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Submitted by
quietpisces
a Racer
from Dallas, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: November 11, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Big Bend Ranch State Park | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Unreal Cycles | | Strengths: | Hands-down the strongest rim I have ever ridden. | | Weaknesses: | A little heavy, but worth the weight because they're indestructible. Destroy rim brake pads quickly. | | Similar Products Used: | Sun BFR (BMX version of same rim), DT Swiss, Atomlab, Araya, WTB, bontrager | | Bike Setup: | Wheel is Sun Mammoth front/rear, DT Swiss spokes, Hadley Ti SS 10 mm thru-axle (converted to run 5 cogs) rear and 20mm thru-axle front; Current bike: Rocky Mountain Vertex w/ Manitou Minute MRD Absolute, XT drive train, WTB Wolverine Race tires... Previous bikes used w/ these rims: Rocky Mountain RM7FR, Evil Imperial, Gack Trail Mod | | Bottom Line: | I have ridden these wheels on nearly every bike I've had that needed to be able to take abuse. Yes, I even ride them on my cross-country rig because I would rather feel absolutely confident on the trail that my wheel will never fail than save a little bit of rolling weight.
I weigh 150 and have taken 20-30 ft drops on these and they've not only survived, they've excelled--didn't even need to be trued afterward.
I'd give them 10 chilis each for value and overall if I could.
(I have seen one break, though: I screwed up big time on a massive drop. In that fall, I broke my Marzocchi Monster T fork, ovaled my head tube, snapped the rear linkage on my Rocky Mountain RM7FR. ANY wheel would have broken under that circumstance.)
One less-than-positive note, though. I rode them on a DJ bike with Magura hydraulic rim brakes for a while, and while the brakes worked well, that anodized finish tore through the incredibly expensive pads like a rotweiller chewing on a newspaper. Would definitely recommend disc brakes w/ these, or at least rim brakes with cheap replacement pads. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean Canterbury
a Downhiller
from Tucson, Arizona
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | 50 year | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Terrible rim. Was tru and one day almost completely tacoed the whole rear rim. Do not recomend. Too heavy too. Just save your pennies and go with dt swiss or something better. | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 223. 517, 729 | | Bottom Line: | Not worth it at all. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin Lynch
a Cross Country Rider
from Robesonia, Pa USA
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | state college | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Martains Bike Shop | | Strengths: | The wheel is very strong, it's a wide wheel and it is built very strong. | | Weaknesses: | There are no weaknesses with this wheel, it's the best wheel I've ever had. | | Bike Setup: | I have an anthem 2 with fox and rock shox suspension, and I have shimano parts. | | Bottom Line: | This wheel is the best, it's the best wheel I have ever used. I would tell anyone to get this wheel! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tom g
a Downhiller
from Providence, RI USA
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | nashbar | | Strengths: | Cheap, Super strong, good looking. | | Weaknesses: | welded seam would make them a bit better for rim brakes, but they are pretty smooth braking compared to most pinned seam rims i have used. It looks like sun has discontinued them :(. | | Similar Products Used: | Rhynolites, Atomlab DHR | | Bike Setup: | I use these on my BMX street/jumper, 26" Dirt Jump/Urban bike, Rear trials rim. Used with and without discs | | Bottom Line: | The previous reviewer carlos n. was INCORRECT in his post that these are only for disc brakes. I don't no why his LBS told him that. You can check with Sun-Ringle directly on this. These were on the market before discs bacame the popular brake of choice, and the BMX BFR (same rim without the plastic center strip) were disigned for use with rim brakes. I only wish they made the 26" version in chrome like the BMX ones for good braking (at least for urban/dry conditions chrome sucks for wet riding), But the BMX ones also come in silver and black (both anodized) also so those finishes are fine and work pretty well with rim brakes too. Just make sure you are using a soft compound brake pad. Harder pads are for machined or cermaic rims and won't work as well. Machined wall rims do brake better, but The concave sidewall design of the BFR/Mammoth prevents these from having machined sidewalls, but this design adds to the strength. It's a bit of a trade off, but to be honest, with the correct pads (eagle claw, or cool stop red pads work the best). I have had no problems stopping with these. If you want to carefully grind the sidewalls (just to remove the annodizing) they should brake a bit better. But be careful not to grind too deep and weaken the rim. Get these while you can. It looks like Sun-Ringle has discontinued these for 2008. There are alot of shops and mail orders with good stock of these, probably will be on close-out soon (nashbar already has some 26 hole for $15 each). Disc brakes have taken over, and all of Sun-Ringle's new 2008 DH/FR rims are disc specific now. I hope they keep the Rhynolite XL (my favorite all-around XC/City/SS rim) though. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tully
a Downhiller
from Wales
Date Reviewed: December 22, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Chain Reaction Cycles | | Strengths: | bombproof, look cool, say 'BIG FAT MAMMOTH' on them, bit of plastic keeps mud and water away from the 'H' shaped rim, cheap. | | Weaknesses: | weight- but i don't really care | | Similar Products Used: | mavic ex729 | | Bike Setup: | norco vps savage + upgrades | | Bottom Line: | these are great rims for dh. yers there a little heavy- but for how strong they are that doesn't matter. they are very cheap and reliable. i have not had any problems yet- and i am pretty heavy and i am still learning so i land some drops VERY badly, and theyre still holdin up!!. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
old yeller
a Weekend Warrior
from Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | the whole city | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | strength
cost | | Weaknesses: | weight | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 06 KHS Alite 1000 | | Bottom Line: | Swapped out the KHS stock rims for the Mammoths pre-mounted with Shimano DeOre hubs, DT spokes & Kenda Nevegal 2.3 tires. Had to replace the stock Tektro LP brakes with longer arm RPB's because the cable wouldn't clear the knobs - this is a big rim. So far, running fine with stock rim brake pads. They seem pretty light to me with the Nevegals and I probably won't ever be able to test out their strength since my old knees won't allow me to re-live my childhood & really beat these up. Got them for reliability, no-hassle, minimal truing & cheap price reasons. Recommened by an old-newbee. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carlos N
a Weekend Warrior
from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Outback 1 & 2 (Markham) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Strength | | Weaknesses: | Weight | | Similar Products Used: | Rhyno Lites | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Dakar w/ 5", Rockshox Tora 110 mm, Avid BB7, Shimano, Fats | | Bottom Line: | I just wanted to note to everyone using Rim Brakes on these rims. The reason you're having to grind them before mounting your brakes, and your pads are chewing through, and the black rim has an anodized surface, is because these rims are Disc Specific. I know they don't look it, but there wide, flared design is strictly for added strength. I know this, because I've asked around. Plus, I bought them at the local bike shop (where I've been going to for years). They made clear, to me, not to use rim brakes on them. They're Disc Specific!
When you buy parts for your bike, don't just assume... find out for sure. Remember, that bike is the only thing keeping your ass alive, on your ride.
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Submitted by
Ben Doucett
a Racer
from Dartmouth
Date Reviewed: June 22, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | any dirtjump | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | bought it WITH teh bike | | Strengths: | tankassed rim | | Weaknesses: | heavy, but i dont care | | Similar Products Used: | single track | | Bike Setup: | 2002 .243 racing with a rockshox pike | | Bottom Line: | its the strongest rim ever, for those downhillers, its not ment for hacks/dh,,, perfect for dj and street | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
austin otto
a Downhiller
from eagle river alaka
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | dirt jumps | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | internet | | Strengths: | this damn thing is DAMN strong | | Weaknesses: | a little heavy, but who cares! | | Similar Products Used: | alex dm 20 not that great | | Bike Setup: | dirtjumpin hardtail | | Bottom Line: | i had the dudes at my bike shop lace this booger extra tight and i have been trying to learn 360s for about a week, casing off dirt jumps and my bike landing sideways and crap like that, and doing a crap load of stuff i wouldnt have ever done on my last rim! it is still as straight as the day i got it, and i have abused this thing soo bad, so if you want a really cheap, really strongass rim, buy this thing, and after about 5 minutes you dont even notice the extra hundred grams, i mean really! having 1 or 2 hundred extra grams is way better than getting a rim trued all the time, and wasting bikin hours.
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Submitted by
steve
a
from calgary-canada
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | crab apple hits-whistler | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | cheap
very strong rim, used on rear wheel on a hardtail and still very true.
can mount a fairly wide tire | | Weaknesses: | a bit heavy.
the spokes often come loose, but im not sure if thats the rims fault. i probably just need threadlock. | | Similar Products Used: | alex supra n(very week) sun double track(tank) | | Bike Setup: | i had a devinci hucker but this year a preston fr.
pike,husselfelts, deore xt ect- basic freeride build | | Bottom Line: | i would definitly recomend this rim for people who want a good strong rim and are on a budget.
once for some reason i lost control of the bike while manualing very fast and the rear wheel smacked in to a 8 inch tall cement block with a square edge at about 50 km/h. the fact that the rim dosent have even a slight flat spot truly shows the strength and quality of the rim
buy this and you will not be dissapointed | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Downhiller
from Ocala, Fl, USA
Date Reviewed: November 10, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Santos | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$110.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Super stong, Cheap | | Weaknesses: | A little heavy | | Bike Setup: | Trek Bruiser, Full XT and Manitou Sherman Flick | | Bottom Line: | This is a very strong wheelset. I pretzeled and split the seam of the stock WTB wheelset in about 2 weeks, but I have been using the mammoths for dirt jumping and freeride for about 6 months and I havent had to tru it yet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sam
a Weekend Warrior
from perth
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | gungin | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | strong, resilient, stiff | | Weaknesses: | ...heavy?? | | Similar Products Used: | D521s, alex rims, rhyno lite xls, ditch witchs etc | | Bike Setup: | montari, pikes, hussefelts, avid bb7s, e13 | | Bottom Line: | this is an update from below:
ive had this rim as my rear rim for about a year now. was strong as hell. i once cased it off a jump onto a sharp concrete block, right on the corner and the walls didnt even fold - just a tiny dent (and im heavy - 95kgs). plus the spokes and nipples were all rotten - i was snapping one of them at least weekly.
yesterday however, off a 6ft north shore drop my rims sadly died. 5 spokes snapped and the thing is bent like a snake now. however i am still very impressed with this rim. it took a hell of a beating over one year, with minimal maintenance - i personally trued it quickly two or three times over the year (not including inserting new spokes or nipples :)). id buy one again but im gonna try something a bit lighter to see how it goes.
definitely recommended. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Seb Wier
a Weekend Warrior
from MNinneapolis MN
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Varsity Bikes (LBS) | | Strengths: | Likely the strongest rim for rim brake users, inexpensive | | Weaknesses: | not disc specific, maybe heavier than they need to be | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 5 inch travel urban free ride | | Bottom Line: | These days almost anybody running such a heavy rim has disc brakes, but my bike won't run them on the rear- its that old. Magura HS33's grab HARD on this rim and never seem to fade, so who needs discs?
Its a good design, but old and thus maybe not as good as some newer disc specific models. The "plastic thing" keeps mud and dirt from accumulating inside the H shaped cross section.
They need to be laced with HIGH tension, because they are really stiff. Mine wouldn't stay tru until I maxed out the tension- my spoke wrench was bending, and the gauge indicates 130+ kgs on the drive side.
Bottom line? If you need a burly rim and are on a tight budget or need rim brakes, they are the way to go. Just make sure the builder knows thier job- half tight spokes won't cut it with these rims.
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Submitted by
sam
a Weekend Warrior
from perth, australia
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | mundaring/john forrest | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | fleet cycles | | Strengths: | stiff. strong. high walls | | Weaknesses: | relatively heavy. weird plastic bit | | Similar Products Used: | weinemans, alex rims, bully rims | | Bike Setup: | avanti montari + hussefelt dh cranks + gigapipe dh bb + sun mammoth rims.. | | Bottom Line: | bought this as my last rims died after less than 1 week. these ones are super stiff and strong. dont seem to buckle at all and im pretty heavy (95kg - 190 pounds) over street drops of ~1.5m and general street and skate park riding. pretty heavy but worth it for the strength. recommend for street/jumping or maybe downhill..too heavy for xc. takes a while to get used to with a hardtail coz of the stiffness. look real bulky too | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cozza
a Downhiller
from Australia
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | good for riding to the local milk bar | | Weaknesses: | they blow up in 2 weeks | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 321, Dice Two-Six | | Bike Setup: | Intense | | Bottom Line: | yeah, well these rims are not good for the riding we do down here. i was told they would last two weeks, but i didn't think the guy meant literally..
after 2 weeks, bye bye rim........totally tacoed
ride mavic 321's, i gave it a HUGE whack of a 15 footer about 6 times and it didn't budge | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex Smith
a Downhiller
from Brooklyn
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Any drop or bench or anything in between that gets in the way | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | some site | | Strengths: | The product sucked ass I have a Hardrock Pro from specialized and just put the new wheels together for it XT hubs 14 gauge DH spokes and the rims split up on the welding spot and i got a flat spot that was huge from a 1 foot drop | | Weaknesses: | the welding spot | | Similar Products Used: | alex Supra E and MAG30 form now on | | Bike Setup: | HArdrock with XT setup | | Bottom Line: | Im a freerider/donhiller. The rims sucked because i weight 140 pounds and you might think that I dont know how to land but man I know a lot of people who told me that it's just the rims cuz i land pretty smooth and all , so if I were you I would get some thing stronger sure more weight but worth it man, good for light freerides but I do 4 and 5 feet drops to flat on streets and Sun Mammoth just doesn't do it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a Weekend Warrior
from Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | urban trials | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Bowcycle | | Strengths: | Burly, stiff, hasn't failed me yet | | Weaknesses: | heavy? wierd plasticy-nylon stuff | | Similar Products Used: | Rhyno lite, mavic Deemax, 517d, cane creek, spynergy | | Bike Setup: | planet X mk5 - avid mech disc, magura hs33, ultegra read derailleur, rhyno lite front w/ xt disc, mammoth w/ deore, chris king nothreadset (best darn headset out there!!!), brisa elite bar n stem, knifen fork | | Bottom Line: | this was pretty much the most inexpensive wheelset out there,,, also for all those newbie-ish riders out there, ALWAYS get the shop guys to build u a rim infront of u, the ready made rims are usually made in a hurry, without much attention to detail.
although the mammoth has a wierd nylon black stuff that really serves no purpose but to mask the ugly welds and whatnot.
but don't get me wrong, the alex dx32 rim is far better for trials (lighter, tuffer), but for the price, these were a steal! and they haven't needed truing ever since i got them (and believe me, the first years of trials put everything to the test!) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a
from Jackson, NH, US
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | south of hell | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | Incredibly burly. I have been riding hard on these rims from the day that I got them, and haven't done so much as tweaked them yet. no flat spots, no dents | | Weaknesses: | I had one hell of a time trying to throw on a gazz jr. on them | | Similar Products Used: | mavic ... | | Bike Setup: | cove g-spot, xt, mr. dirt fork... stuff that holds up | | Bottom Line: | These are some of the strongest rims that I have ever ridden. I've gone from racing to hucking off 15 feet to flat and haven't managed to break or damage these rims yet. I've had plenty of friends who rode other sun rims (rhyno lites) and I've watched them crumble. These rims are probably the only things that will still be intact on my bike by the end of the riding season. get em | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
reno
a Cross Country Rider
from back woods oregon
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | super strong if you lace them up with the right spokes. | | Weaknesses: | heavy and on a hardtail they're a little harsh a first. Not like my other one time use wheels. | | Similar Products Used: | french made crap rims, specilized house brand. | | Bottom Line: | This is an update. I have been riding on these babys for over 2 years now. At first if I really really tryed I could knock them out of true. But then again I'm 280 pounds riding on a hardtail. But now after the break in period I can't knock them out of true. Yes for everbody reading most wheels have a break in peroid. So don't be pissed if it comes out of true a few times. It will settle down and then almost never get bent. Great rim I love it but they are WAy overkill for a front rim on a XC/trail bike. Try a sun rhino lite. Also dose anyone know if thease will work well with vee breaks? If so email me. Later,
R | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Neil
a Weekend Warrior
from London
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | All of them | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Merlin Cycles | | Strengths: | Strength | | Weaknesses: | Mass! and breaking surface needed a light grinding for my hydrallic rim breaks | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic D321 | | Bike Setup: | On-One Gimp SS, with DC Manitou's, 3pc cranks and Margura HS 33 | | Bottom Line: | I'm massive, my bike is massive, the earth is even more massive and despite our best attempts (100Kg from 2m 20deg of axel & yes it hurt) we haven’t buckled them (irreparably) yet. But my brakes are about to chew through. I found the Mavics my rim breaks eat first (and faster!) were just as strong, marginally lighter to ride, but were more expensive and harder to get the tyres off. So it's a big thumb's up, but be careful grinding any rim's breaking surface! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lucas
a Cross Country Rider
from Vejle, Denmark, Europe
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Somewhere in Phoenix, AZ | | Strengths: | They are strong as hell! | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic X517 | | Bike Setup: | GT Zaskar LE, Rohloff Speedhub, Magura Brakes etc etc | | Bottom Line: | I use the rims for XC, not downhill. I have had bad experience with Mavic, in particular with the X517. I don't care about weight, I wan't the best. I've ridden a few hundred miles with them and no problems so far. On the front I use 2mm DT spokes and on the rear butted spokes (2,0/1,8/2,0). I built those wheels myself (the first ones) and they're still in true.
As mentioned, I have rather thin spokes on the rear. I bought the Rohloff Speedhub and some DT Alpine III spokes (2,3 mm). The Alpine spokes didn't fit very well, therefore I contacted the Rohloff Company. They recommended using butted spokes because they haven't heard of any problems using butted spokes. Today I haven't had any problems at all. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chef
a Downhiller
from Gdansk, Poland
Date Reviewed: March 27, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Strengths: | Quite solid, good looking, big breaking sufrace | | Weaknesses: | You have to have stiff spokes in order not to make it bent | | Similar Products Used: | giant rims - but i wouln'd say they are rims :) | | Bike Setup: | beter not say | | Bottom Line: | If you have stiff spokes then it is very good rims to ride DH/FR. Now I have DT Alpine 3 spokes so I can easly make bigger drops. earlier I had original Giant rims and one cleaver brother and he bent these rim very much hitting a curb:) from 1 footer :)). Generally speaking I recomand buying them for enyone who wants to jump a lot, but remeber to have strong spokes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Elliot
a Downhiller
from Niagara Falls, Ont. Canada
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Pedlars Bike Shop | | Strengths: | They're tanks, immense rims, fun to tell your friends you have big fat mammoths on your bike | | Weaknesses: | had to true them a lot, got a minor flat spot on the back wheel (my fault, and any other rim would have taco'd in that situation), heavy, but im not too worried about that | | Similar Products Used: | various stock wheels | | Bike Setup: | Specialzed P.2, DJ2, Hayes mechs, Shimano XT components | | Bottom Line: | Great, I'd say theyre great. Pick em up if strength is a necessity, weight isnt an issue, and you dont mind truing wheels. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan Lindh
a Downhiller
from Colbrook, NS, Canada
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Flat Bar Ninja | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Valley Stove and Cycle | | Strengths: | quite Strong
can use v'brakes
looks really cool
cheep | | Weaknesses: | i got mine withe deore hubs ickky!
a bit tankish in mass | | Similar Products Used: | Rhyno lite, Singletack | | Bike Setup: | 00 kona roasty cutson in cusom green paint. 02 Dj1, Avid disc front, Arch rivel rear
RaceFace NorthShoreDH crank and Evolve FR bb. Black spire bash guard, Funn launch pad saddle 2.3 tires and other lovely stuff | | Bottom Line: | i have had 2wo of these rims, fist one was on my old Giant, secod was on mr. Roasty.
Ii killed my mammoth, yes it can be done. I cracked it at the seem all the way down to the end, the wheel looked like a egg! i am getting a nother rear mammoth this weeknd. why? because it accually lasted almost one seasion! yeah that may seem short but not for me, i slotter parts for ex. one seasion clamed 2 cranks sets, 6 bb's 5 saddles 2 posts, 1 set of peds, 5 tires, countless tubes, 3 wheels, 3 hubs, 5 axles and a fue helmets and one fork.
My mammoths held up really well, i rode almost a hole Dh run with a flat tire and did they did not do out of true! 4,6,8 feet to flat?? no problem with this rim.
They finnally died durin a Jump sesion on a 12 foot hight table that i was trying a no footed x-up on, when i over shot the landing! great crash face plant and all (full face helmets rule!) ohh yeah the ground was cement too!
sure their heavy, you get stronger thou, and for a rim compatable wheels these are the strongest avalible, get them! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
gary swank
a
from cooper city fl us
Date Reviewed: February 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | markham | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | wheel world cali | | Strengths: | the rim is awesome so far that i hae had it i hve the all black version 2003s and they hold up to all the drops and jumps that i put them up to wether it be urban or trails great rims | | Weaknesses: | none that i know of | | Similar Products Used: | unknown | | Bike Setup: | 2003 weyless fr 67 w boxxer race avid 7inch frnt 6inc back 20mm frnt hub 7inch pro delux shock truvative crank and bb | | Bottom Line: | quality rims great buy i will never break them since i am only 110 i would recomend them to any one | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Victor Arce
a Weekend Warrior
from Bronx, NY
Date Reviewed: December 28, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | NYC | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Sid's Bike Shop - NYC | | Strengths: | strength ,looks and pedals well | | Weaknesses: | doesn't come in camoflauge color | | Similar Products Used: | Double-wide rims, downhill rims, XC rims | | Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR with X-Vert fork, Mammoth rims with XT hubs on Evil Twin slalom tires, Hayes discs, Sun BMX pedals, RaceFace crank, Tioga multi control seat with Ritchey seatpost, RaceFace stem, and ODI Ruffian grips with lock on. | | Bottom Line: | These rims have been thru Plattekill, Central Park, Van Courtlandt Park, NYC urban assault (read - stairs and jumps), NYC rides and tours (read - epic rides), plus regular commuting interboro. My rear rim was even run over by a postal truck while i was waiting at a light and they bounced right back. I love me some Sun-Ringle. I burn 5 monkeys in honor of it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
adam foster
a Weekend Warrior
from da mount
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | everywhere | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | sportwheels | | Strengths: | f**kin strong i take this puppy through everythin dirt jumpin, freeride/urban assult and even trials and she holds up | | Weaknesses: | i bent it a few times but nothin big i just put it back into true in like 5 min | | Similar Products Used: | sun rims zj-18/cr18 both crap, sun rims ryno lite | | Bike Setup: | 1999 norco bigfoot, judy tt, sun rims ryno lite and mammoth, kenda kenitics 26-2.35, deore/alivio drivetrian | | Bottom Line: | this rim can take a beatin!!! i took this thing off a 9 foot roof!!!! on a hardtail!!!!! after words perfect true. this thing has done 10 foot stair gaps, 6-7 foot wheelie drops and only bent a few times!!!! o and i did a bunny hop over a big curb smoked it with my back rim flating my tire and hearin a metal hiting metal clunk only to suprise my self to find out it was in perfect true with no flat spots!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert
a Weekend Warrior
from Savannah GA
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Wine Creek, Augusta Canal | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Andy Jordans Augusta Ga | | Strengths: | Lite, Strong, Stay True | | Weaknesses: | Have not found any yet | | Similar Products Used: | Got no Idea | | Bike Setup: | Giant Rainer SE, upgraded front and rear rims - I racked the stock rims, New crand set the stock ones broke, xlt rear derailer | | Bottom Line: | I got this rim on the rear wheel. Jumping a 10 foot gully I wracked the rear stock rim and buggered it up so bad the bike shop could not get it trued out.
These rims really take a beating and stay true. Since getting them a year ago I have not had to have them trued out. They hold up great even jumping, riding roots and what ever abuse you give them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Chris Tsubone
a Weekend Warrior
from Edmonton, Alberta
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anything i can find | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | Hella strong. Excellent rims for their price. | | Weaknesses: | Kinda heavy at first, but once you get used to them, nothing at all. | | Similar Products Used: | whatever crap stock wheels were on there. | | Bike Setup: | schwinn somethin or other with manitou x-vert dc forks and profile downhill cranks. | | Bottom Line: | Really good rims if you're on a budget but still want heavy duty strength. Did a 17 stair drop to concrete flat a few times and they're still true. Excellent quality for your cash. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bmxr
a
from Miami
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Markham | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs and mail order . . . | | Strengths: | VALUE is the name of the game with these rims. For the price, nothing comes close for a good strong all-around rim that will hold up to jumping, drops, street, and even XC if you're a pro-class dirt-roadie. The all-black version looks tough. | | Weaknesses: | Posers won't think you're cool.
Weight, I guess. But if it was lighter, it would be weaker, so I take that back. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Laser Disc, Rhyno Lite, Bontrager Mustang, and more over the years. | | Bike Setup: | GT Ruckus, DJ1, Hayes, Profile | | Bottom Line: | I have been through a couple of these rims in the last two years, but ANY rims would have given in to what I did. Big, fast x-up to flat collapsed the front (I landed nose down, hard)and a big no-footer to crooked landing warped the rear beyond repair. In between these events, the rims hold up to a lot of abuse and don't even usually need truing. I also run these on my bmx cruiser, and after two seasons of racing, I flat-spotted one rim by casing a double real hard, but otherwise they have held up great. I would much rather spend ~$40 for a new rim when I screw up, than paying $80-$100 for "Brand X" stuff that will not hold up any better. If you jump or ride street, GET THESE RIMS! If you are in it for *looking* like a pro, save up and buy something overpriced and pretty! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Octane
a Weekend Warrior
from Orangeville, Ontario
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | pits | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | Friends house | | Strengths: | Mammoth strong, wide, Bomb-proof. | | Weaknesses: | ??? | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic, Wienmann etc... | | Bike Setup: | XCR 3000, Bomber, Vanilla coil, Shimano STX RC drivetrain, Mammoth rims, Grimeca disks, Kenda rubber, BLA, BLA, BLA... | | Bottom Line: | Super strong. These rims will take anything you dish out, smile, and ask for more. Jumps, drops(to 10' or so), anything. I have had them trued once. They are perfectly straight, no flat spots, nothing. Recommend these to anyone that doesn't care about weight, like me. Chances are if you are thinkin' about a pair of these, weight is not an issue anyway. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Cailan Libby
a Downhiller
from Golden,B.c., Canada
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | b12 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | summit cycle | | Strengths: | Aesome rim, strong and good price, hudge braking area for v-brakes, Take alot of abuse, Best rim for the money. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Sun rhyno lite (pos) alex rims, some other sun rims | | Bike Setup: | Dh rig | | Bottom Line: | Sweet rim, take alot of abuse, will take whatever you through at it, strong and cheap. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a
from Brisbane, australia
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Nice and strong, deep braking surface, stiff | | Weaknesses: | Heavy | | Similar Products Used: | Ryno lite, Velocity deep v | | Bike Setup: | Freeride hardtail | | Bottom Line: | Nice and strong. I got this rim after I broke my Velocity, and it is just so much better. Really deep section is good for flat spot resistance and wide enough foot print to run low enough pressure to get grip. The alloy seems to be really hard as well and I like that. Good enough for a few turds. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Garrett
a Weekend Warrior
from Dallas, TX
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | internet | | Strengths: | This is simply the best wheel ever. Not only does the wide look make your bike look like real a machine instead of those sissy "race" wheels, they are very strong... so far.... I have LX hubs on them and do lots of jumping on concrete, riding down railroad tracks, poping the rear wheel up on a curb at 20MPH, etc and lots of foolish crap for a 40 year old. I broke, bent destroyed most other wheels. I used to ride competitive BMX in the 70s, then real MX in the 80s on 250's.. I am not a pro mountain bike rider by any means and do it for excercise and a little fun..... These things are like "tuff" wheels to old mongoose's. It is simply the best part I have put on my bike yet and they only thing that lives up to its name. | | Weaknesses: | Absolutly none... So far | | Similar Products Used: | mavic | | Bike Setup: | Overbuilt Raleigh M80.. Manitou SXR, LX everything including holoteck cranks. | | Bottom Line: | Get em and dont look back.
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Submitted by
Matt
a Downhiller
from St. Louis, MO, USA
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Cross Creek in Osage Beach, MO | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$85.00 | | Purchased At: | TC | | Strengths: | The Mammoth's greatest strength is its strength! Wide footprint. | | Similar Products Used: | Many Sun-Ringle wheel/rim setups. A few Shimano setups. | | Bike Setup: | Sun Mammoth in the rear | | Bottom Line: | The strongest non-DH specific rim ever. I weighed 260 when I bought it, and I did several 3+ foot drops onto flat pavement just to test. Then I did some four foot drops. And then a five foot drop by accident. I ride an old Cannondale Super-V 700 with about 1.5" of travel. Think hardtail. Now think five feet onto flat pavement. Now think of a perfectly true rim. And after I bought the Mammoth, I have not had a single pinchflat! And all I do is urban assault (pretty much)! The rim is so wide that i can use square curbs as a launch ramp! I've gone through two front wheels, but have never even needed the rear Mammoth trued once. Bang. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mr. Costello
a Racer
from Black Hills, SD
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | not the last one i rode | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | internet | | Strengths: | STRONG! I hit a tree stump(like a dumbass) going 30+, and the rim got a small flat spot...unfortunantly my frame broke. I also liked the heavyness for training, for races I throw on lighter wheels and FLY! | | Weaknesses: | Too strong-I wish they broke instead of my frame. | | Similar Products Used: | mavics that bent a lot | | Bike Setup: | Kona Pahoehoe (now in 2 pieces), lx, xt, avid, thompson | | Bottom Line: | I wish they weren't so strong, I really liked my frame. They have taken all the beatings I've given them, and any other wheel would have shattered in that crash. I will get another. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Harold
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, Colorado
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | AAA | | Strengths: | Stiff, strong rim. Huge brake surface for plenty pad adjustment. Looks cool with black abs strips in center. Will make your biking buddies drool!!! | | Weaknesses: | Wish they weighed slightly lighter. | | Bike Setup: | GT Zaskar with XT/XTR componentry. | | Bottom Line: | I got tired of riding with the fear of my old Campy rims blowing out so I purchased the Big Fat Mammoths wheelset with Deora hubs. Have not looked back since! If you ride hard and want to quit truing wheels...buy these rims!(rated 4 flamers due to weight penalty) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joel
a Weekend Warrior
from chicago
Date Reviewed: May 20, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | quality | | Strengths: | its alot stronger than the ryno lite i was running on the front. | | Weaknesses: | it bent the first day i went out dirt jumping. i trued it back the best it will get but its alright i guess. | | Similar Products Used: | ryno lites, planet x bmf | | Bike Setup: | planet x zebdi, FSA V-drive cranks isis, rs phsylo sl, planet x bmf rear rim,sun bfr front rim, xt disk hubs. | | Bottom Line: | they are alright if you dont abuse wheels to much. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Trevor
a
from Great Falls MT
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | cambriabike | | Strengths: | These rims are so strong they broke my fork | | Weaknesses: | they broke my fork | | Bike Setup: | Kona scab | | Bottom Line: | These rims are the best purchase I've ever made, I sun mine on XT disc hubs and they sure work good.
The story on my fork is that after flipping over the bars I bent my M-arch and broke off my drop-out. when I looked at it my brake pads were shifted to the angle of the bend. My wheel should have broke in half but instead my Z5 did.
For the price they are the best rims you can buy | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tino
a
from Manchvegas
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | the bloody finger | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | very strong so far, tall sidewall design seems pretty bombproof, not as heavy as i thought, cheap | | Weaknesses: | i dunno.....kind plain looking i guess | | Similar Products Used: | sun ryno lites, sun ds1 - xc, atom labs trail pimp | | Bike Setup: | rm pipeline....xt/sram, marzocchi 5 in fork, 24" rear trail pimp wheel, 26" mammoth up front, 2.35 inch maxxis mofo/irc kujo dh tires, azonic shorty stem, easton monkey bar, hayes discs, race face dh cranks, titic seatpost, cheap flat pedals | | Bottom Line: | a damn strong wheel.....buy it and beat on it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kit Burke
a
from Victoria BC Canda
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Skull Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | i dont remember | | Strengths: | I am an extreme unicyclist so all the force is on one of these puppies and they can take it, picnic tables to huge rocks, you name it they take it | | Weaknesses: | NIL save they weigh a ton to lift with a gazz tyre | | Similar Products Used: | norco generic, old aluminium road bike wheels | | Bike Setup: | Its a unicycle with a viscount seat, semcycle frame, suzue hub, old MTB cranks, mammoth rim and gazz 2.6 tyre | | Bottom Line: | Great rim for us one wheelers, i dont know about you two wheeled wimps though | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sean
a Weekend Warrior
from somewhere,australia
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere sick | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | somestore | | Strengths: | large side wall for awesome braking surface,really rigid on drop-outs. strength you can rely on,takes pleasure in very heavy punishment. won't give-up without a fight.. God Bless America. | | Weaknesses: | use proper tyre lever or be sorry.. | | Similar Products Used: | weinmann,araya | | Bike Setup: | R.M frame,xt disc hubs,sun big M fat,norkian gazzolodi(or somename like that),azonic bar. | | Bottom Line: | gets too bored on city rides..
only to be taken beyond the edge.. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from Detroit
Date Reviewed: February 3, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | UniversalCycles.com | | Strengths: | 240 lb rider+ 6foot ledge = Never been outa true...You fugure it out.. | | Weaknesses: | They're not free, and little xc bunnys couldn't move 'em around... | | Similar Products Used: | Multiple sets of Mavic Sup rims.... | | Bike Setup: | Kona Koa Rigid,Xvert,Black Spire bash guard..Race Face headset, handlebars..Salsa Moto stem..XTR brakes..White Industries cranks...XT 8 speed Drive train...Thompson seatpost..SDG saddle | | Bottom Line: | You want a rim you'll never have to true...Throw outyour spoke wrench and grab a set of these...Mine came with XT skewers..Give those to a budy and get some Kore skewers for 19.00 they can't be beat... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ivan
a Downhiller
from BROOKLYN
Date Reviewed: January 13, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | central park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | strong, looks phat, swtrong, hige braking surface, strong, did i say it's strong | | Weaknesses: | i hate presta valves, i had do drill a hole in mine to accept shrader valve | | Similar Products Used: | rhyno lite | | Bike Setup: | yep | | Bottom Line: | i got only one day of riding in central park, i did some sick A S S shi t on them and tay still stayed true, any mavic rim would have snapped, i was really impressed by these rims.
the brake surface if huge and if i had v-brakes it would have given me a lo of freedon for ajusting them.
i give them five flamin' monkeys for the strength and price | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sh0rty
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, BC, Can
Date Reviewed: January 4, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Muddy, rooty...yup, that's the one! | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Strengths: | Strengths?....it's STRONG!!! | | Weaknesses: | Weeknesses?...this rim aint got no weeknesses! The only thing weak are riders that can't heft them up a hill! | | Similar Products Used: | Prety much everything else...and I broke 'em all!!! | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Cove Stiffee, Z3 QR20, Sun Rhyno on the front, Big Fat Mammoth on the back, Kenda Kanetics 2.35 tires on both. | | Bottom Line: | I'm a big guy (6'6", 280lbs), and I ride HARD! After crushing countless different rear rims (usualy destroyed in a couple rides) on my ol' trek hardtail (including the mity Rhyno Lt.) I went against all the LBS's suggestions and went for the biggest, fattest, beefyest wheel I could find...Mamoth, big fat streight gadge spokes, LX hub...and it was wonderful (the hub is the only weekenss, crushed the bearings in it once)...in 2 years I've only had to true it twice, a very small adjustments. When I got my new Cove Stiffee hardtail, the first thing I did is take the Mammoth from my old bike and stick it on there, and it is still as round as the day I bought it!!!
I suggest it to any 250+ pounder that does serious riding off road...when you weigh 100lbs more than the average lankey racer already...a pound or two extra on your bike is not that big of a deal. It is truley worth the weight, and the price can't be beat! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mr. Shisto
a Downhiller
from Durango, Colorado
Date Reviewed: November 16, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | any trail that doesn't contain the word "up" | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Inertia Brothers house (they make a sweet bike) | | Strengths: | Super strong, stays true, cheap and replacable if they break. which I dont plan on them doing. | | Weaknesses: | one gram too heavy. | | Similar Products Used: | Sun "ditch witch", Mavic d321, sun double wide | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Kona Stinky, stock with hays 6" hydrolic brakes, mamoth rims, better pedals, XTR rear derailer, and some sick tires. | | Bottom Line: | Today I took my Stinky to the local BMX course to get a little slalom practice in and while doing so I became the first person to clear the thirty foot tripple. (The first because the course was finished about three days ago) My first atempt wasn't great. I cased the landing very hard. Normally with my Sun Ditch Witch rims over half the spokes would loosen enough to the point that you can tighten them with your fingures, but not with my mamoths. They stayed perfactly true and did not flat spot. My back hurts a little though... So if you dont ride these rims and you want some thing strong then get up off yo butt, and buy a set.
Hey, it'll be your best investment yet! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
"Devil"
a Downhiller
from Halifax, NS Canada
Date Reviewed: November 6, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Crusher dirt Jumps | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Tough rims | | Weaknesses: | none, but I heared they get flat spots easy
but haven't experience them yet
heavy if your into the Weight thingy which Iam not | | Similar Products Used: | Sun Ryno Lites, ditch witch, double wides
Mavic 221's, 321's
Alex rims
| | Bike Setup: | Kona chute
- Sun Big Mammoth Fat 24's w/ Nokian Gazzoladi 3.0 front tire, IRC Kujo rear
- Tru Vativ Hussefelt Cranks
- Blakspire Chain Device
- Primo Pedals
- Thomson seatpost with tioga saddle
- Hayes cable disc brakes with 6' rotor in the rear and 8' rotor in the front
| | Bottom Line: | Tough rims
even with the Gazzoladi 3.0 looks really tough
if you want good rims get these!!!
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Submitted by
Moe
a
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: October 15, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | BIG FINN HILL | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$136.00 | | Purchased At: | Greggs Cycles | | Strengths: | Fuking strong, could stand a bomb. No truing after hours of brutal urban assault. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Other stuff | | Bike Setup: | Trek 7000 | | Bottom Line: | These are the best wheels out there. Go buy some | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Drew Swayne
a Downhiller
from Bellingham, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: October 15, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | snakeonia | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | cheap | | Weaknesses: | flatsposts, these things suck!, they get flatspots way too easily | | Similar Products Used: | vuelta dh excalibur, got a nasty flatspot on that rim too | | Bike Setup: | azonic ds1 | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line.......these rims suck! That is all there is too say. These get horrible flatspots. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Francisheadroom
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria British Columbia
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Birth Control | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Neverland; thats 80 Canadian dollars | | Strengths: | It is nice and strong and stiff and makes tires bigger than they used to be on a rhyno lite. I hvae had this for quite while now and I haven't trued it at all until today. It had about 0.5mm of out of trueness and no flatness at all after taking months of freeriding. landing on the stairs. | | Weaknesses: | I ACTUALLY HAD TO TRUE IT!!!!!!!! kidding | | Similar Products Used: | Rhyno lite | | Bike Setup: | -Nukeproof Stealth frame
-Double crown Manitou Xvert R fork
-Shimano Deore front and rear 9-speed derailleurs
-LX 9-speed shifters
-Deore cable actuated front disc brake w/ Avid SD-1.9L lever
-SunRims RhynoLite 26" front rim, XT disc hub
-Kenda Kolossal DH front tire
-Koski Engineering BrakeLite Pro rear V-brakes, cartridge brake pads w/ Avid SD-1.9L lever
-SunRims Big Mammoth Fat 26" rear rim, XT disc hub, DT spokes
-Rokko 2.4" rear tire
-Shimano STX RC cranks
-Wellgo flat pedals with replaceable pins
-WTB Momentum Comp ST headset
-Koski Engineering 6061-T6 butted riser bar
-PZ DH stem
-Black Spire Ring God
-orange Roach frame pad
-Kalloy 27.2mm seat post, nice seat clamp
-Zoom seat post clamp
-Koski Engineering Fastback saddle
-Nice Grips
-Specialized Comp computer | | Bottom Line: | its good. so buy it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Reno
a Cross Country Rider
from somewhere in Oregon
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | the one you don't know about! | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | Good value! Very strong. I'm a solid 250 pounds | | Weaknesses: | A little heavy. Freaky road weenies better stay away from this real world rim. | | Similar Products Used: | A lot of easly destroyed rims! | | Bike Setup: | old muddy hardtail | | Bottom Line: | The first time I took this wheel on a ride it came out of true. I re-trued it and after 5 very hard rides its still in perfect true. I think the dude at my local bike shop was stoned while he built my wheel. Just make sure you have the rim built up with big heavy spokes! If your a Clydesdale or just need a tough rim go for it. The price is right and the product is good.
Live well, Ride well,
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by by Bin Laden | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin Chang
a Weekend Warrior
from Brisbane
Date Reviewed: September 15, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Poo Shoot | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | TC's Bike Barr | | Strengths: | Strong as all hell, and VERY stiff and DEFINATELY worth the money. It is totally bombproof for me and I do 5 foot drop offs and lots of stair jumping and freeride. These rims are totally AWESOME for the money and I'm sure that I'll keep buying these rims for my bike till the day I die!!! The beat Mavic in the competition in the long run. Get these, they are cheaper than the Mavic 521's or the D321's. These rims are also lighter than the 321's. Huge braking surface so it's easier to tune yourself on the go instead of a tight brake pad surface area like Mavic. | | Weaknesses: | None, unless you're a weight weenie. The weight of this makes it worth it. If you get the full black anodized ones, be in for a treat (the actual braking surface is anodized and will howl like mad everytime you brake until you wear it in, which is about 3 days of full on riding). Otherwise - there are NO weaknesses in this product. | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic D521 (forget them), Mavic x517 (wreaked them after buying them from the bike shop on the way home - ditch these), Sun Rhyno Lite (kick ass), Rigida, and a heap of other taco shells. | | Bike Setup: | Trek VRX frame with Maz Z2's, Fox Vanilla R rear, Mammoth rear, Rhyno Lite front, XTR throughout, Coda cranks (going to Race Face soon :) ). | | Bottom Line: | Get these rims and you never have to worry about buckling them. I've ridden them hard since I have purchased them and I do not for one second think I will buckle these, since they are INDESTRUCTABLE rims as many people have already mentioned in other reviews of this product. FORGET Mavic, which burns a huge hole in your pocket for something that is a heap of junk. Get the big mutha fuking mammoth's. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
D-Man
a Weekend Warrior
from Montreal, Pq.
Date Reviewed: September 6, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Bonzaï | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Everything from the look down to the strenght and performance. | | Weaknesses: | Weight.. but who really cares? | | Bike Setup: | '96 Kona AA, Judy XC... | | Bottom Line: | Well, sadly enough, I just went through my first Mammoth rim. But hey, what can you expect after 2.5 years of beating the hell out of it on a hartail? So what did I do once it turned pretty much into an oval? Plain and simply went over to my shop and purchased yet another Mammoth rim. Probably the best buy that I made for my bike. Inexpensive, strong as all hell, rarely go out of true (and if they do, really not by much at all). Basically, these things simply kick the competition out of the field. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lance Hubbell
a Cross Country Rider
from Md. U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Avalon | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Bike Doctor | | Strengths: | the rim.... | | Weaknesses: | can't find it | | Bike Setup: | Trek with all xt | | Bottom Line: | this rim wont bend or come out of true. If it can be run over, run thru, or run into I've done it ,I've smacked it, flipped it, taken 5 foot drops. had them run over by a fellow rider and there still true and rolling sweet. Until someone proves me wrong i probably wont buy another rim. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thomas
a Weekend Warrior
from Provo, UT, USA
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Very strong. | | Weaknesses: | Very heavy. Rough seam. | | Similar Products Used: | Matrix Lobo (should call them Matrix Taco) | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Joshua | | Bottom Line: | I taco'd my front rim last year and decided to buy something that was supposed to be strong. I bought a Sun Mammoth rim and laced it up myself with my old cheapo hub and old cheapo spokes and it has worked great since then. I went almost a year without truing it, but I broke a spoke a couple months back and had to replace the spoke and re-true. My only complaint would be the extra weight. These are heavy rims and the extra weight is noticable (for me at least). I should have done both wheels last year, but I decided to wait until my rear rim broke first. Well, now I'm riding my old bike, waiting for a new Mammoth from Nashbar to replace my recently trashed rear rim. $30 from Nashbar is a great deal. 4 chilis for being heavy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
yep
a Weekend Warrior
from yep
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | yep | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | yep | | Strengths: | everything, looks strenght, | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | rhyno, siglewide | | Bike Setup: | yep | | Bottom Line: | good wheel, i recommend good stuff, i have 1, can't bend it at all, lookin for anoter | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marztar
a Weekend Warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything with drops | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$42.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Shop | | Strengths: | Bloody tough and can take a smashing, Awesome braking surface | | Weaknesses: | huh? | | Similar Products Used: | Velocity Deep V (piece of ****) | | Bike Setup: | Deore setup, Judy C's, Sun Mammoths on Deore hubs | | Bottom Line: | If you ride hard get these babies i weigh 75Kg and i ride like there is no tommorrow so i recomend these with five flamin' chillis. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Minnesota
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | any with drops | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | Strength. Price paid for them. | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | bontrager(crap), alex | | Bike Setup: | Da Bomb XLR8R frame, x-vert fork. Mammoths with XT hubs (36h) Azonic 454 cranks. XT, LX parts. XTR brakes | | Bottom Line: | For the price these can't be beat. After all the Urban Assualt riding i have done i have just got a little up and down movement on the wheel, but what do ya expect with landing on stairs and big drops. Overall a great rim. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Beefy! Supper strong and stiff. No too expencive
Looks Great! | | Weaknesses: | a bit heavey, but that does not matter their for hardcore rideing not XC racing. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Giant Sedona SE, Z-5 bombers, LX/XT parts, riser bars Sun mammoth rear rim (gettin front soon) | | Bottom Line: | I have only used my mammoth twice (got it today), but I love it, and I allready see an inprove ment in my riding. My bike tracks through tought downhills sections much better, and there is much less tire chatter and skipping. My tractuion is much inproved. This rim is a great deal, at about $120 CDN , for the Big Mammoth Fat rim its a great deal. For any on who rides hard and goes big this is the perfect rim, that is if you don't mind the extra weight.
Go buy this rim! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jerry
a Downhiller
from adelaide
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Strengths: | not many strong for a little while | | Weaknesses: | they are heavy for their strength because i did a hard core DH track with some north shore stuff and one fall and the stupid things are patoto crisps and gotta go buy some new ones save ya money and get some 2 dice rims lighter and waaay stronger | | Bottom Line: | as stated | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a
from BC
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Every thing, were do i start??? They are super Strong, there on my Santa Cruz, and i can rip down the hill and not wory about them breaking, Good for DS, and freeriding, THere black so they look super cool, and they work good on the shore! | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | Nonthing for the money can be compared to these they are super cool | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Bulit | | Bottom Line: | These are great rims, i would buy them again and again, but there so strong i prob wont have to =-)Have not needed truing yet! in over a year, and i ride really hard on em and there still true! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ty
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | bow cycle | | Strengths: | Well this is a good rim for me, im used to not so great ones , but from what ive seen so far its very strong, and dosent have the flex going off stuff like the cheap ones do. Its a very good rim for the money, Its from sun rims, and they got a good rep, there black so they look cool. | | Weaknesses: | Nothing yet, HOPING NON TO COME | | Similar Products Used: | non | | Bottom Line: | These are great rims for the money, they are supper strong, i ride hard and land not so good some times, and they are still straight, there black so they look SUPER COOL. I got mine built by a pro, on an Deore LX rear hub, with 2mm spokes, and its a life saver, U KNOW HOW HAPPY I AM TO NOT LOOK DOWN AT My RIM TO SEE IF IT IS GONNA COLAPES!!! OUT ON ME?????
lol i would tell any one to buy this rim , this is a very good rim for the money, and they could charge more for it and i would still buy it, Nice Work SuN RIMS, u make a great product! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
.......
a Weekend Warrior
from .........
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | EVERY THING, Its black so it looks cool, VERY VERY STRONG,BETTER THAN MAVICS FOR THE PRICE,quility, cant get it outa true, done lots of 6 foot drops, and landed on it wrong of trials and its fine, and its good for XC | | Weaknesses: | ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm nuffin | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Iron Horse | | Bottom Line: | THE BEST RIM EVER!!!!!, very strong, pretty light not has heavy as every one saiz. its a SUN RIM so u know its qulity
IT ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shaun Bowman
a Downhiller
from Victoria, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Maryl Harrup (sorry park ranger) | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Rocky Mountain | | Strengths: | =its strength
=its strong
=it hasn't bent, buckled, or busted in 2 years of tuff 6"2 riding | | Weaknesses: | None so far, light compared to Sun Double Wides (BIG POS in my humble opinion, an opinion based on there licking ass and breaking easily) | | Similar Products Used: | Sun Double Wide (POS), Sun Ryno (not ryno lites, these things rock), Sun Ryno Lite's (don't bother). | | Bike Setup: | KHS Dominatrax | | Bottom Line: | Buy them and you'll save tons of money, have the versitility of swapping them between disk and non disk bikes, save weight (compared to Double Wides, again these suck), and actually have a top notch strong rim | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
poida
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne, Australia
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | one with big obstacles | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Hey this is pretty strong if built up well and the sidewalls are tall so it don't matter if ya get a couple of small flatspots | | Weaknesses: | The seam on mine wasn't perfect but now it's worn down a bit it's ok | | Similar Products Used: | rhyno lite, d521 | | Bike Setup: | DMR Sidekick set up for trials | | Bottom Line: | It's nice and cheap and will hold up for ages i think plus it looks cool. If you've got the money get a mavic d521 but i'm happy with sun | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Neil M
a Weekend Warrior
from Eastern Canada
Date Reviewed: June 7, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | all black wheelsets just plain look cool.
strong
BIG breaking surface - no need to mess around with brake pads for hours.
track really straight. | | Similar Products Used: | mavic 138, pulled the joint a part.
crossmax, smashed one but good
POS rigidas that lasted way longer than the little 138's
| | Bike Setup: | FSR comp. Syncros, XT/XRT/Avid | | Bottom Line: | I like 'em. They haven't broken, but have come out of true. Weight? get stronger. no problem.
Even if they do break, I can get a whole new wheel for the same price as the spokes on the crossmax. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryan Matthews
a Downhiller
from Petaluma
Date Reviewed: June 7, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Any Place With A Lift | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | Gear.com | | Strengths: | The Biggest Strength...Is These Things Strength. They Wont Bust. They look cool too. | | Weaknesses: | None so far... | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic Butchers... | | Bike Setup: | Sold My Bike, I Loved These Rims Though, And They Were All I Kept! | | Bottom Line: | These Things Rock! I swear to God. I have beat the bageezas out of these mo fo's and they keep on going. I have dropped 8 roofs ranging from 10 to 21 feet and I've done each roof more than once. I even had a car clip my back tire going 25 M.P.H. and the rim didn't budge. I bought these because they were nice and cheap...but now I'm trying to find them again at a disount price. Throw so crappy spokes and some Shimano LX hubs and you've got a serious set of wheels. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jaybyrd
a Weekend Warrior
from Frisco, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | the thick hairy one below your mother's navel | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | airbomb.com | | Strengths: | You can bash the living hell out of them and they stay true. Amazing. I have grown to love these rims more than my bike. The angle where the sidewall meets the surface where the spoked screw in... it's about 90 degrees. Why is this construction more popular? Screw that lame-ass convex bullsh!t. These things are rigid like nobody's bidnezz! Seriously... mammoths are such good quality, they should be in the same class as fine wines and cheese. | | Weaknesses: | A little heavy | | Bike Setup: | KHS Alite 3000, Hope disc brakes, Middleburn cranks, XTR hubs, Time ATAC pedals, Oury grips, Kore headset, XTR rapid fire shifters, XT derailures, Raceface chainrings, Black Spire bashgaurd | | Bottom Line: | Buy these, fatboy. You shall not be sorry. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bob
a Weekend Warrior
from Shawnee, KS
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | I change my mind too often | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | universalcycles.com | | Strengths: | The strength is strength, price | | Weaknesses: | heavy (who cares) | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic M400 (if you think a Rav4 is similar to a Landcruiser) | | Bike Setup: | Giant ATX 870, XT hubs | | Bottom Line: | I made the mistake of only buying the front wheel from Universal for $120 when I could have bought both wheels for $170, but I was desperate after I tacoed my M400 after hitting a root on a light downhill). The Mammoth might be overdoing it a little for my riding style, but after doing a flying endo because of the taco incident, I did not want to take any chances. This is a heavy rim, and having it only on the front, I notice it pretty well. If you like to go bashing around and you don't need anything light for racing XC then this is a great rim that can take more abuse than a person can give. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anders
a Weekend Warrior
from Madbury, NH, USA
Date Reviewed: March 8, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Strengths: | Bomb proof, I'm 6'3" @ 240 lbs...I do downhill ocassionally and street assalt, awesome braking surface | | Weaknesses: | Inner strip becomes a little loose | | Similar Products Used: | MAvic 121...no good | | Bottom Line: | If you need cheap bombproof rims, get these...you won't be dissappointed | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ryan douglas
a Weekend Warrior
from riverside,CA
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$37.00 | | Purchased At: | irvine bike source | | Strengths: | never needs to be trued. i have had it hit hard on numerous occasions and it keeps on rolling. i like it soo much i have one ordered for my back wheel. it runs great and is strong. | | Weaknesses: | a little heavy for XC use but i get by | | Similar Products Used: | what ever the stock crap was. it didnt last | | Bike Setup: | i ride DH, DS and XC on a trek y3. | | Bottom Line: | it is a good rim for disc or non disc applications, and it is real tough. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a
from Denver
Date Reviewed: December 31, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | pro-deal | | Strengths: | strong, very stiff, staying true despite abuse so far | | Weaknesses: | heavy, way harder to j-hop now that my bike gained like half a pound on rims (being fair, i also put on heavier tires) | | Similar Products Used: | ryno lites, 521's | | Bottom Line: | sweet rim, demolished my rynos on a stupid drop so i got these and they are holding up very nicely so far- they are kinda heavy but you gotta sacrifice something for strength. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom Pringle
a Weekend Warrior
from Wiltshire England
Date Reviewed: December 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | pissin about | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Merlin Cycles | | Strengths: | Strong,I Had WTB speedmasters, got Z1 QR 20's and needed a new wheel so i choose these, it has still not been trued once in 7 months, so iI bought 1 for the rear after killing the Speedmaster big time, and its lasted a month on the REAR without going out, it isalso got great braking qualities, once you've found pads that don't squeal, USE FIBREX PADS, these work great, shimano, Sram, koolstop and aztec all squeaal terably | | Weaknesses: | None, the weight isn't as huge as everyone claims, fit some slightly lighter tyres, co the rim don't need any rubber pretection,its too strong to bend,ignore any one else's comments, these are the best and at $30, if you do ever bend it its cheeper than a phatso or simalar to replace(but you never will) | | Similar Products Used: | Phatso, Azonic triple wall, D521,X517, Rigida Tubeless, cheepo rims | | Bike Setup: | Merlin duel slalom, Z1 QR20's, DX brakes, Raceface Cranks, Sun Ringle Chain Device, Rob Warner Base JumpPedels, other good stuff | | Bottom Line: | BUY THEM, DON'T LOOK AT ANYTHING ELSE | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Downhiller
from galway,NY
Date Reviewed: December 10, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | shoots and ladders | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | the shop had it in stock, and I got to try new rim shapes | | Weaknesses: | were do i start, the annoying plastic stripthing thats supposed to make it stronger but only comes off, the presta valve only thing,or how about how flimsy it is and how easily it bends, | | Similar Products Used: | rhynolites(only because sun made 'em) and any cheap walmart brand bike rim I destroyed when I was little | | Bike Setup: | A usual fullblown dh rig | | Bottom Line: | I hated this rim, after my first race with it I destroyed it, but was somehow able to resurrect it to last a month or two. first it went square, then some how ovalish and it started to retension it's self in some spots after collapsing so much, it finally died when one half of the rim mushed over, only 30,000 flat spots later. The bottom line , don't by it,you'll bend it on streetcurb like or some were else, just like what happened to everyone else that I know had this rim.I wouldn't give it a rating of zero if I had to, and some one's gonna have to pay ME to race on another | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
james
a Downhiller
from santa barbara, california
Date Reviewed: November 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Cold Springs | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Velo Pro, in santa barbara | | Strengths: | none, this is the worst rim i have ever owned | | Weaknesses: | i have used three of these rims in the last year, everybody told me the first one was defective after i split it, the second one i got a warranty on but split it also and the third one came on my last bike and once again split at the seam. the other trouble taht i have had is these rims have way too much flex. I don't mind a little bit but when i can move it back and forth two inches in bach and not have the front move at all there should be some problem with that. and even the small things, the layer of plastic on the inside of the rim lets dird inside the rim and it makes one really annoying noise. | | Similar Products Used: | mavic D321, sunn DoubleWide (split one of these), and JOB rims | | Bike Setup: | Haro MX3, stratos Super Star | | Bottom Line: | if you use these rims for XC they're probably fine but don't use them for anything that is hard on the rims. they just don't hold together at the seem!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big Zee
a Weekend Warrior
from North shore canada
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Randys | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | overtime sports | | Strengths: | The best rims I have ever had sweet for a back trials rim on stock of freeride bikes. So strong. | | Weaknesses: | people say it is heavy but if you are not a XC races who cares about weight | | Similar Products Used: | ditch witch rhino lites | | Bottom Line: | If you are not a XC rider and need strong rims for rim brakes get these rims!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
eric
a
from baltimore, md
Date Reviewed: October 16, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Strengths: | wide, tall, and relativly cheap. | | Weaknesses: | i have not tried a many types of rims but this one seems to be doing well. | | Bike Setup: | norco team trials, xtr rear shifter, sun up front and in the rear. | | Bottom Line: | i have just started riding trials but i have had these rims for a bout 18 months. since i had them built i have not had them trued and they are doing pretty well considering. for the price they seem to be a good deal. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Downhiller
from Lynden
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | chutes and ladders | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | lx wheelset from Fairhaven Bike/Mtn. Sports | | Strengths: | Strongest rim ever
they're just sexy
super wide and tall brake track
easy pad setup
| | Weaknesses: | drilled for presta only (easy fix, just drill for bigger nozzle)
LX hubs totally suck | | Similar Products Used: | cheap stuff that comes on bikes: weinmann, alex, etc. | | Bike Setup: | nothing stock except for frame: Kona Hahana(hoping to crack soon) 2000 bombers, mammoth/lx/dt/4cross, LX splined cranks, avid 40's, avid 1.9 levers, bontranger crowbar, WTB tires, XT derailleurs, platform pedals, cane creek headset. | | Bottom Line: | I'll be honest, I love these rims, and I don't think I would ride anything else on the rear. But I have put them out of true, they are off dish, and they have a flat spot in them. Although I truly do abuse them. My rear wheel is off dish so that the tire rubs the frame a little. Now this might be because of the wheelbuilder in doing it wrong. Within a month or two they got a little out of true so I decided to true it and to tighten all the spokes to make it harder. So I did and it ran fine for months, then I took few big drops and several wrong landings and they went out of true again. In trying to re-true then I stripped half the nipples, so it's hopeless now. ON THE OTHER HAND I have taken dozens of drops up to five feet tall landing on pavement with my hardtail on these wheels. I love to bunny hop and do a 90* turn and land sideways, this has tacoed three of my wheels and my brothers wheel too, but the mammoth still lives to tell the story. LX hubs suck!! freewheel died a month ago and I snapped the front axle last week, not knowing this until I took the wheel off and the axle fell apart! Front wheel works like a wonder, but I never seem to use it anyways since I love to catwalk while racing traffic through town. Mammoths rule!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roadhog
a Weekend Warrior
from Mayberry, NC
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Hawks point | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | -strength
-stays true | | Weaknesses: | Needs a variety of flashy neon colors :) | | Similar Products Used: | alot of shttttt | | Bike Setup: | 99'Trek7000, Manitou, | | Bottom Line: | Bottom line, I've had just the rear rim for over a year.
I can bend a factory rim in 1 week, an expensive aftermarket in a month, but never a Mammoth. After riding 2 miles back to my apartment after busting my tube hopping around on a water fountain, I'm now a firm believer in Sun rims. They are still almost perfectly true.
Get Em, they'll last. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric Lee
a Downhiller
from Richmond, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | North Shore trails | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Cap's Bike Shop | | Strengths: | STRONG, COOL LOOKING | | Weaknesses: | N/A | | Similar Products Used: | Rhyno Lite | | Bike Setup: | Trek VRX 300 | | Bottom Line: | Great rim, After I done a 9 feet drop, still straight. Great rim for Free riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fro Man
a Weekend Warrior
from Chatt. TN USA
Date Reviewed: September 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Stringers Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bike Shop Chatt. TN | | Strengths: | awesome rim, super strong, wide braking surface, take dents and stay straight | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | nothing like it | | Bike Setup: | 1998 Schwinn Homegrown XT,LX,Deore,XTR,Odessey,Ritchey,Sun Rims | | Bottom Line: | The most affordable freeride/downhill rim you can get. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peat White
a Weekend Warrior
from Norwich,UK
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | University of East Anglia! | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Right, er, where do I start?
I haven't bent this beast yet, my brakes still work fine on it so er, I guess it makes this a great rim, yeah? | | Weaknesses: | Sidewall is tooooo tall. This is a bugger for changing tires/mending flats.
This rim is also WAY heavy! | | Similar Products Used: | Poor,useless, no name wheels.
Oh yeah, also Halo Combat rims. These bent in the first week of riding. (no, i don't ride THAT hard!) | | Bike Setup: | GT Arrowhead frame, Judy XLC forks, no name front wheel, Sun Mammoth rear wheel with Acera X hub with double butted spokes. The rest of the bike is unimportant...Poo, but unimportant. | | Bottom Line: | This is one HOT rim.
If you are a person to enjure a little suffering to change a puncture if ever one was to occur (I suggest buying a 15 quid Panaracer downhill tube), then I suggest that you BUY ONE OF THESE BABY'S.
However, I don't suggest these to XC riders - too heavy. Also, to downhill riders, they're not heavy enough! These rims are for the average person that likes to jump around, and ride about places etc. They take alot of pain! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grant
a Weekend Warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Woodford island | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Very strong | | Weaknesses: | Heavy for XC as i used them, But there not ment for XC. | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 517, Velocity deep V | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn Homegrown | | Bottom Line: | I was going through a set of rims about every 6 mounths and it was costing me heaps, so i put a set of Mammoths on. The Mammoths have lasted me 2 years now and i have not touched them except to replace a broken rear spoke.
The rear rim is just starting to go out of true now for the first time (but they wont be hard to true) and they have suffered some huge hits espically on gutters. I belive they will last at least another year or 2.
But it true that a wheel is only as good as the person who made it and mine were made by the same person who made Cadel Even's wheels when he was with Diamond Back.
Anyone after a set of rims that will last for ever should have these. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob Dick
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada,qué,
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Strong......stronger than doublewide
(and the mammoth set is the price of one doublewide) | | Weaknesses: | no | | Similar Products Used: | Doublewide, mavic 521(those 2 realy suck),azonic butcher | | Bike Setup: | trek vrx-400(1999), Judy xc 2000(4"),mammoth (f/r), kujo dh 2.35 f/r, race face turbine lp dh crank set,mrp. | | Bottom Line: | Very good buy for the price they are. And they wont let you down in the middle of the downhill course. Its probably THE best price for the marchandize you get.So go buy some now........deemax are to costy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
KYle
a Downhiller
from Granite Bay, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | North Star or Tunnel Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | -Looks Great If you Run Discs (black sidewall wears with V-Brakes)
-Cheap ($35)
-Strong
-Light For Their Strength | | Weaknesses: | NONE YET | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic Butcher, Sun Doublewides ( HATE THOSE RIMS!! ), Rhyno Lites | | Bike Setup: | Rm9 w/ Polished Monster T, RF North Shore Cranks, Hadley Hubs, Maxxis Tires, Mammoth Rims, Hayes, MRP, etc.. | | Bottom Line: | THESE RIMS ARE GREAT FOR THE PRICE AND THEY ARE SUPER STRONG. BUY THESE AND YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THEY ARE LIGHT, STRONG, FIT EVERY TIRE EASY, AND YOU CAN BUY A SET FOR THE PRICE OF 1 DOUBLEWIDE (WHICH SUCK) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
pete
a Downhiller
from burlington,ON
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | very strong
reasonable weight | | Weaknesses: | flat spots | | Similar Products Used: | 521,321,rhyno | | Bike Setup: | cheeta DH, ud 180,fox rc,hayes 8" | | Bottom Line: | very strong never need truing
a couple flat spts have appeared but that will happen with just about anything but dee max's and 521's
raced em at Canada cup and ON cups and they've performed great
once less thing to worry about | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matt hildebrandt
a Weekend Warrior
from melboure,vic,australia
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | anakie in geelong | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | very tough | | Weaknesses: | kinda heavy | | Similar Products Used: | alex dh | | Bike Setup: | kona chute with Z1's | | Bottom Line: | these are very strong rims at a good price | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Maxxi
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria,B.C
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | I'ts all good riding!! | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Everything!Cheap,industructable.Best value for a good strong rim.Plus they look cool,sandpaper rims. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Bike Setup: | 99 1/2 Stinky,bombers,mammoths,gazz 2.6 fr,kujo 2.35 rear,freerider style | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is if you want the best rim for your hard earned cash go with mammoths.I've been runnin' them for a little over six months and they've never needed truing.And that includes some not so perfect landings off of some six footers. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jOE SMITH
a Downhiller
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | secret | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | By far the best deal in downhill rims. Absolutely bulitproof. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Many | | Bike Setup: | Sant Cruz super8 | | Bottom Line: | THE BEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter
a Cross Country Rider
from Croton on Hudson NY USA
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | This is the strongest rim that I have ever ridden. It seems to be indistructable, I have landed on sharp rocks and not have it break. It is truly an unbelievable rim. It gives me the performance of a double wide for the price of a single. | | Weaknesses: | None! Except for a few chips around the outer rim, the rim holds up to everything I ride | | Similar Products Used: | I have tested the mavic, specialized, and even my friends bontrager and none of them held up quite like mine. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8000 frame, mammoth rear rim, matrix front rim, azonic 2 inch riser bar, azonic stem, panaracer tires, marzocchi z2 fork. | | Bottom Line: | The rim holds up to everything you dish out to it. It is strong enough to land on sharp rocks, and even held up to me riding it on flat for a mile. It will not break under any pressure. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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John Morrissey
a Cross Country Rider
from Townsend Massachusetts
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Leominster state forest | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | The BOMB proof construction, 36 spoke availability and a decent price | | Weaknesses: | weaknesses? Ha Ha Ha! none yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 517, Bontrager mustang Both SUCKED!!!!!!! They wouldnt stay true | | Bike Setup: | 98 Gary Fisher Joshua, JUDY XL,Shimano LX drivetrain, 36 spoke mammoths on LX hubs( due to change soon), Magura HS-33 hyraulic rim brakes, Titec Berzerker DH K/Ti saddle, Titec hellbent post, Titec Knucklehead stem, Titec trucker DH bars,Nuke proof head set, michellin wildgripper hot-s tires and Michellin wildgripper DH tires ( when needed) | | Bottom Line: | Buy it if you dont want to spend all your time at the truing stand and you ride hard. They dont have a high price
and they are american made. They are very very tough. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Tony Arnold
a Weekend Warrior
from Omaha, NE USA
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Big, Wide, Super Super Strong | | Weaknesses: | Nope | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic, most of the line. | | Bike Setup: | Moab I, Judy, Sun Mammoth rims, Bontrager Revolt Tires, Titec Post, WTB Saddle, XT equiped, and one of them cute blinky safety lights so my butt doesn't get run over. | | Bottom Line: | I'm 225lbs and probably try things on a bike that I guy my size shouldn't after tacoing many many sets of expensive rims, doing stupid things that I guy my size should not do with dinky little rims, I bought some Mammoth rims per the advice of my local biek shop. I really think they were getting tired of seeing me.
One of the other problems was that with my weight and even slight abuse would through my rims out of true, that is until I bought the Sun Mammoth Rims with XT hubs and heavy downhill spokes. No more problems with out of true rims or tacoing and two years going strong. Its kind of fun being able to Enjoy a ride instead of haveing to worry about whether you are going to have to be carrying your bike home instead of riding it. Highly Highly recommend these to anyone who is over 200lbs and has problems keeping wheels true. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Blade
a Weekend Warrior
from Elyria, Ohio, USA
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Vultures Knob | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Stronger than hell! | | Weaknesses: | I haven't had any problems with it. 3 foot drop off didn't knock it outta true and i'm 250 pounds. couldn't get LX vee to work on it...too wide for parallel push | | Similar Products Used: | Only cheap high tension steel rims | | Bike Setup: | Haro Extreme Comp:Judy XL,Mammoth/LX rear wheel,Pazzaz riser and stem, Ringle front hub with matrix rim,light chromo seat post,Tioga headset, Bonti seat, LX front vee, Tektro rear vee, BOX cycle design levers, yeti grips, Kooka cranks, gripshift 700, 7 speed cassette | | Bottom Line: | Only cheap high tension steel rims. This was my first good back wheel,because i was tired of bending and tacoing the steel ones. So i walked into the bike shop. Ask them what would be good, he said some Mavics. I saw the Mammoth and asked how bout that? Then he said i can't possibly knock it out of true. The bike shop owner said if i knock ot out of true, he'll true it the first time free. He also said if i taco it he'll replace it. If only i could give it more chillies | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Francois Gamache
a Downhiller
from Brossard,Québec,Canada
Date Reviewed: February 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Very strong wheel, the cost is very low about 39 $ U.S. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 238, 520,517 | | Bike Setup: | Specialized 98", with Gustav in front and magura rim hydrolique. | | Bottom Line: | First those rim are completly indestructible I have make jump over 9 feet and the rim are straight.They are not expensive and they are pretty strong. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
I am
a Weekend Warrior
from the shore
Date Reviewed: December 31, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
the circus | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
everything | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
mavic d321 | | Bottom Line: | Here at the shore we don't worry about the weight of our bike all we need is a bike that will hold up to 10 to 12 foot hucks and these rims are the ones for it. I have used the mavic d321 rims and these work just as good but cheaper. | | Overall Rating: |
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greg
a Racer
from CT
Date Reviewed: December 14, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
super strong | | Weaknesses: |
heavy | | Similar Products Used: |
mavic 517
bontrager mustang | | Bike Setup: |
Giant Stock trials bike | | Bottom Line: | I ride trials and really abuse wheels. I bought these rims after destroying my old ones. Since i have owned them i broke 2 rear axles; and havent had to true them, and i broke my frame completely splitting my down tube; and i still havent had to true them. | | Overall Rating: |
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Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Oxford, UK
Date Reviewed: November 25, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
These are by far the best rims that I have bought.. They can stand so much abuse..I ride trails and they are still the same shape even after 9 foot drops.The other rims that I have used are all crap in comparison.. I trashed the X517 and put a huge dent in the D521 but the Mammoth has survived, that has to say something!These rims are simply the best that you can buy, as an added bonus they are cheap. | | Weaknesses: |
Weaknesses - Yeah! | | Similar Products Used: |
Mavic D521,
Mavic X517. | | Bike Setup: |
'99 XT Hubs and Tioga Factory DH 2.30 tires. | | Bottom Line: | Simply the best rim avaliable! | | Overall Rating: |
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DH Dan
a Downhiller
from USA
Date Reviewed: November 15, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
They are the best of all for that kind of price!Cheap and long lasting!Good Balance and Strong | | Weaknesses: |
A little heavy but will get use to it soon as you bought it! Other than that no other WEAKNESS!!! | | Similar Products Used: |
Ritchey COMP,MAVIC 217, | | Bike Setup: |
Wheelset setup- XT hubs with sum MAMOTH currently! | | Bottom Line: | Good value for the amount you paid, Strong and durable,i personally feel that it can last a life time! If you are a heavy rider ,you sure have to try this product ,believe mi and you will not regret it ! Other product i try dun come near this, mavic product are too expensive and ritchey comp rim are too flex and have to tune it every now and then ! Try it and you will know the strength of this great rim on the market | | Overall Rating: |
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Tim
a Downhiller
from scotch plains, NJ
Date Reviewed: September 5, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
bombproof, cheap | | Weaknesses: |
not too light | | Similar Products Used: |
mavic, guru | | Bike Setup: |
c-dale CAAD 2, manitou fs-ti stroker, magura raceline brakes | | Bottom Line: | these rims are awesome! In the downhill world ordinary rims won't last a month. I weigh 220 1bs, and i've had them a little over year. Smack them against logs, rocks, steps, curbs, or any other hard object at 50 mph, and they will still be intact. They are also cheap, 35.00. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rat man
a Weekend Warrior
from Britain
Date Reviewed: September 3, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Dare valley | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Strong. Wide. Luverly brake track which is easy to set up due to it being so tall!! | | Weaknesses: |
Heavy. Not light. Have I said it's heavy? Oh, and it's a little heavy... | | Similar Products Used: |
Mavic, araya, et all. | | Bike Setup: |
Full sus. V brakes. | | Bottom Line: | Get them if you arer Clydeside or play hell with wheels. | | Overall Rating: |
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