
Purchased At:
Ritter cykler
Strengths:
Light, fast, stiff and cool looking
Weaknesses:
Free hub
Similar Products Used:
Mavic Cross Ride
Bike Setup:
Sugar 1, XT/XTR,
Bottom Line:
Luckily my Shop showed me a very nice gesture taking these whhels back. The free hub is so fragile that it hurts! Two times they failed - a long way from home. One time in a race. What a pity, since the whhel seems to be OK otherwise
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Ben
a Racer
from Coeur d'Alene, ID Date Reviewed: July 21, 2001
Favorite Trail:
bernard peak
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
spokes are tough and wheel holds true, light
Weaknesses:
HUBS!!!!
Bottom Line:
This is an update from my previous post. Took the bike to Durango for the UCI world cup race and did some riding and racing. The spring failed again and I had only one pawl engaging. What led to my discovery of this problem was a failure of larger proprotions. My son borrowed the rear wheel after his Mavic Crossroc spoke seats backed out and the wheel came out of tension. (Costing him a the Junior X time trial) but thats another story. The Edco hub that is on the spinergy has a sleeve on the axel thats sits medial to the freehub and is a spacer of sorts. This sleeve apparently has some friction and developed some heat and bonded to the axel causing the whole axel to spin in the drops and spinning the nut off the freehub side and allowing the chain to drop into the spokes and damage the tensioning threads on the spokes. Sound fun yet? So 1000 miles from home in the mecca of mtbing and no wheels. Back at home my LBS is ordering replacement parts. I bet I don't have my wheel for next weekends race. Lacing up a shimano hub to hedge my bet.
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Submitted by
Vince Pack
a Cross Country Rider
from Seneca, SC 29678 Date Reviewed: July 9, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Lake Trail
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
light weight and rigid
Weaknesses:
decals
Bike Setup:
Klein, Marzocchi, Spinergy, XTR and Truvativ
Bottom Line:
These wheels are incredible. I've had them since the first of the year and they have made a huge difference in my climbing and the comfort level on my bike. I haven't had the spring problem listed above and hopefully won't. I don't care for the decals, but they sent me new ones before I ever had a problem (I just stated that I didn't think they'd last in our muddy terrain and I got replacements!). I want an extra set for commuting - of course they're too expensive for that (4 flamin' cachungas for value - 5 overall)!
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Ben
a Racer
from Coeur d'Alene, ID Date Reviewed: July 6, 2001
Favorite Trail:
bernard peak
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Light,tough,bump damping
Weaknesses:
free hub pawl spring is flimsy wire that breaks and then the pawls seize
Similar Products Used:
shimano hubs and wire spokes of all kinds
Bike Setup:
kona explosif with z3 shock, xt xtr mix
Bottom Line:
My LBS is great and was able to manufacture a "new" spring out of a QR spring that I think will be tougher and last much longer, the first lasted about a month. A friend of mine has the same wheelset and had the same problem.
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george
a Cross Country Rider
from winchester,tn Date Reviewed: June 17, 2001
Favorite Trail:
all/any
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
Woody's bicycles
Strengths:
stiff, light, and cool lookin'
Weaknesses:
see below...
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
gt hardtail, judy xc
Bottom Line:
the front wheelset is superlight, goes anywhere I point it, the back wheelset spins like a blender, choppin' up sticks and stuff like a buzz saw...BUT I'm not very pleased with the engineering; the hub has three "teeth" held in place by a thin, fragile, wire hoop. This little wire has broken after @ 25 hrs of various terrain and I'm convinced that it's only a matter of time until it breaks again.(once the wire goes, so goes your ride) Woody's has been great about replacing it, and they gave me a great deal on the pair. these climb like monkeys, and I hope this little setback doesn't happen to anyone else.
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