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Submitted by
SGT. ROCK
a Racer
from Edmonton, AB
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Decent weight
Strong enough for XC
Inexpensive | | Weaknesses: | No hell to look at | | Similar Products Used: | Sun CR18, Mavic 223 | | Bottom Line: | I've been using a set of these rims since '97; they're still going strong. There are lighter rims, stronger rims, more attractive rims - but very few match the price/performance ratio of the CR17A. When I needed a new set of wheels recently, the CR18 (very similar to the CR17A), came up as a first choice rim again. Sure, I'd rather have UFO's or Mavic 517's - if someone else was willing to buy them for me.
Rims are not high-tech items - if they're designed and manufactured properly, they rarely fail. 95% of wheel problems are caused by poor assembly, not inferior rims. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ethan Cohen
a Weekend Warrior
from New Haven
Date Reviewed: December 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | regicide | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | w.bike. | | Strengths: | None that I can tell and I am a 22yr. rider. | | Weaknesses: | Cheap box construction. I have never broken so many spokes on a wheel as these rims. One was completely rebuilt, and it still ate spokes like no other. Then the braking surface cracked. Goodbye rims! | | Similar Products Used: | Ukai, Mavic, Weinmann, etc... | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale M510 | | Bottom Line: | Cheap junk. Do not bother with these. They are not worth the time installing on your bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Dana
a Cross Country Rider
from Kaysville Utah
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | 401 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | universal cycles | | Strengths: | cheap, stayed mostly true | | Weaknesses: | rear split down the middle of the brakeing surface around entire rim after two years of hard riding. | | Similar Products Used: | generic specialized | | Bike Setup: | airborne lucky strike. bought wheelset with nukeproof bombshell hubs which have been less than stellar, should have stayed with xtr. I liked the rims until they broke. | | Bottom Line: | keep an eye on the brake surface!! I do ride in some mud, snow etc. which im sure is hard on rims but the majority of riding is in dry conditions.. took the sun sub 4 off of my wifes bike since she never rides..ha ha maybe it will last better. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anuar Ahmad
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: August 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | any off-road | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Light, strong , eyelets | | Weaknesses: | None that I can think of | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchey Vantage Comp, Mavic 217 SUP, Sun SubIV, Mavic 517 SUP, | | Bike Setup: | Intense Spyder complete XTR group with Magura Rim Brakes, 97 RS DH, DT Competition spokes & IRC 2.25 Missile,Hyperlite bar with Control Bar-Ends(XC Optimised) | | Bottom Line: | Have been using it every weekend for more than 3 years. Went out of true only once and that was when I was climbing while another cyclist going downhill ran me down way back in mid 97. Has stayed true ever since. Brake wall works best with Magura's Green Frog pad. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Ince
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | I don't want the legal hastles | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light, has eyelets, easy to build wheels. Cheap - got these for $35 Canadian ea. Double wall construction. | | Weaknesses: | Too light for hard use. Had to true them yesterday after hitting some bigger roots. Use Rhyno Lites or Mammoths if you feel compelled to jump off of things. | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager, Richey Vantage, Rhyno Lites, Sun 18's | | Bike Setup: | Fischer Cronus for XC. LX and Fischer hubs. | | Bottom Line: | In Vancouver it seems you are always bouncing off of roots or rocks - but I haven't really pounded these yet. So far so good after 3 months. Have only had to true these once. Recommended for front wheel use. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a Racer
from anaheim hills, orange county, ca
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | ironman | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | none. zero. | | Weaknesses: | weak laterally. poor breaking surface. tires roll on them. | | Similar Products Used: | most mavics | | Bike Setup: | specialized fsr elite, x-vert r, titec stem and post, ringle super 8 hubs, full xt | | Bottom Line: | this rims are junk. you can literally feel the lateral flex in them. they break like crap. cleaned the rim, and they broke worse. can't believe that they break better with all that crap on the side. i could feel my tires, 2.1 panaracer fire pros folding on the rim. first ride they went out of true. third ride, out of true again. had them rebuilt with new spokes and nipples. one month later, they barely rolled through my chainstays, and i could feel the hop in them. please do not buy this rims. do yourself a favor and buy mavics. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Allen Macaulay
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, ON
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Can't tell you | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light, relatively cheap
TCC coating is superhard and doesn't wear | | Weaknesses: | Poor lateral strength
TCC coating chews thru ceramic brake pads in 1 month | | Similar Products Used: | Various Sun Rims
Most Ritchey and Mavic rims | | Bike Setup: | Oyrx 4000s, Full XT, Manitou SXR
Wheels built 3X with DT 14/15 spokes | | Bottom Line: | The rims are great for normal trailriding. They don't go out of true much and are quite light. Normal XC riding and racing won't do any damage to these rims. Too bad that I'm now doing psychotic riding with big jumps and 5'+ drops onto tricky landings. The rims didn't like my new riding style and decided to fold themselves into a pretzel shape when I landed sideways off a drop. I will now blame my new riding buddies for turning me into a free riding freak and bending my rims. MrHuck, this is all your fault!
For my old riding style,
4 for value, 5 overall
For my new abusive style, | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ice ManII
a Cross Country Rider
from Canada
Date Reviewed: January 20, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | HA! | | Bottom Line: | Three words
FOLD TOO EASY
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Submitted by
derek
a Cross-Country Rider
from delaware
Date Reviewed: December 14, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
any singletrack | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Bike Setup: |
Professionally built
White Ind ft hub
XT rear
DT 15/16 spokes
alloy nipples | | Bottom Line: | They work. My bike rolls straight. Drop off no problem, trees no problem. Even gotten stuck in rutes at speed - no problems. Two years and very little truing needed. Have same rims on my cummuting wheels. No problems.
Couldn't ask for more. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bradly
a Cross-Country Rider
from Tomah
Date Reviewed: November 23, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Weaknesses: |
they suck for a hard core rider | | Similar Products Used: |
mavic and bontrager | | Bike Setup: |
The rims where on a cannondale with full xt and a judy xc | | Bottom Line: | These rims suck i bent them right in half buy mavic they are awsome | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luke
a Cross-Country Rider
from Alberta
Date Reviewed: August 4, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
none | | Weaknesses: |
This is a very weak rim, bends easily | | Similar Products Used: |
Mavic rims | | Bike Setup: |
1998 Muni Mula | | Bottom Line: | This product is very weak, one time i was going over a curb but didn't lift my rear tire, and hit the tire (it did have the suggested amount of air) and it bent the rim. Another time, same tire i was bunny hoping and bend it. I also toaced the frond one coming down from a jump. which resulted in alot of cuts and bruises. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron
a Weekend Warrior
from SaltSpring Island
Date Reviewed: July 25, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Beaver Point trail | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
none | | Weaknesses: |
Weak weak weak | | Bike Setup: |
Rear- hard tail | | Bottom Line: | This rim is no good, if you ride hard at all it sucks. I bend it almost every ride. I ride XC downhill and I have to get it trued all the time.
Now it is hooped, think I'll get a rhino lite | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bruce
a Cross-Country Rider
from new orleans
Date Reviewed: July 6, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Bottom Line: | crap crap crap crap crap crap crap crap crap and then some, taco'd the rim on a wet moderate rooty hill, definitely not a worthy wreck. these are not worth the low price tag, go with mavic's or bontrager's, much more worthy. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
atomicboy
a Cross-Country Rider
from san francisco
Date Reviewed: April 30, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Marin Headlands | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
cheap | | Weaknesses: |
sidewall should be machined | | Similar Products Used: |
Mavic 238, 217 | | Bike Setup: |
Ti hardtail w/ front suspension | | Bottom Line: | Rims are only one part of a very complicated wheel set up. So many people complaining about this or that on a rim while almost never saying anything about how it was built up. I have had many cheap rims rebuilt onto a good hub and good spokes and ridden them for years. I use a set of 36 hole CR-17A with DT spokes, aluminum nipples, and XTR hubs and I'm not sure I even have a spoke wrench that fits them because I never true them. Mavic's are nice but I stopped riding them because they were always out of true. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave Iriguchi
a Cross-Country Rider
from Sacramento, CA
Date Reviewed: April 5, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
I have had a SUN CR17a laced to an inexpensive CODA hub on my front end for more than three years now and its still in great shape. It stays nice and true and even with three years of constant riding and occasional racing I haven't a single complaint. It's nothing fancy, just plain silver with a reasonable brake track and it just plain works. It's a rim that gives you your money's worth. | | Weaknesses: |
None. | | Similar Products Used: |
Bontrager Valiant and Mustangs | | Bike Setup: |
C-dale F-700 hardtail | | Bottom Line: | A great rim for the money. Probably won't impress the gear freaks, but who cares? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sinn dogg
a racer
from new york city
Date Reviewed: January 18, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Outstanding! I've ridden on a CR17 front rim for 2 years and this rim is still alive. I weigh 200lbs. and ride real hard. I destroy rims every other month but i never had to replace my front wheel! I've even riden | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cartman
a cross-country rider
from south park
Date Reviewed: October 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I am now a proud owner of 3 wheel sets all with Cr17 rims. I have an XTR with blue rims, Xt with red, Xt with silver. I weigh 200lbs. and ride some rocky, rough down hill mountains. I've trued my oldest set 3 times in a year and a half. No need for further maintanence. These thing kick ass. too bad they've been replaced with more expensive stuff. If you can, buy a set now while there still is a supply. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tony
a racer
from utah
Date Reviewed: October 11, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've been racing on these rims for the last 2 years and overall I am pretty pleased with them. Like everything out there you get what you pay for so for the cost don't expect these rims to last forever. I have gone through 2 rear rims in about 18 months but the front rim is doing just fine. The rear rims just give out over time since they carry a bit more weight. I only 145 lbs, I race expert and I think they are maybe a rim designed a bit more for the recreationl rider because at my weight I don't exactly bash rims too hard. Overall though for the price I'm sure this is the best rim without spending a ton of money, their braking surface is excellent! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Chase
a weekend warrior
from MA
Date Reviewed: October 1, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I'm the type of rider that goes out and expects my bike to always run great. These rims stood up to the test for 2 years and still going. I've only trued them once after I wiped out of a 30 foot cliff. Great rims for the money! Buy or you will regret not having them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jerome
a cross-country rider
from Quebec City, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
At this time, my - red - CR17A are the best rims I have tried. I've got them laced with black DT competition spokes on a XTR hub (R) and Specialized Stout (F) and, after 4 months of trail, they only needed minimal truing - BTW, I weight 185 lbs...
Even though spoke lacing is critical regarding the strenght of a wheel, I still think the CR17 is a very strong rim, due in part to the thickness of its walls (compared to many rims, even Mavic). Of course, the braking surface is not as smooth as a machined Mavic, but, hey, you got what you pay for... (BTW, the Sun XC0° do have machined sidewalls). A bonus (and a determining factor in my case) was that CR17 are offered in anodized colors. It puts life in your wheels and on your bike !
In a word, I feel the CR17 deserves 5 chilies. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a weekend warrior
from OC, California
Date Reviewed: June 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have had a pair of these rims for about a year now. They have not been out
of true since I purchased them. I had Mavic 231 rims prior to these and they
seem to be as good as the Mavics. I don't think you can go wrong with these
rims, buy them! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
smarty
a cross-country rider
from bellingham
Date Reviewed: June 12, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Well, not to happy with these rims so far. They work, but the seams have become skewed and rip apart my brake pads. I've also replaced three new tubes (thinking they were pinch flats) because the nipple holes were not buffed down and were cutting the tubes. The rim tape was just a narrow piece of rubber. I've now installed some Velox rim tape and this should surely stop the cookie cutter effect on my tubes. Looking to upgrade next season. Either some Mavic or Bontragers. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a weekend warrior
from NC
Date Reviewed: May 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This rim cracked at the so called reinforced eyelet. I only had the rim for about 3 months and this was the first time I really had a chance to ride hard. I guess I need to break down and pay the extra money for something that will last, if a product like that exists. Later..... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott
a cross-country rider
from Charleston, SC
Date Reviewed: May 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This is really my first set of rims that I've put heavy use on so I don't really have a comparison, but I can say that they pretty much stay in true no matter what I put 'em through. After a very wet, rainy local race, many people were complaining about out-of-true rims, but not my CR-17a's. They're not very expensive...they just do the job. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a weekend warrior
from Austin, TX
Date Reviewed: April 18, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Have a set of these on LX hubs - overall I am pretty happy with them. In four months I have ony had to true the front once after my first ride (not counting the crash which bent two spokes - tree stump through the wheel... tightened them up and everything is fine, though). The back, on the other hand, has been a bit more troublesome - they need a little attention maybe every other ride or so - but given my size (6'3, 220lbs), somewhat less than graceful riding style, and the nature of the trails in this area (lots of rocks and fair sized drop-offs) this is probably to be expected... All in all, an excellent product for the price! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Frank K.
a cross-country rider
from Chicago ,IL
Date Reviewed: March 25, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These rims came on my '94 Cannondale. I'm 6'4 ,225 lbs and these rims are still true, even though I've put a lot of hard miles on this bike. The back rim has been thru two rebuilds after I blew two XT hubs within 6 months of buying the bike. When I replace them, I will be getting another set. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Upe
a
from Finland
Date Reviewed: January 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Worst kind of shit money can buy. After 10 days of riding 2 DT nipples came throught the spoke holes of the wheel when I landed from a jump. Those nipples kept their shape. And the wheel was absolutely surely build right. Dont even think about this kind of pieces of crap. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thomas Strecker
a cross-country rider
from Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
Date Reviewed: January 14, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I use these rims at my non-suspension Sunn (made in france) since nearly 4 years... here in the HARZ mountains it ever rains and the trails are muddy. I ride very hard, many parts have broken yet (who brakes will loose[:-) ). I had no problems with the rims till i installed a V-brake at the front wheel. The spotted splits at the rim are´nt a quality-problem of the cr-17 I think, they case from the strong surfacepressure by the brake. V-brake sucks. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sethor
a racer
from Cleveland, OH
Date Reviewed: November 19, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I just moved to OH from NH, and the riding here sucks so far. Anyway, I did many races on my CR-17a's. I have had a little trouble keeping them exactly true, but that is probably because I built the wheels myself. The rims have a 'coupla spots where the rim wall bent a bit, but I have had good success just bending them back into place. Not stellar performance, but for the price, they work fine. I have some Sun rims on both my road bikes, one is new and has stayes in true well. The other set probably has 3000 miles on it, I built 'em myself, and I have only had to true them once. Sun rims seem pretty good, but I only weigh 165. I put rims through hell in races though. I run high tire pressure. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carl
a racer
from Lusby, MD
Date Reviewed: October 14, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Long term review.Built a custom front wheel with a 28h CR17a and Ringle Bubba hub and have spent the better part of a year beating the hell out of it training and racing on my duallie and hardtail rigs. No problems whatsoever...and this is with radial lacing too! Every month or so I need to turn one or two nipples about 1/8 turn and she's back to as true as the day I built her. I have a spare 28h CR17a that I got at the same time as the first due to concern about the longevity of such a light rim...and at this rate it'll never get used. Nice one, Sun. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Warren
a cross-country rider
from Sechelt,BC
Date Reviewed: October 12, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I've had the SUN's CR17A for almost a year now. I done 5 races and 2000km of training. I even rode on a flat for the last 10 minutes of the 65km Test of Metal race in Squamish, BC. I do have hops that I've fixed and no problems with rims tacos (Quality of wheel building affects this more).The mud IS ugly on my rims, but more UGLIER on my V-brake pads. Overall, these rims are lasting just as long as my old Mavic 117 HD and Arya RM-400. Excellent results on my 0 deg XC rims though... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mke Jorgenson
a weekend warrior
from Vancouver B,C
Date Reviewed: September 20, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have a sun rim cr18 on my back wheel and its held up quite well for every thing I put then through every think from drop off's to logs and I've only had to true them mabye five times. These are a great buy if you want a cheapish rim tht cant take a tone of abuse. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tres
a cross-country rider
from toronto
Date Reviewed: August 11, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Sun rims aren't that bad. I use a set of cr17a's for training and spare the crossmax's for racing and to tell you the truth there is not THAT much of a difference. I ride hard on these babies about four to five times a week and they stay incredibly true despite taking some moster hits. The one spoke breaks are nothing, I took out four in one shot once and the rim is still straight as an arrow. How many people or companies can say that. My mechanic still can;t believe how well they've held up. Concl. not a bad alternative to the boring but solid mavic 217. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dale
a cross-country rider
from Vancouver,Canada
Date Reviewed: August 2, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I run a bike store here in Vancouver. We've given up on Sun Rims through our experiences in building them and through their results as stock equipment on Iron Horse Bikes last year. Every rim from Sun is soft, sidewalls are generally short, and sidewall wear in wet and muddy weather is premature. We really have little good to say about this product. Rim life is half that of a Mavic 217 or Syncros XLT. Syncros is even less money. Rhyno lites don't even have the staying power of the Mavic or Syncros... and true D.H.'ers don't use Rhyno Lite's, they use Mavic 121 or equivalent. Sun has to get with the program. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay Spry
a racer
from Kingwood TX
Date Reviewed: July 30, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
i have had nothing but sheer bliss while riding this rim. i have beaten the crap out of it, and have rarely had it go out of true. i ride them in front with TI spokes and it does fine, and with normal 14/16/14 guage in rear, and i have never had any problems. i recommend them to any racer looking for unsurpassed durability | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wade
a weekend warrior
from Virginia
Date Reviewed: July 28, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These rims suck. I've tacoed two in the last month and have sent one back to SUN because the connecting gap was too big and the rim was being kept together by a sticker. I finally upgraded to Mavic 217's and I love them. Wt: 175 lbs. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kevan
a weekend warrior
from calif
Date Reviewed: July 25, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These rims can as standard equipment on my Cannondale-I wanted Mavics but now I'm glad I didn't get them. Have stayed in true to 1/16 with 15 months of hard riding. Seems impossible but even stayed in true with one spoke broken! Just warped one a little by hitting a ditch at 30 MPH and blowing out my tire - not bad. Mavic's are too hard and brittle. Doesn't it kill you to hear people say what a great product something is, they just have to replace/fix/adjust it every month? A great product is something you install and forget about! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a racer
from US
Date Reviewed: July 20, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
They handle jumps and rocks great but Mine ate through my tire and popped my innertube while I was out conquering a singletrack. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ken
a weekend warrior
from Alington, Wa.
Date Reviewed: May 31, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I had to replace a busted Mavic 231 last summer, so I decided to buy the Sun rims. Price had a lot to do with it, but I also liked the fact that the side wall heitght was a little taller than the Mavics, so brake pads had more clearance.
I spend most of the time on logging roads and horse trails and the rims are holding up well. Oh and tell Chip good luck and that curbs are for cars.
| | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew Wright
a cross-country rider
from Louisville, KY
Date Reviewed: May 31, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I just had a new rear wheel built after my Sun 17a bent badly in a very low-key incident. I hopped a log, landed on the rear wheel and kept going, only to hear and feel the rim scraping against my brake pad. I've had trouble with both the front and rear going out of true several times over the three months that I've had them, and this impact should not have bent the rim. I switched to a Mavic 217 at the advice of many. I'll post a review of that rim in a few weeks. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
seth
a cross-country rider
from Lancaster CA
Date Reviewed: May 31, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
The Sun CR17a's came on my new 1997 Schwinn S-10 Full-Suspension bike. I have pounded these rims for 5 months straight. No problems. Better braking surface than the Mavics on my last bike. They have taken the street, single-track, jumps, rocky downhills (at over 30mph), and keep on rollin'. No more or less truing required than my old Mavics. Great stuff at a great price!
| | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chip
a cross-country rider
from Bellingham WA USA
Date Reviewed: May 31, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have replaced my cr17's twice in 6 months, I am fairly aggressive but not crazy.
The front got a flat spot going ove a curb! Yuck, Yuck, Yuck, going for ryno lites this time...wish me luck. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Burns
a weekend warrior
from Cary, NC
Date Reviewed: March 19, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
After only six months of weekend MTB I've had to shell out big bucks on bent rims. If you are a big guy--over 195lbs.--like me, go for perhaps Mavic 217's.
I'm sorry Cannondale put them on their factory bike. I expected better. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete
a weekend warrior
from mississauga , on
Date Reviewed: March 12, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
had these things for over 3 years... for 1 and 1/2 years they started to crack but i still used them and they never fell apart... still had to replace them after I bend them beyond repair ... Good Stuff .... BUY BUY BUY ... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Allu
a downhiller
from finland
Date Reviewed: February 19, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Nice looking, but can't be considered as a DH rim. DH freaks, don't buy this rim buy Rhyno lite. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan.p
a weekend warrior
from queen charlotte,B.C,canada
Date Reviewed: February 18, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These rims are nice and light,good braking surface,BUT i find that they
bend a little to easily. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JAM
a cross-country rider
from SAC, CA
Date Reviewed: December 3, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
GREAT FOR EVERYTHING, EVEN DOWNHILL, ONE IRREPAIRABLE THOUGH, HIT A LOG ON SKI SLOPE AT 20MPH | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve Wu
a cross-country rider
from Vienna, VA
Date Reviewed: November 19, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Used these rims for my first wheel build. I have it radially laced to an XTR hub
and have yet to true it, even after a summer of almost daily rides, and several
races. Plus the red anodizing kicks ass (the stickers scratched off before the red
did). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Geoffrey Raicer
a downhiller
from wall, nj
Date Reviewed: November 14, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
this rims are great. i have them on the front of my bike with a paul's ddt and havent had to true them yet. as a previous post said the tires are harder to get off - this is a GREAT THING i pinch flatted going down and the tire didnt rip off!!! keeping my bidy intact. these rims are great for the front. for the rear, if you do any serious downhilling, get rhynolites | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy Friefeld
a cross-country rider
from Tucson, AZ
Date Reviewed: November 8, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These are definitely a sweet deal on a light, durable rim. Get the ABT version with machined sidewalls. I've personally had better luck with these than Mavic 217's. The set i'm riding now made it through an 8-race series without needing to be trued once. Maybe i've just been lucky lately, but I can buy 2 of these for less than one Mavic. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan K.
a
from california
Date Reviewed: June 18, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
strong, rather light, durable. But the rim makes it harder to take a tire off by hand. I've owned other rims that the tire could slip off, but the Sun's center section must be shallower. I like them though and they're supposedly the most popular rim on today's market per one model. | | Overall Rating: |
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