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- OS sealed cartridge bearings
- Six-bolt international disc standard
- 20 mm axle compatible front hub
- Aluminum freehub body
- 8/9 speed compatible
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Submitted by
Zach
a Cross Country Rider
from Cincinnati, OH
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Direct from bell sports | | Strengths: | Stiff, strong, relatively light, stay true | | Weaknesses: | Chincy bearing in rear hub, freehub seals wear out causing freehub to grind itself to death locking up while riding, 20mm caps fall out, grip ring on rear axle fell off | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic crossmax, many other "AM" wheels | | Bike Setup: | M Blt agressive AM build | | Bottom Line: | Very dissapointed lately with these wheels. Started great, super true, but right about 500 miles on these they started falling apart. Axle bearing blew out, easton said yeah we had some bad bearing from the factory, send it back so we can put a bearing in it. No name, non numbered freehub bearings blew out later along with freehub seal. freehub froze up on ride. Great wheelset if you are lucky enough to get good bearing in the rear hub and don't mind pieces falling off the hubs all the time. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Frank
a Cross Country Rider
from Huntington Beach CA
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | the one i'm on | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$410.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay vender | | Strengths: | Wide rim, quick engagement, laterally rigid, roll very well | | Weaknesses: | none that i can think of. the last wheelset i had lasted years, be nice if this one goes that long | | Similar Products Used: | none. this is my first disc wheelset | | Bike Setup: | Turner Burner w/four inch linkage - PUSHed TALAS - Negegals | | Bottom Line: | Wide rim = 2.35's don't move around when the pressure is dropped a little = BIG ADVANTAGE / very laterally stiff = no snappy/jerky motions off camber or drifting/sliding corners = a lot fewer OMG i'm screwed thoughts in my head
This is a really good upgrade for the average guy. I don't jump much, a three footer is about it, no stunts or stuff you see in the bike mags so can't comment on how BURLY they are, but compared to the XTR hub/Bontrager Mustang ceramic rim wheelset this replaced, it's night and day. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Andy
a Weekend Warrior
from Horsetooth Mountain Colorado
Date Reviewed: October 6, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ginny Trail @ Bobcat Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$420.00 | | Purchased At: | Online | | Strengths: | Strenght to weight ratio, spin nicely, 28mm wide rim | | Weaknesses: | You can't find 'em cheap anymore! For some reason, when these first shipped, they were $450 all over the place. They seem to be $600 - $650 now - still a good value compared to Mavic. | | Similar Products Used: | Crossmax XL, Mavic 819 - have been running Velomax Orion on my Black Sheep (custom made titanium - made here in Fort Collins) roadbike for years - they rock! | | Bike Setup: | These are on a Santa Cruz Nomad XO AM | | Bottom Line: | Thought I would post a follow up review. I've logged quite a few miles on these wheels now and am still impressed. If I were building a new all mountain rig, I would use these.
During a DH run at Winter Park Resort, I pu$$ed on a ladder bridge and landed flat on the rear - my tire exploded - unfortunately, I knocked a flat spot on one side of the rim.... and thought they were done.
I walked down to the base totally bummed.
The next day, I put on a new tube and tire just to see if it would work and, to my amazement, no problem at all. I've logged another couple hundred miles and they still roll perfectly true and perform like new - flat spot and all.
I would love to run an XC version of these on my Blur but the XC One's seem a little too lightweight for a Clyde like me.
Hey Easton! How about a midweight XC wheel for larger riders?
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Submitted by
Austin Tayshus
a
from Calgary
Date Reviewed: July 16, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Super stiff, lightning fast engagement, light weight considering the beating it can take, price if you do some looking around. | | Weaknesses: | The only weakness I can think of is the Mickey Mouse stick on decals on the rims. Why a wheelset that retails for $1,100 in Canada has such cheap looking stickers on them is beyond me. Mine are pretty chopped up after only a month of riding. | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic, Bontager, the usuals suspects. | | Bike Setup: | Jamis XLT 2.0. Too many upgrades to list. | | Bottom Line: | A really nice set of wheels, especially if you can find them cheap. The rotating weight saving I gained with these wheels over my old XT/Mavic F219 hoops has made a huge difference to my riding. The confidence gained by just being able to point the bike at almost any obsticle and just being able to blast through it is invaluable. Long climbs are almost a joy...almost. The sound of the coasting freehub is really cool and draws a lot of attention. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Tim Minehan
a
from Calgary
Date Reviewed: July 16, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Super stiff, lightning fast engagement, light weight considering the beating it can take, price if you do some looking around. | | Weaknesses: | The only weakness I can think of is the Mickey Mouse stick on decals on the rims. Why a wheelset that retails for $1,100 in Canada has such cheap looking stickers on them is beyond me. Mine are pretty chopped up after only a month of riding. | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic, Bontager, the usuals suspects. | | Bike Setup: | Jamis XLT 2.0. Too many upgrades to list. | | Bottom Line: | A really nice set of wheels, especially if you can find them cheap. The rotating weight saving I gained with these wheels over my old XT/Mavic F219 hoops has made a huge difference to my riding. The confidence gained by just being able to point the bike at almost any obsticle and just being able to blast through it is invaluable. Long climbs are almost a joy...almost. The sound of the coasting freehub is really cool and draws a lot of attention. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
P
a Cross Country Rider
from ATL
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Pinhotti | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$420.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | holds 2.3 (and bigger) tires without rollover, very quick engagement, very stiff, strong as hell so far, hubs are staying in adjustment better than other hubs I've used and the weight is very good for the above mentioned possitive qualities. | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | XTR, King, Bontrager, Mavic | | Bike Setup: | Size XL Saltamontes, PUSHED all the way (best upgrade ever), XTR, Thompson, BB7, X9, Havocs | | Bottom Line: | I really like these wheels so far. They are right inline with the King/Mavic wheels I've spent $200.00 more on. I can not tell a difference in the speed of engagement between the Havocs and Kings, its that close. The XTR hubs are very slow to engage compared with these. My frame is super stiff (quad bearing upgrade) so any wheel flex is very noticable. There is zero flex here. I have only had them a few weeks but I have put them through the ringer and they are holding up way better than I could have predicted. One thing I have noticed is that my rear wheel is not coming out of adjustment. I would have to re-adjust my Kings and XTR's after 3 to 4 rides due to the off camber, brake jacking, technical trails I ride (80+ miles a week). I am very happy with these so far. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Andy
a Weekend Warrior
from Horsetooth Mountain Colorado
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | My Backyard | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$420.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Quality build, much lighter feel and less rolling resistance than my Crossmax XL's, sturdy, 28 mm rim lets bigger tires do what they're supposed to do rather than ride on top of the sidewalls | | Weaknesses: | At this price point most people expect UST rims, personally, I tried tubeless and wasn't impressed - felt - I'd rather have better quality hubs - which these seem to have. | | Similar Products Used: | Crossmax XL's | | Bike Setup: | Nomad x9 AM - I'm 6'1, 207 lbs | | Bottom Line: | After three years of use I started to feel some play in the freehub of my XL's. Based on past experience, I knew the end was near. I decided to try something different than the new Crossmax SX's (XL's replacement) as they are about .25 lb heavier than the XL's and I don't need tubeless.
Installation was a snap - no adjustments to brakes or shifting were necessary as they matched the spacing of my old XL's exactly. The 20mm adapters were a little more troublesome than the the XL's but the designs are basically the same so it's probably me jut not being used to getting the adapters in to the fork's dropouts.
As for ride quality, I could feel the difference immediately between these and my old, tired XL's - acceleration was much crisper and the wheels felt much stiffer than the XL's. I was worried about weight until the first real technical climb of my first ride. I actually cleared it easier and felt fresher at the top than the 10,000 earlier attempts on this section. On the next gnarly section - which I have never cleared completely - I made it much further than I ever had. These things definitely felt lighter.
On the downhill section, the wider rim really let my 2.35 Nevegal's shine. Where my XL's allowed a much narrower footprint, the Easton's made me feel like I was riding a 2.5 - which was a huge help in the ultra-sandy switchbacks and high speed sections. I actually think that the wider footprint is probably more advantageous than UST - although, your mileage may vary.
Anyhoo, for $420 - they were a steal. If they're as durable as they look then the list price of $699 is probably about right. Excellent hubs. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Cruz, Ca
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | freehub engagement, stiff, light, good width, | | Weaknesses: | full price, how proprietary are parts? | | Similar Products Used: | mavic 321 | | Bike Setup: | gemini 1000 | | Bottom Line: | These wheels fit the blend for many of today's rider's. Strong enough for AM, light enough for the uphill part. Coming from the mavic 321's these lighter wheels freed up huge amounts of manueverability at speed with the loss of the gyroscopic causing weight.
After almost six months, the havocs are still perfectly true, I can run 2.1 or 2.7's without a problem, and to my surprise the paint job is still perfect which was an initial concern since they aren't powdercoated like the 321's. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zachary Rymland
a Cross Country Rider
from Berkeley, CA
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Porcupine Rim | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$425.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay vender | | Strengths: | Bomb proof. I put these wheels through everything and they come out shining. 4" drops off picnic tables, serious rock gardens. What ever I can throw at them and they stay straight as an arrow. Not to mention the hubs have a great easy to service 6' engagement design. Customer service rocks | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | Mavix CrossMAX XL | | Bike Setup: | Ibis Mojo, SRAM X.0 drivetrain, Avid Juicy 7 brakes, Kenda Navagal 2.35, Gravity Dropper seatpost, Specialized BG saddle, Thomson Elite 4x stem, FSA Gravity Carbon Fiber hi-rise handlebar, Time ATAC Carbon pedals, Sytace grips... | | Bottom Line: | All my buddies and I had the "Mavic" bad rear hub issue, so I did a lot of research for my next set of wheels. These Eastons have a bullet proof design. 3 Pawls with 6' engagement means quick responce. 2 sets of large bearings for the freehub body alone, and another 2 for the axel. Everything is easily servicable with direction online, literally 5 minutes to open the whole thing up, clean it out, re-greas and put back together. The straight pull spokes are very strong and look cool. The front hub switches from QR to 20mm very easily and I think they have redesigned this feature becase I have not had a issue with the adapters falling out at all. Custumer service that answers the phone right away and is very helpful. After 3 plus months of hard all mountain riding (I weigh about 190 with gear) I have not had to true these wheels yet, except when my buddy backed his car into a bush with my bike on the rack, but even then it came back into true very easily. I highly recomment and love these wheels. They sell for $799, but is you look around you may still be able to find them for about $450 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Arkon
a
from St George, Utah
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Desert Cyclery | | Strengths: | Weight, easily converts to tubeless with stans strips, strength, no flex at all. | | Weaknesses: | None found in 2 sets yet. | | Similar Products Used: | nothing this high end | | Bike Setup: | Blur LT fully pimped and a Coiler Deelux | | Bottom Line: | I'm pushing 275 and this set is the best riding set of wheels i've ever been on. I use the Blur for all day and xc stuff and the coiler for my all mountain rides. Both sets of Havocs have held up with no issues. Never needed straightening. Look for them on sale around 4-500 and you've got the best upgrade you can put on your ride. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin Hlavin
a Weekend Warrior
from Suffolk, VA
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | New Quarter Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepointq | | Strengths: | Solid all mountain wheels. Great rim width, 20mm convertible | | Weaknesses: | The 20mm adapters don't stay in place very well when the wheel is not on the 20mm axel. | | Similar Products Used: | Deemax, Sun DS1 | | Bike Setup: | SC Heckler, Nixon QR TA 145mm, Swinger 3way, Juicy 7 185mm, Sram X9, RF Atlas Cranks | | Bottom Line: | These are a great set of wheels for the money (when on sale). They fit the perfect spot between the 1500g XC wheels that I would taco and the 2500g DH wheels that were a drag to push up a mountain.
I am 220lbs with full gear and I have taken them on log piles, small jumps, and 3 foot drops without thinking twice.
Highly recommend them for any 5-6 inch travel bike used for this new thing called 'all mountain'!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DrWheels
a
from SF Bay Area, CA
Date Reviewed: November 20, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | SDF (aka Demo) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | PricePoint | | Strengths: | Weight, durability (so far), price | | Weaknesses: | None yet - waiting to see how they handle a really big hit | | Similar Products Used: | variety of FR/DH wheels with Sun Rhino Lite and Mavic 325 rims. | | Bike Setup: | FR/aggressive XC: SC Heckler w/ Fox 36 | | Bottom Line: | Impressively solid wheels - on their first ride I took them to Demo and bombed Bacon, Corral, and Braille and they took it all, and climbed like a dream to boot. Can't wait to take these to Tahoe next season. I had beaten a pair of Sun Rhino Lite's to death and then tried Mavic 325s, but they were v. heavy and a major drag on climbs, made the bike feel really sluggish. I was looking at the Mavic CrossMax XLs(? - the thru-axle ones) but didn't like the price or the rep for rear hub problems. The reviews on MTBR for the Havocs were good and persuaded me to take advantage of the deal on PricePoint. We'll see how they hold up after that first 6+ foot drop but so far I'm pleased - 5 out of 5 chilis for now. Thanks for the guidance, MTBR reviewers :-) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a Weekend Warrior
from Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 19, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Design, styling, durability. | | Weaknesses: | none found yet | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 321's | | Bike Setup: | Devinci, Fox Vanilla RLC up front and Vanilla R in the back, Sram X0 rear, X0 triggers, Sram 990 cassette, Sram 991 chain... SRAM SRAM SRAM and SRAM, full Raceface Deus XC setup: cranks, bars, stem, post. Avid Juicy 7's. | | Bottom Line: | An excellent wheelset. I've been bashing these for over 3 months now and they still run true with no issues.
Got them from eBay at an excellent price but even at full value this wheelset is well worth it.
I have had no issues with the front hub adaptors, they have stayed in place even though I transport the bike in a rack with out the front wheel.
THESE WHEELS ROCK!
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Submitted by
ATBScott
a Cross Country Rider
from Castro Valley, CA
Date Reviewed: September 16, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Can I only have one? | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Cyclepath Hayward | | Strengths: | Reasonable weight, feel very strong and flex free, nice width of rim (not too huge - good for a 2.25 or wider tire). | | Weaknesses: | 20mm Axle caps are a pain in the (_*_) if you have to take your front wheel off for transporting. Annoying enough that I have considered getting a different set of wheels, but overall I really do like the ride and overall performance. | | Similar Products Used: | Many rims over the years, no wheel "Set" by Mfr before these. | | Bike Setup: | Ransom LTD -custom build on frameset. | | Bottom Line: | The wheels perform very well - 185 plus pack weight and there is no descernable flex anywhere that I have felt - I am not going big and do not slide hard in corners, I like technical trails and rocky descents, etc... as well as smooth zoomy singletrack too. The 20mm end caps are very difficult to deal with when putting the front wheel in - they barely hold in place with an "o-ring" seal, and any touch of the fork to the cap before the fork has slid over the cap will knock it out. You have to be very careful to line up your disc and then use a finger to try to retain one cap while you slip the wheel in on the other side. That is the only issue. Easton, if you read this, try to make a new design on these caps and you will have flaming 5's in both categories from me (if you send me a pair!). Other than that I have to give them a 4. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MALCOLM HARGRAVE
a Weekend Warrior
from SAN DIEGO
Date Reviewed: September 15, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | noble canyon | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$599.00 | | Purchased At: | bicycle warehouse | | Strengths: | wide rims, when using 2.4 tire does not get pinch flats and tire dosent roll of rim , at high speeds dnt notice any flex from side to side | | Weaknesses: | weight | | Similar Products Used: | used american classics | | Bike Setup: | intenses 6.6 | | Bottom Line: | other than weigth i am able to take coners and higher speeds and not worky about my tire rolling off | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matthew loitz
a Downhiller
from new britain, ct usa
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Strengths: | light, stiff, good looking | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 317 | | Bike Setup: | Intense 6.6 w/ 07' Fox Float and Fox Float RP23 rear | | Bottom Line: | I am not sure about the last review. I am 215lbs and have done about 15-20 hard rides with multiple drops and technical rocky lines and haven't noticed any flex. These Rims along with the new 6.6 can bang. All my bros suggested the 24 spokes would never hold up to my abuse.....wrong. Only time will tell if I remain this happy. Got em at a great price and would strongly recommend for aggressive all mountain riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Noah
a Racer
from Fruita, CO
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | Fairly light, compatibility with QR or 20mm, nice looks, and wide profile. | | Weaknesses: | Flexy at speed, 20mm adapter caps are quarrelsome. | | Similar Products Used: | Cross Max XL and DT Swiss 5.1d / 340 Hubs | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Slayer w/ Rock Shox Pike Race | | Bottom Line: | Not the best wheelset I have tried and not the worst. Right there in the middle. Definatly too flexy for high speed resort runs and extremely technical slow manuevers. Not recommended for freeride or downhill racing. Good solid, freely spinning hubs and nice engagement. Recommended for lighter AM riders and heavier XC riders. Not nearly as nice as CrossMax XLs or comparable DT's. For this much money I'd expect a little more. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Smith
a Weekend Warrior
from Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | porcupine rim | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | The wide rims and weight for the claimed durability. I have pounded on these wheels for three months now and they have stayed straight (true) as an arrow. These things are also very stiff. Very happy with the wheels thus far. | | Weaknesses: | Spacers on front rim for conversion to 20mm from skewer seems like a cheap set-up. I would prefer a dedicated hub for each the 20mm and the skewer. | | Similar Products Used: | King/819's - eastons are better in my opinion. | | Bike Setup: | Intense 6.6, fox 36. | | Bottom Line: | Best wheels I have tried to date. Light, stiff, wide rims and look nice. They are reliable thus far but only time will tell on the long-term durability. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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