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Submitted by
jake
a Downhiller
from SLC
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | rim cyclery | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | bends easily, spokes loosen easily, lateral flex is horrible | | Similar Products Used: | SUV, HALO | | Bottom Line: | out on a dh trip in souhtern utah, blew my hub and decided to get a whole new wheel cause the guy at rim cyclery insisted the Single track will handle dh riding, but he was very very wrong. they really pissed me off. they clearly arent for downhilling so i suppose they would be ok for xc, but if you like to go on a trail with maybe a rock or two you cant avoid- dont get these rims cause they are shieza(unless truing rims is a favorite pastime of yours.). | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Downhiller
from Battle Ground, WA.
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ape Canyon, Mt. St. Helens, WA. | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Fat Tire Farm, OR. | | Strengths: | I've had these wheels on 3 different bikes from urban to freeride. Never had a truing problem at all NEVER!!! Yeah, you do get rock hit on the rims, but never did I dent a rim. I have these in both 20mm and standard front hub. Great rim at a great price... | | Weaknesses: | None, I know a friend that wipe out 3/4 of his spokes on this rim. After some trail fixing, he road the bike back to the truck over 5 miles!!! | | Similar Products Used: | None. All the other rims or wheel sets I use are Mavic. | | Bike Setup: | FOES FXR with Fox Talis, Raceface, SRAM, Easton, Maxxis tires. Other bike is CoilAir with a Z150 Marz., Shimano, SRAM, Raceface bars and stem. | | Bottom Line: | You pay for what you get, when you buy wheels! All those jumpers out there should step up and spend the money for D-Max Mavic wheelsets. Singletracks are the best buy for the money not a bad cheep wheelset at all. If your having true problems then find a bike shop that know how to build wheels and use stright 14 or 15 guage spokes. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
quinn
a
from Kingston ON, Canadda
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | some shop in Brantford | | Strengths: | cheap and strong enough for someone who doesn't like to push thier limits. I guess they look alright to and the hubs they came with are decent. | | Weaknesses: | I've never seen a wheel go out of true so many times for so little reason. These things enjoy wobbling around and bending with the least bit of sorce. I got these on a jump/urban bike and it's not like ove been jumping buses and stuff, I'm only 130lbs and I dont case every double i come across or smack off the edge of anything i see thats hard and pointed. but ive still got big dents in the rim along with a wobble that I have to true out constantly. | | Similar Products Used: | Double Tracks and ADD's along with other stuff I dont remember the names of. Well basically kit that works better than these. Ive got Rhino Lites on my AM rig that take more abuse without any evedence of damage. | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Specialized P2. Stock minus an eThirteen bashy, Axiom Road Gap pedals and WTB lock-ons with envy caps. | | Bottom Line: | Don't expect these to last long if you ride harder than a 10 year old. These things would work well for aggressive AM or some very smooth jumping if you dnot mind a bot of wieght. Thier plus is thier cheap so you can replace them easy but youd be daft to buy the sme rim. get something better even if it costs more.
cheers | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Craig
a Cross Country Rider
from Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Date Reviewed: December 27, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Swanson Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Well put together wheelset! Taken many 2 foot plus jumps and they are still straight and true | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic Crossride | | Bike Setup: | 05 Gary Fisher Wahoo converted to disc
07 IronHorse Maverick
06 Jamis Dakar XC Expert | | Bottom Line: | Solid wheelset for the price! I would recommend these for the everyday XC rider. I have this wheelset on my 05 Gary Fisher Wahoo. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mason
a Downhiller
from Portland, OR, US
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Look good, nice and strong. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Kona Howler | | Bottom Line: | Great rim, very well made. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Connor
a Downhiller
from Fresno CA
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | 007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | not to many.
blew mine out at whistler off the GLC drop at the bottom. and i landed it smooth. i mean come on. dont give out on me off a 5 foot drop | | Weaknesses: | cracked off a 5 foot drop | | Similar Products Used: | im getting easton | | Bike Setup: | bighit2 06. boxxer race. easotn havocs. sram x-0. tires, pedals, spring kit for boxxer and rear shock, and other stuff | | Bottom Line: | dont get them. i dont hate them but theres better wheels out there. save your money and get easton. i weight 150 in gear and i shouldnt be able to crack them. kinda heavy too. dont bother with them. unless its your last resort | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott Cornwalis
a Downhiller
from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Double Black Diamond at Wolf Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$140.00 | | Purchased At: | Came with bike I bought | | Strengths: | Cheap and good for entry level biking. | | Weaknesses: | When you start stepping up they aren't that strong. They come out of true EXTREMELY easily. So if you case your bike on jumps you can be expecting a chunk of money to be taken out of your wallet too. Also be expecting a crack in the rim. They also bend really easily from rocks getting kicked up into the sides of the rims. The spokes on these rims are also way weak sauce. | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Kona Stinky stock. | | Bottom Line: | Before reading this it is important to know that I weigh 140 pounder. They are great for getting into the wonderful world of freeride and downhill biking but in the long run it is better for you to just spend more money and get stronger rims. But if you got them now then be expecting some difficulties with them very soon. If you don't know how to tune your bike rims very well and you are pretty ruff on your rims and if you are also a hefty person then these aren't the ones for you. So if you are good at tuning spokes, truing wheels, straightening bends in rims, then these are the rims for you!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cman
a Weekend Warrior
from Fl
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | anywhere fast | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | not too heavy, not too light. Nice overall look. Strong for the design and weight | | Weaknesses: | based on my type of riding, (XC/all mtn/lt freeride) there are non | | Similar Products Used: | Alex wheels, Mavic, etc | | Bike Setup: | Banshee scirocco, avid juciys, marz am3, king headset, maxxis/panaracer tires, etc.... | | Bottom Line: | for my type of riding which is at the most light freeride, these wheel set is great. They are strong but not too heavy. Very forgiving and the overall appeal/look are nice when looked at as a whole. I've ran through axles and regular qr and never had an issue as of yet. I've used them in various parts of the country too and they ahve held up fine. No complaints from me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chance johannson
a Downhiller
from sudbury, ontario
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | blue sky cycling | | Strengths: | these rims are good for light free riding and dirt jumping but if you are going big you'll need somthing better | | Weaknesses: | at the weld my brothers rim was starting to come apart at about a 12 foot drop | | Bike Setup: | melie ua 500, drop off 4, deore stuff, and fsa and easton | | Bottom Line: | these rim are ok for light riding but if you go bigger tham 12 feet than you probaly should change rims
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Submitted by
pete
a Cross Country Rider
from walnut creek, ca
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Makenzie River Oregon | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Jensonusa | | Strengths: | Welded rim, indestructable construction, looks good, holds up well to berms, small drops, downhill runs and road rides on really chewed up tarmac. | | Weaknesses: | none!! | | Similar Products Used: | Wtb Dual Duty! | | Bike Setup: | Weyless (2004) 67 FR bike with (SPV) 4way coil shock, Pike Race (05) fork, king headset, Avid Mech 8" disc brakes, Thomson front and rear, Wtb power v saddle, Kenda Nevegal 2.3 tires, Sram X9 drivetrain and Holzfeller crankset. | | Bottom Line: | The hub built to this rim is a Hope Biggin (DH) with a 12mm axle and it has held up to everything from crashes, to jumps, to blasting downhill at the local foothills. Great rim with an awesome hub. Thanks Jenson for a fabulous wheel! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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