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Velocity
aeroheat, + deep V
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Submitted by
Uncle Nick
a Cross Country Rider
from north west england
Date Reviewed: September 20, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | thetford beast of the east | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | stif | | Strengths: | strong. i've been using these on a tandem that had destroyed two mavic 521 rims at the back. the deep v's have remained straight and round. | | Weaknesses: | narrow.
deep - only a problem if you can't find long valved tubes, or your lbs can't get you a campagnolo valve extender. | | Similar Products Used: | black diamond. | | Bike Setup: | turner burner tandem, boxxer forks, hope c2 brakes w. 185mm disks, 24 speed xtr, fox 4r rear shock at 275psi! you gotta use dh stuff on an xc tandem if you want to race it. | | Bottom Line: | well worth the money, i just wish they still had a uk importer.
don't confude them with the less deep models. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lupe'
a Racer
from NYC
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Van Cortland Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Looks beefy. | | Weaknesses: | Isn't beefy. Heavy! Hard to inflate tube. Must have long valve tubes that LBS dosen't carry in 2.1 width. Dents easily! Cracks on welds in middle of race! | | Bike Setup: | Scwinn, Thompson, XT, Avid, Profile riser bar, Ritchey pedals, | | Bottom Line: | I thought that the extra width and depth of this rim would equate to extra strength. All it adds is extra weight! These are hard to find appropriate tubes for so I got an addapter. The problem is the addapter dosen't allow a tire guage to work so I had to guess air pressure.
The rim dents very easily on the side walls! And it cracked on the weld ruining a perfectly good race day.
Bottom line... get this rim if you are looking to add extra weight to your bike with little or no added performance. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
paul rice
a Downhiller
from ireland
Date Reviewed: March 1, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | sticks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Strengths: | not very many,looks good | | Weaknesses: | sidewalls dent very easy after one run i had at least 6 large dents in my rim,rim cracks at spokes,i am a very light rider but these rims took no abuse at all. | | Similar Products Used: | mavic 517 [not very good]
mavic D 521[buy this rim it is the best] | | Bike Setup: | marin b-17 | | Bottom Line: | this rim is far too weak, dents easily,folds easily,pure sh#t!!!
BUY MAVIC D521 RIMS THEY SEEM TO LAST FOREVER | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Canton
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | BLuff Point | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | These rims are great, they are the strongets rims ever, and they look wicked cool, I got some orange ones. | | Weaknesses: | They are a little bit heavy, but who cares if u never have to true the rim | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 2000 xt hubs, hutchinson ti gators | | Bottom Line: | Great rims if u want a strong rim for the money get emm | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jamjar
a Cross Country Rider
from Bristol, UK
Date Reviewed: March 20, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Got the Velocity K525 rims with XTR hubs on my 99 custom Zaskar. V.Light and supa-strong, have withstood a fair amount of abuse and have remained straight and true. Impressively light and strong offering excellent value for money compared to other rims. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic, Weinmann | | Bike Setup: | 99 Zaskar Frame, Full XTR, everything except LX front mech. Syncros seatpin and stem, Litespeed Ti bars, custom built RockShox (mix of best of SID and Judy SL).
Top sled. | | Bottom Line: | These Aussie hoops offer excellent strength / weight for the money. Top stuff and thoroughly recommended.
5 Jalapeno's | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jb
a cross-country rider
from Pa, usa
Date Reviewed: December 20, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Hey, there shold be a section for these under rims......hope you mtbr guys will add one. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. | | Overall Rating: |
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