Submitted by
Haggis28
a Weekend Warrior
from Manchester, England Date Reviewed: November 2, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Farmer Johns
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$90.00
Purchased At:
Evans Cycles
Strengths:
Great rim very strong and lightweight built up on hope pro 2's had no problems with them so far
Weaknesses:
Nothing!!
Similar Products Used:
mavic deetracks
Bike Setup:
Specialized sx trail
Bottom Line:
If u want a good, strong ,reliable rim get syncros!
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Submitted by
davet
a Weekend Warrior
from British Columbia Date Reviewed: June 12, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Very light, look good, tires mount easily.
Weaknesses:
These rims are soft and don't hold up to abuse.
Similar Products Used:
Sun Singletrack, Mavic 721, Mavic 729, Alex Supra D
Bottom Line:
I bought these for downhill use, which is likely not what they are intened for. The seem to dent and flatspot easily even running higher pressure. Also they don't seem to work well running tubeless with Stans strips. The beads don't hold the tires well and I get random unexplained flats. I've run tubeless for 3 years on various different rims, these are the first rims that I've had issues with.
They would be a great rim for all mountain use, but not much more than that.
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Submitted by
Ryan
a Weekend Warrior
from Ridgecrest, CA, USA Date Reviewed: June 1, 2008
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$70.00
Purchased At:
Ride-This
Strengths:
strong AND light, 545g, in the same ballpark as DT-Swiss 5.1D rims, oh, and they're strong
these rims are great. they work so well (also, the pro2 hubs are awesome) that I kept the wheels when I sold my previous bike and they are now on my Khyber.
I pinch flatted the rear tire at the bottom of Velocity at Mammoth, and had too much speed to slow down enough before the drop/step-down at the end of the trail. still went about 6 feet down off of the launch then rolled down the rest of the rocky landing and i got one flat spot about 1.5 cm long. i bottomed pretty hard too (still on my Jamis Dakar XLT back then). great rim.
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Submitted by
Kyle Cramer
a Racer
from Orem, UT Date Reviewed: October 26, 2007
Favorite Trail:
The face of Squaw
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
Ritchey Logic USA
Strengths:
Amazingly strong, light and pretty. The deep rim looks great, and these rims hold up to everything I've done! Including 5+ foot urban drops to flat concrete. They are strong. I run low pressure and hear the rims hitting rocks all the time and they stay true and strong
Weaknesses:
I didn't get the white ones.
Bike Setup:
Giant Trance 1, Saint build, Fox 36 - short travel freeride
Bottom Line:
Buy it, ride it, love it! There is not a better rim for light free riding/ all mountain riding anywhere!
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Submitted by
anthony
a
from manila, philippines Date Reviewed: October 2, 2007
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Bottom Line:
the white rimms looks cool but they are very hard to maintain, needs constant cleaning as dirt and stains easily clings on the matt white surface.
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Submitted by
Travis Bickle
a Weekend Warrior
from Edmonsprawl, AB Date Reviewed: August 6, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Overlander
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$40.00
Strengths:
This is an update to my previous review. I feel that the abuse I've been giving these hoops warrants an update. Still holding up amazingly well. I have been DH'ing on them and they remain round and true. I'm replacing them with 729's for DH only because I have the new rims figuring the DS28's would have not held up to the abuse they have seen
Weaknesses:
Tacky graphics, but they peeled off. I have got better at using regular length presta tubes in these tall rims.
Similar Products Used:
DT 5.1, Rhino Lites, etc...
Bike Setup:
06 Turner RFX
Bottom Line:
Strong, relatively light, and cheap maybe KB was wrong.
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Submitted by
Travis Bickle
a Cross Country Rider
from Edmonsprawl, Alberta Date Reviewed: September 21, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Brandon Hills
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$40.00
Strengths:
Strong and wide. Easy to get tires on and off.
Weaknesses:
A very tall rim it can be hard to find tubes with a long enough valve
Similar Products Used:
Rhino lites, 317's, DT 4.1 and 5.1, VCX, and some others
Bike Setup:
Turner 5 Spot, Schwalbe Big Betty 2.4 tires
Bottom Line:
I use these wheels for trips to the mountains, Moab, and a weeks worth of lift riding. They have held up very well under my 220 + gear. I use a 20mm through axle on the front and this setup steers very well in the rocks.
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