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Submitted by
edward
a Weekend Warrior
from bronx,ny
Date Reviewed: 11/14/2007 6:42:29 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | Front Hub is good |
| Weaknesses: | REAR HUB REAR HUB |
| Similar Products Tried: | Machinetech Silent HUB, Older Shimano XT Hubs |
| Bike Setup: | sram xo shifters, xo rear derailer, xt front fox dhx4 coil, manitou travis intrinsic |
| Bottom Line: | This is the worst rear hub i've ever had.. i'm a big guy, but its crazy to have 2 rear hubs go only after riding each 2 times... i'm now on wheel #3 in 3 weeks... i have no confidence in this rear hub.. I would never buy a bontrager rear hub.. On the plus side since this wheel came with my bike gary fisher has been great with replacing the broken wheels through bike shop where i purchased my bike. |
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Submitted by
Jordan
a Downhiller
from B.C
Date Reviewed: 8/19/2007 9:45:01 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | pink starfish -Froam |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $200 |
| Purchased At: | b.s.p |
| Strengths: | these wheels are awesome. there super light and stiff no problems with them so far! |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | mavic 321, s-type, rino light, deemax, mavic 721, single track, Double track. |
| Bike Setup: | 05 gary fisher king fisher 1 w/ marzocchi 07 66 rc2x, 2008 avid code 5, dhx 4, bantrager king earl wheels, protaper os bars, sram x9, bontrager king earl cranks w/ 5050xx pedals and an e.13 srs. |
| Bottom Line: | these wheels are great, there is no downside to them, pritty stiff, as far as i know they can handle 25 foot dropps. BUY THESE YOU WONT REGRET IT |
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Submitted by
Chad VB
a Downhiller
from Blacksburg, VA, USA
Date Reviewed: 4/30/2007 7:50:12 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Virginia Tech |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | Stock on bike |
| Strengths: | they roll, cartridge bearings, bling bling carbon hubs, front wheel. |
| Weaknesses: | REAR HUB... the thing was doodoo, it just stopped engaging after a few months of use. the rear rim was so wavy with flat spots and dents that i was contemplating lacing the hub upto a new rim, then the hub crapped out. |
| Similar Products Tried: | azonic outlaw |
| Bike Setup: | trek session 77, azonic outlaws, other goodies. |
| Bottom Line: | These things are so expensive and so crappy. I have been fairly happy with the rest of my bontrager components but these wheels were horrid. Correction... the rear wheel was horrid. I took these off the bike and the front wheel was perfectly straight and didn't have a single dent in it. I sold it to a buddy of mine. I would not by these again even if I could get them on sale. It would be money wasted. 2 chilis only because of the cartridge bearings and the front wheels awesomeness. |
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Submitted by
Tim
a Weekend Warrior
from Madison, CT
Date Reviewed: 9/24/2006 7:00:47 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Paid-N-Full |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | Came with bike |
| Strengths: | Rims still true, front hub stiff. |
| Weaknesses: | Rear Hub, 6 rides and the internals are smoked. Climbing a short steep hill and hub went bang. Would not engage and had to walk back to the car. I was going through 2 XT hubs a year, I did not expect these things to be worse. |
| Similar Products Tried: | XT(Suck but cheap) Chris King (never has failed me, the best) |
| Bike Setup: | 2006 Trek Session 77, Travis 180mm single crown, King Earl, Sram, Hayes. |
| Bottom Line: | Very pissed about the rear hub, Bontrager claims that these things are bomb proof, what a joke. I weigh 230, I guess the hub can't take the torque produced by my fat a$$. Not sure I want to take the time to rebuild it if it is only going to fail me again. |
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Submitted by
ricky
a Downhiller
from Canada
Date Reviewed: 8/3/2006 11:16:21 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | blue |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Strengths: | weight,stong |
| Similar Products Tried: | ryno lites,sun double tracks |
| Bike Setup: | Trek session(Big Earl wheels) |
| Bottom Line: | I actually have the Big Earl wheels but their is no listing for them. The big Earl wheel set has been flawless so far. I am a heavier rider 215lbs and have ridden these wheels pretty hard downhilling and hucking and they still keep spinning true. |
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Submitted by
mark nichols
a Weekend Warrior
from aberdeen, scotland
Date Reviewed: 5/3/2006 3:02:49 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | fungle |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $350 |
| Strengths: | absolutely solid, not to heavy and really add great performance to hard riding |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | mavic |
| Bike Setup: | Kona Caldera, Pike 140mm U turn, Hayes 9s King Earls |
| Bottom Line: | Just a good hard hitting wheelset, adds great performance and comes with 20mm bolt through front, these are up for some serious abuse and keep rolling straight |
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