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Submitted by
Russell
a
from Boise, ID
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Three Bears | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Reed's Cycle | | Strengths: | Ran it over with my 4Runner in my driveway by mistake...took it to my LBS, had it spun...no problems! it was cradled by an uneven slab in my driveway. been riding it for a year an a half since with no problems. great xc wheelset for the price and weight. | | Weaknesses: | none that i can think of... | | Bike Setup: | full xt build, float fork and shock on an edge cycle's titus racer-x | | Bottom Line: | great rim for the price and weight. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from SLO CA USA
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lemon Grove, Cerro San Luis | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambriabike.com | | Strengths: | Always true. I have two sets: one on a '98 Schwinn Moab - original owner. 2000 miles on- and off- road, and never need truing. Second bought recently after pleasure with the other set. | | Weaknesses: | None, really | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 321s, Ferals with Xero hubs | | Bike Setup: | All XT drivetrain, save for crank - STX. | | Bottom Line: | Buy these, and love them for a long time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kosul
a Weekend Warrior
from Athens,Greece
Date Reviewed: November 3, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Goura,Parnitha | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Very strong and cheap | | Weaknesses: | Not the lightest but good weight for its price | | Bike Setup: | Corratec X-Trail hardtail. | | Bottom Line: | Very strong rims. I do mostly trail riding and the wheels get
some constant bashing on rocks at full speed.I have trued the rims just once (just a little).
Concerning the weight I don't do any racing so there is no need to have the lightest rig around. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fergie
a Cross Country Rider
from Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | It rolls around and around, and around, for years. | | Weaknesses: | After 2200 miles, I haven't found one yet. | | Bike Setup: | 2000 GT Avalanche | | Bottom Line: | The wheels on my bike are one of the few things that are original, and I only replace things that are broken. The hub on my front wheel is experiencing some wear now (side to side action), and my rear wheel (XT hubs) is now disintegrating, with spokes popping after every few rides. The Mavic 221 hubs? still going. I will try to rebuild these wheels this winter, with the same hubs and rims, if possible. Right now, I am waiting for a new rear wheel to come in the mail before this one lets go. These rims have done me right, after several years of taking a beating. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Micheal Desk
a Downhiller
from victoria,britishcolumbia, canada
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Freeride,dirtjump,dh | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | used | | Strengths: | havent owned one yet... | | Weaknesses: | your reveiws... | | Similar Products Used: | singletrack's? | | Bike Setup: | specialized p.3 | | Bottom Line: | Im planning on buying a 32 hole mavic complete on a deore hub for 50$ im a downhill, freeride, dirtjumper on average i hit 8 foot drops everyday but will go up to 12 footer's. plus major downhill and 5 foot tall 10 foot gap dirtjumps. I am not planning on this rim lasting long. just need to get riding again as i blew my mag 30. HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THEY WILL LAST ME? (and im only 120 punds) | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony Bowen
a Cross Country Rider
from Panama City, Florida (TAFB)
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hobby Park (W-S, N.C.) | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | I have been on these only a few times. They are lighter than the stock rims I have before. The tires go on with ease. I use 2.10 IRC Mythos XC tires. I like the way they look too. Hopefully I will be able to add to this in a year or two. It is nice to see so many rewiews on a product that I will be using a lot of. | | Weaknesses: | I had some work done to my bike and had to have my wheels properly setup. I guess that wasn't accomplished at the place that built them. Be careful when purchasing wheels online. When I get them back, they should be able to handle anything I can dish out. | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager Corvair | | Bike Setup: | 03 Gary Fisher Tess SS (32-16), Canecreek Direct Curve Brakes, Bont SS Race Crank, MTB Speed V, Crank Brothers Mallet C pedals, IRC Mythos XC Tires, the rest Bontrager Select. | | Bottom Line: | I will have to continue this review when I put some miles on these wheels. I hope that they are as reliable as the reviews indicate. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eddie Mathews
a Cross Country Rider
from Kerrville, Texas 78028
Date Reviewed: February 24, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any in Texas Hill Country | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Came on bike | | Strengths: | It's a great rim for what it was designed and built to do -- cross country biking! | | Weaknesses: | According to all those who are trashing it, it's weakness is that it can't perform like rims in the $500 price level. Folks, get real! They do their job if you put them on a bike designed for typical cross country. I am 220 lbs. and have zero problems. | | Similar Products Used: | Mostly stock rims with two Trek hardtails -- 4100 and 4500 and one Specialized Enduro. | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Specialized Enduro, Manitou Skareb Super 100mm front fork, Fox Vanilla coil rear shock with 900# spring, Specialized Team Control tires, Mavic 221, Avid Speed-dial brakes, Thomson stem, Easton Monkeybar handlebar, Shimano LX derailers, lots of other upgrades. | | Bottom Line: | The 221 rim should be fine for the rider who bought a bike to fit the kind of riding they like to do. Too bad those who mention their rims failing on non-jumps didn't comment on their air pressure. I bet you they couldn't even tell you if you asked them. Everyone I know who has had bent rims while riding normally had bad habits of not checking air pressure before jumping on their bike and taking off. In three years, I have never taking my bike out without measuring and adjusting air pressure to fit the type of ride I am doing. It's that important folks! As a result, my 220-pound frame has never bent a single rim and have had only one flat in 1000 mile of riding. And I think I am fairly agressive on trails and bunny-hopping on and off curbs on my street. Don't have an air pump? Taking the time to buy one and using it is cheaper than buying new rims or paying the LBS to true your rims every month. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh
a Cross Country Rider
from Mas
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Been riding it up and downs..still give me the confidence in it. of coz there are occasional drops here and there not to high just a couple of feet..wont hurt it.. | | Bike Setup: | Rock Shox Sid,Parkpre alumax,FSA headset and BB, Deore XT FD and RD,Deore XT V-brakes,SRAM cog, | | Bottom Line: | Will continue with it till it fails me or might upgrade to other Mavic crossmax'es later..Good buy value for money.. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a
from Regina
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Bottom Line: | Just an update from my review in 2004. I still have the rim, still ride hard and am still casing the odd landing. Its still cheap, and still round...and fairly true. The 221 is still with me, and recently I was challenged to put a fat tire on it....my front tread needed replacing so I stuffed a Kenda Kinetics 2.35 on it....iti fits and seems to run well. I still thing fat tires belong on fat rims (better tread footprint that way) but it seems to work good! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Belgian Bob
a Weekend Warrior
from Oxford
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Swinley Forest | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | stock on bike | | Strengths: | Round, light, not tricky to fit tyres to.
Strong enough to take a year of trails and XC riding in a sometimes careless and aggressive fashion. | | Weaknesses: | Probably suffered from being a factory build on my spesh...
A year isn't a long life for an XC rim, is it? | | Similar Products Used: | Other mavic rims, Ritchey Rock Rims (cr*p) | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Spesh 'Hopper Pro, some stock bits, others not so stock. | | Bottom Line: | Factory wheels on Spesh bikes: You get what you pay for.
Probably not a bad rim in itself, but after a year of singletrack and rocky descending (I'm not a downhiller, I don't pretend to be. Think very rough XC), these died last weekend...
I'm going to rebuild with something a little stronger, and have the wheels made by a proper wheelbuilder, just to be sure.
Next time, I'll make a mental note to have wheels on the jig for a service BEFORE a 3 day weekend of riding... Doh! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shane
a
from Ireland
Date Reviewed: April 14, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Fermoy DH track | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | Cheep and light, have no probs fittin wider than 1.9 tyres as mentioned by someone else. | | Weaknesses: | A bit on the weak side, have buckled it too easily. | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 721(5 chilli rim) | | Bike Setup: | GT AVAL, mx comp eta, mavics, magura hs33s, xtrc crankset, | | Bottom Line: | Not a bad rim, but probably a bit to be weak running on the rear of a hardtail, if you are into givin it a bit of stick. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a
from Regina
Date Reviewed: December 7, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything that challenges me | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | light, narrow, pretty strong | | Weaknesses: | to narrow for anything wider then a 1.9 tire | | Similar Products Used: | rhyno, stock bonti's | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4500, Man black fork, rhyno rear rim, kenda kinetics | | Bottom Line: | Not a bad rim. Bought because the front rim and hub were trashed, so I got this, expecting to bend the rim and replace it soon anyway. So far the rim is straight and true (even after casing a couple of curbs and stairs). Probably great for XC, or lighter riders like myself. I wouldn't want to put it under a 180+ rider, or do any hardcore stuff on it...probably not safe. Overall a good product, but I like wider rims! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Smyth
a Cross Country Rider
from Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hardwood Hills - anything there | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | Unbelieveable rims. They are exceptionally light, except if you're a weight geek. If you are then, well, you may want to go for something a little lighter. However, even with the lightness they are STRONG! In my 1 year of riding these rims i've needed them trued only once. And that's not because i ride sissy. I've used these rims for everything: downhill (pretty gnarly), XC (perfect for XC), and even freeride. They hold up perfect - not even a flatspot yet. | | Weaknesses: | Nothing...except MAYBE weight... | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 517's | | Bike Setup: | Thin Blue Line CO2 Max, Duke XC air fork, XT derailleurs, Truvativ FireX crankset, Mavic 221 rims, Deore hubs, deore shifters/levers (combo), Selle Italia seat, Uno Ultralite seatpost, WTB Nanoraptor tires. It's the bike that rode me to 10th in Ontario for midget racers - BIATCH! | | Bottom Line: | Unbelievable. Simple as that. Strong, light, and durable as hell. Go buy 'em today. Good work Mavic. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel
a Cross Country Rider
from Kitchener
Date Reviewed: August 31, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Ziggy's Cycle Shop | | Strengths: | this rim is true and i have had no troubles with it | | Weaknesses: | none that i have found | | Similar Products Used: | Hoopster rims, Rhyno lites and Sun single tracks | | Bike Setup: | Heavily upgraded 2001 Giant SE Yukon, with Deore mechanical disks, dirt jumper III's, and Deore front and rear derailleurs. | | Bottom Line: | This rim can constantly take 6 or 7 feet of air and i haven't had any problems with it yet. Going over huge ruts it hasn't been phased a bit. It isn't up to the calibre of a rhyno lite or a sun rim single track but this rim holds it's own for what i do. I'd recommend it for any XC riders who go off decent sized jumps and drop offs. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh
a Downhiller
from Kelowna BC Canada
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | used | | Strengths: | It lasts, can run v-brakes on it, light, reasonably strong. | | Weaknesses: | Very thin rim, I've bent it a few times and it has a flat spot. | | Similar Products Used: | Rhyno lite | | Bottom Line: | I have to say that this is a pretty good rim, I've been using it for dirtjumping and some downhill because I didn't bother to go get a better rim, but I haven't needed to. If this can hold up to DJ and DH then it'll hold up for XC. All around a pretty good rim. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve Annette
a Cross Country Rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Many | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Evans | | Strengths: | Not sure as I've only ridden them 5 times | | Weaknesses: | Seem weak and bendy, then a simple bump and they're dead | | Similar Products Used: | Many | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Epic | | Bottom Line: | Just got the bike and had only used it 4 times, off road seemed fine if a little bendy and did the job on a fairly tough ride. Decided to use it to commute, clipped it a little harder than I intended going up a curb, I now have a nice flat spot plus dent and not even a cool story to tell about how it happened. I'm 6'3 - 185lbs and agree with many that this is not a rim for the larger rider. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anders
a Cross Country Rider
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | no troubles | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | GT LTS2 | | Bottom Line: | So far, I've done 5600km (3500miles) of XC riding on these wheels without any problems. I ride singletrack with small jumps and lots of stones and ruts. I've never adjusted the wheels, they stay true anyway. I haven't even given them any thought until this week when I broke a spoke. It's the first time the wheels had to be fixed and it's now the beginning of my 6th year on these wheels. It's not because of sissy cycling. They have got a fair amount of abuse. Maybe rear susp and 2.1" tires with enough pressure help.
After replacing the spoke and truing, the wheel is back on the track.
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Submitted by
Sean
a Cross Country Rider
from St. Paul, MN
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lebanon Hills (Eagan, MN) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$95.00 | | Purchased At: | County Cycles (Roseville, MN) | | Strengths: | These damn things are STRONG. | | Weaknesses: | None to date | | Similar Products Used: | Alex Rims -- not sure what type | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Advance, XT drivetrain and Deore Hubs. | | Bottom Line: | Last season I went through numerous rims. I mean a set every other week. Finally decided to try a hand-built wheel. I told my LBS what I wanted and they set me up with a Deore hub and X221 36 spoke rim. Absolutely bombproof.
I am 195lbs, I commute to work on this bike and I ride some pretty intense singletrack. Inbetween I do a little freeriding. So far they have held their true.
Definitely recommend. Others who say they "whobble" or vibrate, all I can say is they have a problem different than the rim. BUY THESE and you won't be dissappointed.
GREAT JOB MAVIC | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Cook
a
from Lyons, OR USA
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | The one in my backyard (seriously) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | RC PLUS | | Strengths: | Its strong | | Weaknesses: | If it is tweaked a 1/16 that is a weakness right? | | Similar Products Used: | Power Tools black ugly stock | | Bike Setup: | KHS Alite 500... Kore riser, Truvativ Hussefelt With Gigapipe bracket, Panaracer 2.1's (nice) Mavic 221 in back Converted to 24 speed, shimano deore hub in back, Freeride pedals, manitou 6 and blah blah blah | | Bottom Line: | The mavic 221 is my back wheel. Im a 140 lb rider so it doesnt get too much abuse, but so far it has taken jump after jump 5 foot drops and everything inbetween... landing crooked etc. Today I was out riding on a logging road and somewhere near the top my tire got a leak... well, by the end of 2 mile long road, i went around a pave corner about 20 mph and the back end slid out.. im like.. what the hell... and i get to the town and see my tire flat-- (After i did about a foot drop i heard it hit) It turns out that it held up that whole distance on almost a flat tire (enough to make a back end slide out on pavement) and it appears to be tweaked only about a lil less than 1/8 inch.
Very bottom line: very nice wheel but if your planning to do a 40 foot drop on it id suggest a sun rim Intense Mag 30 :D contact me urban_rider_@hotmail.com | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Vancity Bikeman
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancity
Date Reviewed: March 24, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Last a long while. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | N.A. | | Bike Setup: | Heavily modified 2002 Giant XTC NRS 3 | | Bottom Line: | These rims came stock with my NRS 3. Took 3-5 drops like no tomorrow. I finally trashed these rims when I took an off-camber 4 footer on the way home after a 2 hour XC race. These are good rims if they came stock. Once they're cracked, go get somethin' else. I got myself some Sun Singletracks cause I have a 2002 Psylo SL QR20 up front. People call me crazy but the Singletracks I have are lighter than the X221 I had originally. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shane Gouldthread
a Racer
from Weedville
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | never found one you couldnt enjoy | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Mavic quality, doublewalled,trueness.. | | Weaknesses: | none ever noticed. | | Similar Products Used: | all the other ones in price range | | Bike Setup: | back up Trek,Manitou, all XT grouping, mavics, IRC MYTHOS | | Bottom Line: | these worked great. never had any problems with them.looked realy nice and shinny most of the time.just an all round good built rim. never lost trueness much. after one day after school jumping around rocks for fun they got a little bent. but nothing mayjor. congrads to mavic on this rim good job guys!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Briner
a Cross Country Rider
from St Louis, MO USA
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Stinging Nettle | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Stays true | | Weaknesses: | None | | Bike Setup: | Lots of Bikes | | Bottom Line: | These rims came on handbuilt wheels from Quality Wheelhouse. They have been ridden on and off the road for over two years. The braking surfaces will eventually wear out before the trueness and tension does.
Great choice if you're not too concerned with a few extra grams. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Forget
a Weekend Warrior
from Chula Vista - Ca
Date Reviewed: January 5, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Otay Lakes | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Good looking and light! | | Weaknesses: | Bends, bends, bends, bends - Did I say it bends real easy on any side stress ,such as sharp turns. I bent the both rims on simple turns in sand and rocks. The rim has good virticle strenght but sucks on side stress. I am a large rider 250lbs, but I know have been riding the Sun Rhino Lites for over 6 months without any problems at all. | | Similar Products Used: | Sun Rhino Light is a much better rim for large riders!!!! | | Bike Setup: | 2002 - Giant NRC 3 - Full air suspension !!! | | Bottom Line: | May be ok for a light weight rider but I think even a light rider that rides hard will bend these puppies up!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew Gillespie
a Weekend Warrior
from Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | The one I'm on. | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Cheap, faily light, doesn't give problems | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Bike Setup: | Orbea hardtail, full Deore, Manitou | | Bottom Line: | I'm a very light rider so I never expierenced any shudder or the like but the guy who hand built the wheel also did a very good job. I'll be getting different rims now because I'm getting disc brakes and this rim is not ideal for that but I recommend this rim to anyone who who is looking for a good rim at a good price but doesn't use discs. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evan
a Cross Country Rider
from Frisco, CO
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ophir Mtn Downhill | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Cheap | | Weaknesses: | Weak, they shake like a fat person jogging. I can't believe how much they shake in turns and big downhill. I have multiple flat spots and spokes break all the time. They were bad after 2 months and toast at 6. | | Similar Products Used: | Cane Creek (after 221) | | Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR XC 02 | | Bottom Line: | Weak wheel. Good for lighter weight riders or Buffed single track. They don't feel stable or track well under pressure. Stay away from rocks and drops. Heavy riders (myself 195) will destroy it. You get what you pay for. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron
a Weekend Warrior
from Dunfermline
Date Reviewed: October 13, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$110.00 | | Purchased At: | Sandy Wallace Cycles | | Strengths: | Low price for the pair. Look great with a good build, sidewalls make sure you stop very quickly. | | Weaknesses: | Nothing so far. | | Bike Setup: | Be-One Tact Hardtail. Deore Hubs/DT Swiss Spokes, Marzocchi EXR Fork, Deore Mech/Brakes/Gears, Profile Stem, V8 Pedals. | | Bottom Line: | I may only had them for 3 months but considering i ride just about every night, the rims are great. No major problems yet. Excellent low budget, Cross Country rims that can be used for dirt jumping - not extreme size jumps like. Mine are laced to Deore Hubs & DT Competition Spokes which are expensive but worth it for a good build. (Thats why they cost a bit) Tioga DH 2.1 tyres are good as well on these rims as there not too expensive.
People that ride mostly Cross Country should buy them but also there good for a bit of Downhilling but not master jumping though. Good for weekend thrashing i would say!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shawn Anderson
a Racer
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 2, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ribbon Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Bow Cycle | | Strengths: | Holds up well to abuse extremly well when you concider its low price, Narrow, Relitivy light but i dont really care about that | | Weaknesses: | Kills brake pads quickly | | Similar Products Used: | Various higher end Sun Rims | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Rockropper w/ Mavic 221
Norco Bigfoot w/Mavic 221
Specialized Hardrock w/Mavic 221 | | Bottom Line: | I like these rims i have had to replace a rim since i got it
and i have used more that one bike that has had this rim (bike setup shows the bikes). With all those bikes i have never seriously bent up this rim and at the most givin it a slight wobble which i fixed in like 3 seconds.
I weigh 175 pounds and would say if you weigh any less than 185 pounds this rim is a great buy and will last, if ya weigh like 220 pounds dont buy it cause my friend... distroyed his and he weighs 230 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Hobart AUS
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | cheep,ok for light cross country | | Weaknesses: | VERY flexy, it's not just my spoke and hub combo either. i have friends with these wheels and they have the same problem | | Similar Products Used: | Sun Rhyno lite, hopefully something else soon | | Bike Setup: | 2003 giant XTC, full XT, skareb forks,michilen , titec, race face cranks | | Bottom Line: | Can't wait for new wheels, every time you stand up and sprint these wheels flex so bad (have to have pads a mile away from rim to stop constant rubbing) also lots of flexx hard cornering. Even though this is not realy the wheels fault it is worth saying, i was riding alony the road last week and then suddenly a spoke snaped, nocked the wheel out of true and sent ne flying in to the (very hard) road. i came away from this with a broken sholder and can't ride for six weeks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Murray
a Cross Country Rider
from Canada
Date Reviewed: August 5, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | wheel world | | Strengths: | Good looks, fairly light, sidewalls stop well | | Weaknesses: | Strength, narrow | | Bike Setup: | K2 Zed Team comp. hardtail, XT drivetrain, Truvativ Stylo crank, Avid SD7 brakes w/booster, Judy XC 100mm shocks, speed V saddle, Titec stem, seatpost, WTB Moto Raptors etc. (special built by me) | | Bottom Line: | Got loose in gravel on downhill part of an XC trail, my Titec stem twisted, the wheel buckled, my 190 lbs went flying hard, landed head & shoulder first, got up and tried to ride it but bent too bad so had to disconnect front brakes for rest of ride until I could straighten it using the two foot jump method. Surprising enough, it did straighten well! Well...will not buy again for the front at least! Same goes for the Moto Raptor 2.1s, get a tire that does not require as much inflation to keep from flatting. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joseph Collins
a Cross Country Rider
from Osseo, MN, USA
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Great rim. No problems at all. So far it has withstood everything I have thrown at them. I have over 400 miles on them without truing them once. Granted I don't ride them as hard as some but overall I have been very happy. | | Weaknesses: | Haven't found any. | | Similar Products Used: | Stock wheels on a Specialized Hardrock | | Bike Setup: | '02 Specialized Stumpjumper M4 | | Bottom Line: | For everyone that is complaining about these rims, they weren't meant for freeride. If you look at their website they are listed under cross-country racing and cross mountain. They aren't meant to take long drops onto hardpack. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hank Chinaski
a Cross Country Rider
from Creston, IA, USA
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | secret | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | came stock w/ bike | | Strengths: | strong rim, doesn't dent easily; braking surface works in all conditions | | Weaknesses: | heavy? Aluminum chips end up in brake shoes - watch your fingers! | | Similar Products Used: | all kinds of rims | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Mongoose ProNX 8.3 full suspension; rims are laced to Formula hubs (also very nice & smooth) | | Bottom Line: | I finally trashed one of these wheels after 3 seasons of fairly hard XC use (lots of logs, and some < 4' drops onto soft dirt), but it was entirely my fault. The rear wheel simply couldn't handle a very focused 190 lb (me) side load at crash speed ;). To their credit, me & another guy were able to stomp the 'L' shaped wheel back into round enough to finish the ride. Every other stress on this rim has been handled with aplomb, and the braking is consistent, wet or dry. I will be buying another set if I can find them laced to some lighter hubs. You should buy it if you're an XC rider concerned more with durability and price than grams. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
peter
a Weekend Warrior
from Bunbury, Australia
Date Reviewed: February 24, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | where ever | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came stock with bike | | Strengths: | well i spose it was light, looked good. | | Weaknesses: | well here we go, apart from going out of true very easily it TACOED during a BUNNY HOP. Not happy at all. i will admit i landed a bit off center but nothing i hadnt done before. | | Similar Products Used: | cheapo single walled rims on no name hubs. hey these could aleast handle a bunny hop | | Bike Setup: | stock giant XTC2 | | Bottom Line: | They TACOED during a BUNNY HOP, need i say more. I will never ever get these rims. I advise that any who weighs over 80kgs (i weigh 87kg) should look at getting different rims. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Ft.Wayne In.
Date Reviewed: January 24, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | Super Go | | Strengths: | cheap | |
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$ 45.00
