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Submitted by
kyle
from charlottesville, va, usa
Date Reviewed: 11/27/2007 9:18:52 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | rivanna |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $300 |
| Purchased At: | cane creek team deal |
| Strengths: | haven't gone out of true yet, after 15 races and countless rides. |
| Weaknesses: | lots of side to side play,i had to contact cane creek and still can't fix it myself. odd hub configurment. the skewers need lube often to get them tight enough. the tubeless valve leaks. |
| Bottom Line: | okay for a race setup. not too lite, not too heavy. the hubs seem the require more mantance than most. |
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Submitted by
Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from Nashville, TN, USA
Date Reviewed: 4/30/2007 1:30:20 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Chickasaw Trace |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $490 |
| Purchased At: | internet, some place in MN |
| Strengths: | Nice weight, UST, straight pull spokes, very cool. |
| Weaknesses: | None noticed yet. |
| Similar Products Tried: | WTB speeddisc, cheap OEM wheelset Spinergy Xyclone |
| Bike Setup: | full suspension XC race bike, XTR and X.9 components. |
| Bottom Line: | Very nice wheels, the asymetric design and straight pull spokes allow for high spoke tension which I like. The wheels came true and with uniform tension not requiring any 'tune-up' out of the box. I added a light non-UST tire and Stans and have loved these things from the get-go. I weigh 190lbs right now and don't see any reason for concern in regard to strength. |
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Submitted by
Amit Shofar
a Weekend Warrior
from Tel Aviv, Israel
Date Reviewed: 12/16/2006 12:34:03 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | amitshofar@yahoo.com |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $600 |
| Strengths: | Rigid, fast and durable; Light weight. |
| Weaknesses: | Non standard spokes. |
| Bike Setup: | 5-spot |
| Bottom Line: | High quality; Good value |
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Submitted by
Greg
a Weekend Warrior
from Irvine, CA
Date Reviewed: 9/12/2006 6:15:24 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Whiting Ranch |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $450 |
| Purchased At: | aebike |
| Strengths: | Nice feel, fairly light, and they look good. |
| Weaknesses: | Fragile, mine have achieved significant wobble within my first 2 hour ride. Unfreakinbelieveable. I weight 195 lbs so it's not like I'm crushing them. My ride was technical XC with some small rock gardens. |
| Similar Products Tried: | WTB SpeedDisc |
| Bike Setup: | 2005 Ironhorse MKIII Comp |
| Bottom Line: | A whole lot better than my stock WTB SpeedDiscs but they are WAY more fragile. I've used my SpeedDiscs for almost a year and they aren't as wobbly as my new Zonos SS's. I bought these because of the beaming reviews here on MTBR, but ultimately I am severely disappointed. Cane Creek offered to true them free of charge, which is nice, but i'm sure it will be easier and cheaper to have my LBS do it. |
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Submitted by
Egger
a Cross Country Rider
from Central Texas, USA
Date Reviewed: 2/9/2006 2:48:16 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Off the Lip - Rocky Hill Ranch |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $450 |
| Strengths: | Strength, finish, bling-bling |
| Weaknesses: | None, taking into consideration Cane Creek's fantastic customer support |
| Similar Products Tried: | OEM wheelsets |
| Bike Setup: | Reign 3, X.0 der/X.9 Triggers, Grimeca 8/SRAM 9 4-piston hyd brakes, Thomson Seatpost/Stem, gigapipe BB, RaceFace OEM Cranks, Crank Bros Candy pedals,Aztec Cables, Cateye computer, Cane Creek integrated headset, Manitou 3-way Air shock, Marzocchi Z1 Drop Off fork, WTB Rocket seat |
| Bottom Line: | I bought these rims because I was breaking a LOT of spokes on my OEM wheelset. (mostly back wheel) These wheels have been on a couple of bikes (NRS and Reign). I've only had a couple of problems, 1) After nearly a year of riding these wheels I was able to torque the ratchet ring into the hub by pedaling uphill. It felt like the clutch went out. CC was on top of the problem and turned my wheel around to me in just a few days. 2) After receiving the new wheel I put several hundred miles on it without tightening the spokes, as I should have with a newly laced wheel, and broke three spokes due to my negligence. The wheel remained true and CC sent the parts to fix it without any hassle. These guys are great. I used their AD-10 and Cloud Nine shock on my NRS and was pleased with the quality and performance of their products and customer service when I needed parts or did something dumb (like degreasing the disassembled shock in SuperClean which stripped the slippery coating off the shaft. DOH!) These are fine wheels and I use them hard. I'd recommend them to anyone who is looking for stronger wheels that will "tighten up" the ride. Like the other review indicates, the trail feel and handling were improved and the attention to detail in the finish is nice. This company has people who really care about the customer. |
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Submitted by
Al
a Cross Country Rider
from Lynn Haven, Florida
Date Reviewed: 1/3/2006 1:51:50 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | Quicker turning and better handling on very sharp turns. Bike control in turns seems more precise. Better acceleration. Cane Creek Customer Support. |
| Weaknesses: | None yet |
| Similar Products Tried: | Wheels that came with Stumpjumper FSR. Xt hub/Macic 717 rim front wheel' |
| Bike Setup: | Fox air Fork, Fox air shock. Typically use 38 psi and weigh about 185. |
| Bottom Line: | Have done two 18 mile single-track rides so far. I didn't expect all that much difference performance-wise as the Zonos are only 140 g lighter (measured on my postal scale) than my old wheel set. I was going more for hubs/bearings and strength with the slight possibility of better acceleration. I had a few strength issues with my old rear wheel. I ran over the my old front wheel with the truck. So I replaced that with an XT hub/Mavic 717 rim and put that plus my old rear wheel on my wife's bike as a major upgrade when the Zonos set arrived. The first impression of the Zonos was one of extreme stiffness. My tires felt like they had 20 lbs more air as I could now feel the small ripples in the trail that were imperceptible before. That's compared to the brand new front wheel that my wife now has and my old rear one. Next was the quicker turning and better handling on very sharp turns. Bike control in turns seems easier and more precise. That very high spoke tension apparently is the big improvement technically. Acceleration was noticeably quicker. That's likely due to the spoke nipple location on the hub vice the rim and to the moderately lighter Specialized tubes (0.6mm thick rubber vice 0.8mm, 120 gm vs 180 gm). Possibly the Bontrager-made UST rims are lighter too, I don't know. Overall, I'm much impressed and would have a hard time going back to my old wheels because of the fun factor. The bike was fun before, but now it's even better. I was surprised/gratified as I really didn't know what to expect from expensive wheels. Well worth the big $'s. And then there's the amazingly low friction sealed-bearing hubs with threaded bearing preload adjustment. Far better than anything I've ever spun. The first set I received had ugly looking rim welds. They looked porous, rough and they stood out from a distance; a long distance. I sent an e-mail to Cane Creek. They responded with a toll-free phone number in a few hours. It was decided that I should send them to Cane Creek and they would asses if they were out of their fit and finish tolerance. Within 7-days I had a new set, postage-paid both ways. A major reason I took the risk of ordering $600-list wheels sight unseen was Cane Creek's customer service reputation. |
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