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Submitted by
james
a Cross Country Rider
from danielsville,pa,usa
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | hubcap | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | BWW | | Strengths: | strength and lightweight | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | mavic 717 | | Bike Setup: | 08 Giant Trancex1 with dt swiss 240 wheelset, thomson masterpiece post, noname carbon bar, and eggbeater pedals, the rest stock, 27.2lbs for a 5inch travel bike | | Bottom Line: | I ride very rocky trails, weigh 190lbs. and have not had a problem. Haven't even had to retrue wheels yet. Paired with a 120mm Fox fork there is plenty of stiffness to navigate almost any trail. Great build from BWW, who I highly recommend. I wouldn't recommend for riders over 200lbs. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ash absalom
a Racer
from chico, ca, usa
Date Reviewed: March 7, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Strengths: | lightweight, I set it up wih a nice xtr hub | | Weaknesses: | soft, went off a little drop about 4 feet and dinged the rim badly. I just got the wheel rebuilt. Because of its light weight, I chose the rim again. | | Similar Products Used: | mavic rims, | | Bike Setup: | speacialized stumpjumper hardtail race rigged | | Bottom Line: | Great light rims. Ideal rims for racers who ride smoother singletrack. If you ride a place with lots of boulders and neccacary drops, you may want to think of another rim. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Austin
a Weekend Warrior
from Marin, CA
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | fun ones | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | Looks kool | | Weaknesses: | I broke this rim riding in the street (just going straight on a flat street). | | Similar Products Used: | bontrager, mavic | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Prophet, replaced the rim with a Mavic | | Bottom Line: | i left the front rim untruable riding to school. sure i took a pretty hard crash, but I expect this rim to work in the street as well as it does on the mountain. i am scared of riding the back rim, due to the fact that it is one of these. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marc
a Cross Country Rider
from Victoria Australia
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lysterfield | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | CRC | | Strengths: | Strong, well built, quality, weight to strength ratio. | | Weaknesses: | Nil so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic XM317, Alex DP20 | | Bike Setup: | Stumpjumper. | | Bottom Line: | I am running these rims on Hope hubs. It is a killer wheelset and very well built from CRC. I have been on many aggressive XC single track rides and fast summer ski runs and access roads which are verging on DH runs. I have not had a problem yet. I mostly run 45psi with suspension running pretty plush. Great rims. Recommended. Maybe first poster did not have the wheels built properly? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from Saratoga, CA
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Demo Forest | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$85.00 | | Purchased At: | Evolution | | Strengths: | Light, good width and tires mount easily | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | DT Swiss 4.1d | | Bike Setup: | 06 S-works stumpy, Talas RLC, XTR, Hope Monos,SRAM X.0 | | Bottom Line: | My goal was to build a wheel with a wider rim & light, yet durable enough for a 190lb rider w/ gear. The 4.2d is on a dt 340 rear w/ the thru-bolt option laced 3x with DT Comp spokes and brass nipples, hand built at Evolution Bikeshop. I'm pleased with the overall performance in terms of stiffness, weight, (924gms w/out thru-bolt)enabling flatter tire width (using 2.35 Kenda Blue Groove)and durability withstanding regular drops of 2-3+ feet. Objective acheived. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from Dublin, Ca, USA
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Toads | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | colorado cyclist | | Strengths: | DT Swiss Customer Service | | Weaknesses: | see above | | Similar Products Used: | see above | | Bike Setup: | see above | | Bottom Line: | This is an addendum to my previous review above. The folks at DT Swiss customer service are 100% class. I am glad to see that there are organizations that actually care about their customers. There is not way for me to prove that these failed on easy riding or from a 4ft drop (for those that have seen me ride, this would be a no brainer)and they are still making good. Thumbs up to DT Swiss customer service. For bigger guys, I would still recommend a heavier rim (especially in the rear) or run these at 45PSI min. I am giving a 4 rating to average a 2.5.
My instinct tells me that lighter riders will love these! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from Dublin, Ca, USA
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mr. Toads Wild Ride | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | colorado cyclist | | Strengths: | Light weight and not much more | | Weaknesses: | VERY SOFT!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 223's, 717's | | Bike Setup: | Norco Fluid Two, Fox 32 Talas, SRAM X.0 R/D, SRAM X.9 shifters, Shimano XT F/D, Avid Juicy 7 Disc Brakes, DTSwiss 240 hubs with 4.2D rims. | | Bottom Line: | I'm 6' tall and 200lbs. These hoops have beem ridden less than ten times. Just had a baby so the rides have been less frequent and less intense. These rides were light XC with intermediate single track at best and the rear rim is already bent. These rims are clearly not strong enough for everyday riding.
I'm a big fan of DT Swiss hubs and spokes, but I don't think the 4.2D's are being advertised accurately. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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