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Submitted by
matthew moscardini
a Weekend Warrior
from newburyport, ma usa
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | friend | | Strengths: | bombproof | | Weaknesses: | no longer available? | | Bike Setup: | specialized stumpjumper, nixon forks, marzocchi hubs | | Bottom Line: | Came with the frame over 10 years ago and still going strong. I changed the front hub to a 20mm to work with a psylo xc (junk) and then nixons- kept the rim. I would like to switch over to a disc specific rim set but really can't justify it. They work and never need to be trued. I have heard the spokes buckle and and ping on more than a few occasions but they always stay true. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a
from Orlando, FL
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | OEM on my Bianchi | | Strengths: | Can't break them | | Bottom Line: | 9 years and trued them once! Still going strong | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | D'Ornellas (came with 1996 GT Ricochet) | | Strengths: | Mavic quality and only had to be trued 2x in 9yrs. | | Weaknesses: | A little light weight and no eyelets. | | Similar Products Used: | Rolf Dolomite Disk, Weinnman Zac-19 (to replace cracked rear Mavic M-238 rim). | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk, 1996 GT Ricochet. | | Bottom Line: | A great rim that came stock on my 1996 GT Ricochet. Only had to be straightened 2x since mid Oct.1996. No dings, dents or scratches on braking surface. Would of been nice to have eyelts to reinforce rim as at 2 eyelets are stress cracks. Front rim is still in excellent condition and the rear was replaced by a Weinnman Zac-19, which isn't as good.
Bottom Line: On an entry level off-road race bike it's great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
NICK LAMBROU
a Cross Country Rider
from THESSALONIKI/GREECE
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Weaknesses: | THEY ARE ONLY COMPATIBLE TO BIKE,NOT CAR ONES | | Bike Setup: | HARDTAIL | | Bottom Line: | THESE RIMS FEEL VERY GOOD WHEN RIDING,SINCE THEY ABSORB WELL ENOUGH EVERY HIT.MOREOVER THEY ARE LIGHT ENOUGH TO MOVE COMFORTABLE WHILE ASCENDING.GOOD VALUE FOR THEIR PRICE.
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Submitted by
Lars
a Weekend Warrior
from AZ
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | My buddy put these on his bike years ago, then I bought it from him, so I don't know how much they cost.
My buddy beat on them hard (180lbs)doing tricks both in rocks and urban. Then I got them, and beat on them hard as I was learning (way too gung-ho)! It's amazing how well they've held up!
Kepp in mind that these are from several years ago - so perhaps they were better built then??? | | Weaknesses: | Don't last forever.
Needed truing about once a year. | | Bike Setup: | bla bla bla | | Bottom Line: | The are NOT the latest greatest rims. But they survived years of abuse. I'm taking these off and replacing them with new all disk fat FR wheels. Had to just give them the credit they're due!
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Submitted by
RideFast
a Cross Country Rider
from State College
Date Reviewed: April 14, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | these rims came on my bike | | Strengths: | Strong, pretty light | | Weaknesses: | can't think of any | | Similar Products Used: | zac and alex rims | | Bike Setup: | Gt hardtail with LX and XT | | Bottom Line: | I have raced these wheels and i used to ride alot of trials and i have slammed on these wheels for a while are are still rollin. The front rim has never had to be trued and the back wheel other then changing spokes has had to be trued only 3 or 4 times. These wheels are great for anyone! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
max
a Weekend Warrior
from uk
Date Reviewed: December 5, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | cheap+strong | | Weaknesses: | exposed seam | | Bike Setup: | voodoo full sus | | Bottom Line: | front went out of true on first ride down steps!wasnt impressed but after spending some time truing them properly ie. on both planes and then equalising spoke tension i've not had to touch them at all in over 2 years and over 1k miles of aggressive riding and some jumping! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joseph Baldwin
a Downhiller
from Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Palmer Park Overall Trail System | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Colorado Springs Bikes (or something like that) | | Strengths: | Hmm, easily trued! | | Weaknesses: | Hmm, easily tacoed! | | Similar Products Used: | Hmm... | | Bike Setup: | Extreme! | | Bottom Line: | Well, maybe the bike shop didn't qualify me correctly. I told them I do major drops, they majorly ignored me or just didn't tune the rims correctly. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ed
a Cross Country Rider
from Lakewood, Ca
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Came w/ bike | | Strengths: | Last long w/ out much maint ( front rim ) | | Weaknesses: | Comes out of true easily ( rear rim ) | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn hardtail | | Bottom Line: | The wheels came w/ the bike when I bought it new. The front rim has held up quite well. The rear rim, though, has come out of true a few times and it seems to happen in the same spots. It finally got to the point that i replaced the rear rim w/ a Mavic F519. I'll review that one soon.
Bottome line: good front rim. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MARK INFUSINO
a Cross Country Rider
from HONESDALE, PA USA
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | STRONG AND LIGHT. TROUBLE FREE MAKES YOU FORGET ABOUT THEM | | Weaknesses: | SEAM ON THE BRAKING SURFACE | | Similar Products Used: | NONE | | Bike Setup: | VOODOO ERZULIE,INDY W/SPEEDSPRINGS,STX DERAILERS,TITEC STEM HANDELBAR & SEATPOST.WTB SST SADDLE | | Bottom Line: | I HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE LAST REVIEWER, I HAVE HAD THESE RIMS FOR A YEAR NOW AND THEY HAVE NEVER NEEDED TRUING. (I WEIGHT OVER 200 LBS) THESE ARE CROSS COUNTRY RIMS, NOT DESIGNED FOR 6 FOOT DROPS ON CEMENT. THE SEAM ON THE RIMS DOES MAKE FOR A SHORTER BRAKE LIFE, BUT MY CHEAP SHIMANO BRAKE PADS LASTED 9 MONTHS(I WAS GLAD TO GET RID OF THEM) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Lara
a Cross Country Rider
from Whitesboro, NY
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Mohawk valley | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Light, strong, reliable, and fast | | Weaknesses: | Nothing I can think of | | Similar Products Used: | Weiman 517s, mavic 217 | | Bike Setup: | Trek 800, upgraded with Judy TTs, and all alivio drivetrain, and XT hubs | | Bottom Line: | I like these Rims, for the front that is where I have them. I can only imagine that the only reason people have talked trash about these in the past is that Mavic's Qaulity control took a vacation between late 98 and early 00 when most of the people seem to be complaing from. Other than that, I love these rims, and I am a hardtail loving ubran assault nutcase on my commute | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andrusha
a Racer
from Ukraine
Date Reviewed: February 23, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Weaknesses: | None | | Bottom Line: | I'm the biketrials rider from Ukraine
I used these rims for 3 months and they were quite ok.
They was perfectly normal ,even when I had seriously crashed
they endured ! I am pretty happy with them
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Submitted by
Greg
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: September 6, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Urban | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Bike Zone | | Strengths: | they are good for xc, dont do drops over 2 feet | | Weaknesses: | i finally warped the front rim badly in one spot, off a 10 set at the skydome, it was like 6 feet high, it was fun | | Similar Products Used: | nothing | | Bike Setup: | voodoo erzulie, manitou spyder 2 inch travel (uprgrading soon) | | Bottom Line: | only buy these rims for xc trailriding, dont try big urban on these. it has seen a helluvalotta stairs and small drops except for that one big 40k+ one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chad
a Weekend Warrior
from Orlando
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Hardrock | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | Tough as nails | | Weaknesses: | I can see the seams | | Bike Setup: | Proflex 756 w/ Noleen Elite (linkage) front fork and RisseRacing rear suspension | | Bottom Line: | I was riding along at high speed with the old fork (Girvin Linkage that came on the bike), hit a jump and landed with the front wheel turned perpandicular to the direction I was riding. The wheel didn't come out of true...the fork bent!, thus the new Noleen Elite.
Strong wheels! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin Kuntz
a Downhiller
from Simi Valley, CA
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Madera up to the cross | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | wheel world | | Strengths: | good, light & strong | | Weaknesses: | cant withstand an '85 caddy | | Bike Setup: | 1997 gt pantera | | Bottom Line: | good and light | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan S
a
from Kirtland
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Came stock on bike | | Strengths: | Affordable, decent strength | | Weaknesses: | Sidewall hardness | | Bike Setup: | GT Pantera | | Bottom Line: | Rims were stock on bike and have not needed much attention. A lot of people indicate that the 238's don't hold up well. I weigh 160 and do not consider my riding style to be exceptionally kind to wheels. The 238's have not given me any problems. One area that I ride has a stepped, rocky climb that requires a lot of speed to climb. There are usually several hard impacts on the way up but these rims have survived quite well time and time again. Maybe I'm lucky or maybe the people with the complaints are more abusive than I am. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nic
a Weekend Warrior
from London, UK
Date Reviewed: October 2, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light, good looking | | Weaknesses: | severe seam join | | Bike Setup: | Muddy Fox Rock 'n' Roll Pro, Z3 Lights | | Bottom Line: | I've not noticed any problem with the strength yet, although I'd imagine the seam on the breaking surface will make short work of my break blocks. Running my finger over the seam is like running it over a cheese grater... I'll probably upgrade soon. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a
from Memphis
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Cheap, they've stayed true for me | | Weaknesses: | Old 36 spoke version, hard to replace | | Bottom Line: | I got these rims from Supergo on XTR hubs for dirt cheap. I use them to commute to work and so far haven't had any problems with truing in a year and this is after using them every day rain or shine. Maybe you can't drop off cliffs with them but they are recreational rims and for what they are intended they are a good rim. If you want a cheap set of XTR hubs(pre 95) and some good rims for commuting and light trails, you can't beat the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Drew
a Cross Country Rider
from San Pedro, CA
Date Reviewed: May 6, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Value (if they stay true), | | Weaknesses: | Braking surface | | Similar Products Used: | Weinman 519's | | Bike Setup: | VooDoo Bantu, Manitou LT, STX-XC, LX V-brakes, Ritchey ClimbMax,Titec Enduro handlebar, seatpost, stem. | | Bottom Line: | I guess I have to count myself among the fortunate ones. Only trued once in 18 months. Wish they held the brakes better, added boostes did help. Rims came stock on bike, will definitely upgrade when they go out on me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Cortez
a Cross Country Rider
from Tempe, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: February 20, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | National | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Rigid and hold true through just about anything | | Weaknesses: | Non machined surfaces..eat brake pads. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 850 rigid with rock shox...on shimano xt hubs... | | Bottom Line: | I have put over 3300 miles on these rims and have had them trued once....not cause they needed it was part of the bike shops routine service package. I have only good things to say about these rims. Have gone through too many set of tires to mention and of course lots of brake pads. I am a 200+ rider and these rims seem to taking a licking and keep on spinning... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
josh
a Racer
from east hampton, CT, USA
Date Reviewed: February 3, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Gypsy moth | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | strong, cheap, work fine | | Weaknesses: | cant see any | | Similar Products Used: | mavic 217, sun | | Bike Setup: | 1997 GT pantera with a 97 manitou sx fork | | Bottom Line: | a lot of people talk trash about these rims, but i just don't see why. I have ridden them for more than three years, through everything. i have won races on them, ridden trials events, and just plain went riding on them. The sidewalls havent worn through, even after several thousand miles, and they have never bent to the point were i couldn't easily true them. maybe its becaue i only weigh 135 lbs, but i ride these rims hard, and they take it. For the price, they are great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Francois Gamache
a Downhiller
from Brossard,Québec,Canada
Date Reviewed: February 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | cheap | | Weaknesses: | not durable,weak | | Similar Products Used: | Sun Mammoth | | Bike Setup: | specialized 98" rim brake magura classic, with booster, | | Bottom Line: | Just avoid this product, the price is cheap but the produc is cheap too, I am only 125 lbs and each time I go to a trail I must truing the wheel after, They are weak, and if you use a Hydrolique rim brake just forget the idea to use this rim.
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Submitted by
cathy bull
a Cross-Country Rider
from north bay On
Date Reviewed: November 20, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
walder creek | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
cheap | | Weaknesses: |
not durable | | Similar Products Used: |
syncros
sun
mavic 217(lots of these) | | Bike Setup: |
Spec M4
Z2
Maguras | | Bottom Line: | lasted less than a season
little sidewall wear but cracked anyway
Can anyone make a decent rim? Help! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Branden Johannesen
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Cruz, CA
Date Reviewed: November 5, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
lockem' ups | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
i don't really know. i guess they held up to a beating for about a year. | | Weaknesses: |
the spokes pulled through the eyelets. this rim is pretty weak.
headache. | | Bike Setup: |
GT Tequesta, Indy XC, | | Bottom Line: | these rims needed constant truing until the eyelets started to cracked; they are now useless. i would not recommend them. they were a big headache. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross-Country Rider
from Sarnia, Ontario
Date Reviewed: September 9, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Bottom Line: | These rims originally came with my bike and I have since then upgraded to something better. I weigh 165lbs and would warp them on the slightest bump. I seemed to be spending more time truing them than actually riding them. I would hesitate to sneeze around them for fear that they would come apart! If you plan to do any serious riding I would definately recommend upgrading to something better. I did, and it's made my life much easier.I ended up putting road tires on the 238's so if I'm riding around town or on my trainer they're there. If you do the same don't even think of doing stairs or something. I'd give them 3 chilies for riding on the road but -3 chilies in the trails. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard C. Ralph
a Cross-Country Rider
from APO, AP
Date Reviewed: September 1, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
None to thing of | | Weaknesses: |
Very Weak & dangerous | | Similar Products Used: |
Mavic 222 | | Bike Setup: |
93 Specialized Rockhopper (rigid) | | Bottom Line: | I and local bike shop have attempted to correct this rear wheel numerous times, the next time I commute to work the next day the thing is immediately starting to come apart. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
et
a Cross-Country Rider
from israel
Date Reviewed: July 26, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
whatever | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Weaknesses: |
weak | | Bike Setup: |
specialized M2
manitou pro 97 | | Bottom Line: | i'm only 120lbs and the thing keeps needing to be trued after every ride. last week i jumped a curve in town and the back rim bent , i mean inwards!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Micheal Barron
a Cross-Country Rider
from Thorold,Ontario
Date Reviewed: July 16, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Short Hills | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
I didn't even have to trew it up once yet and I ride pretty hard and I weigh 190 pounds | | Weaknesses: |
Not machined surfaces | | Similar Products Used: |
I 've tried the 217 SUP ,practically the same | | Bike Setup: |
99'Voodoo Bantu,Manitou Spyder fork | | Bottom Line: | I think it is a great valuve for the price | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JAGUAR
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: July 11, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
anywhere | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
light, nice looking, name | | Weaknesses: |
the structure is weak, its squeak when there is oil, | | Similar Products Used: |
none | | Bike Setup: |
Wheeler 4000 czx, RST Hi-5 Downhill Sup, Cane Creek Ad-5, Front back XTR hubs, Mavic 238. | | Bottom Line: | It is light and nice looking, the price is well to do, but it is quite weak, becouse my back rims get sucks when i make a heavy bounce on it everytime. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeremy
a Weekend Warrior
from Connecticut
Date Reviewed: June 14, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
fairly light | | Weaknesses: |
weak, bad braking surface | | Similar Products Used: |
about to upgrade | | Bike Setup: |
97 GT Karakoram, 96 Judy XC | | Bottom Line: | These rims suck. I've had them for around 3 months, and I'm going to see if I can get the warranty to come through on them. The spokes created stress marks all the way around the rim...I only weigh 150 lbs and I don't ride real hard, so there's no reason these should have done this bad. I only have about 150 miles on them, with about 50-60 being on the road. It's a good thing they don't sell these anymore. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Cross-Country Rider
from Champaign and Jacksonville, IL
Date Reviewed: June 7, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
The front rim is still straight | | Weaknesses: |
The back rim is no more durable than a paper clip | | Similar Products Used: |
None yet. I'm just beginning my search | | Bike Setup: |
97 StumpJumper M2, Manitou Pro shock, rear hub is an LX, front is Specialized. | | Bottom Line: | Last weekend I was riding around with a couple of my boyz on some WEEEEEEEAK trails around the outskirts of town. Being that any trail around here is about a tenth of a mile long, I abruptly ran out of trail, and like the unskilled goof that I am, I tried to turn around and fell. We're talking zero miles per hour, didn't even hurt, soft, embarrassing fall. But it knocked my rear wheel so far out of true that it was hitting the frame!!!!! We're talking the wimpiest crash on record, and the wheel is potato chipped worse than it would've been if I'd had road rims on the bike! I am sorely disappointed in these wimpy rims. Hopefully I'll have a new back rim (NOT a Mavic 238!!!!) within the week. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
covin
a Cross-Country Rider
from austin, tx
Date Reviewed: May 4, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
kind of cheap | | Weaknesses: |
heavy, not very strong, yucky braking surface | | Bottom Line: | huess you cant expect it to work as well as something that costs twice as much, but it has ben pretty frustrating getting the damn things trued after every 3 or 4 good rides. im only about 150, and dont do very much *really* hard riding. 3 flaming pieces of feces | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeremy
a Weekend Warrior
from New York
Date Reviewed: April 19, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Fairly light
good front | | Weaknesses: |
soft, slick braking, back comes out of true easy | | Bike Setup: |
1997 GT Karakoram (new), 96 Judy XC, all LX | | Bottom Line: | Not too bad, not too good. I got the rims with my bike about 3 weeks ago. The front is doing pretty good...the back is a different story. I had it trued after about 45 miles on the road, now I have to get it done after my first major ride offroad with it (technical--lots of rocks and roots). It's not far out, but needs to be trued. Rear also has a dent in the sidewall that needs to get taken out. Not a bad rim, but I may upgrade soon if this keeps up. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luke Hayward
a Weekend Warrior
from grand Bend ont.
Date Reviewed: April 19, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
no strengths this rim sucks dick | | Weaknesses: |
stayed true for about a week | | Similar Products Used: |
mavic 231
sun ryno's | | Bike Setup: |
rockey montain hard tail | | Bottom Line: | Got the rims professionly built stayed true for about a week. I weigh 6' 5 and weigh 180 pounds, and I don't belive rims should bend for some one of my weight. I however have had no problem with the 231 in the front | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MIKE DEE
a Racer
from CANADA
Date Reviewed: April 17, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
POLEY MOUNTAIN | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
THE STRONGEST RIM'S THAT I HAVE EVER RIDDEN I HAVE RECKED ALLOT OF RIM'S BUTT THIS HELD UP. | | Weaknesses: |
THERE ARE NONE. | |
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