Submitted by
Fred Flacid
a Racer
from Van BC Canada
Date Reviewed: 6/5/2006 3:03:42 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Dirt Merchant, Whistler DH Park |
| Duration Product Used: |
Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: |
$850 |
| Purchased At: |
OEM on bike |
| Strengths: |
DT FR 6.1D rims laced to DT 440 hubs w/ DT 14 guage spokes, brass nipples cam on the bike. Excellent wheel build with great hubs and a low overall weight of weigh about 2275 grams. Very high quality |
| Weaknesses: |
Rim bead fold over very easily on hard hits. The wheel still stays true and does not affect the ovral build. My buddy had the same problem with his afte a few weeks. The price you pay for low weight. Great for racing, not so great for everyday riding |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Mavic 321, Syncros DS28, TAG wheels |
| Bike Setup: |
Santa Cruz V10 -REAR DER SRAM X0 short cage, SHIFTERS SRAM X0 right trigger, CRANKSET TruVativ Holzfeller, Howitzer 40 tooth, 165mm, CASSETTE SRAM PG 990, 11-32, CHAIN SRAM PC 990, BRAKES Avid Juicy 7's w/ 203mm rotors, BRAKE LEVERS Avid Juicy 7's, BARS Race Face Diabolus riser, STEM Thomson, 31.8mm, GRIPS Lizard Skin lock on, HEADSET Chris King, SEAT POST Thompson, SADDLE WTB Rocket V Stealth, TIRES Intense Super Sticky 909 2.7 front, 2.5 rear
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| Bottom Line: |
Very nice race wheels but the rims do not look so pretty after a few weeks of riding. |
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Submitted by
Wyld Willy
a Cross Country Rider
from Boise ID
Date Reviewed: 3/18/2005 9:06:35 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Big Black Booger |
| Duration Product Used: |
3 months |
| Strengths: |
Stiff! Light for what they are. |
| Weaknesses: |
not yet |
| Similar Products Tried: |
I've had some Hugi FR hubs for 4 years with no probs |
| Bike Setup: |
Transition Preston/ Sherman Flick |
| Bottom Line: |
Nice wheels! Smooth and stiff.
The rims are pretty deep dish, making them real strong.
I run these with the Stan's tubeless conversion on Maxxis Mobster 2.5's. Works awesome.
These are the best hubs available. 4 years of riding my old ones with no probs had me instantly sold on the 440's when they were first released.
The spokes are 12 gage at the heads, so I don't foresee breaking those.
I was skeptical on first year production rims, but DT's reputation in my book made them good enough to try.
They are expensive, but you won't be broken down trailside with these hubs. Maintenance free for 4 years, then I sent them back for new bearings. I run these hubs on 2 bikes.
Some people talk about cracked flanges and such, which is usually caused by too high of spoke tension. The good thing about buying the 440's is that they are pre-hand-built by DT in Colorado. Perfect tension.
I'll be putting these to the test on my DH bike this summer, we'll see how they hold up. High expectations. |
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