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Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from South Mountain Emmaus
Date Reviewed: 5/10/2008 8:49:23 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | These came on my 2006 GF 293 29er. They are not light and the spokes were loose when I got the bike, machine built I imagine. I am only 160lbs, but ride hard on technically demanding terrain (lots of rocks, log hops, and stumps etc). I beat the snot out of these and have not pulled a spoke out yet. |
| Weaknesses: | They are flexy even though I'm a lightweight. I am an amateur wheel truer so that may be part of the reason they don't stay true for long. |
| Similar Products Tried: | only 26ers |
| Bike Setup: | These were on my sugar 293, now on my kula 29er set up ss. I am looking for another set of rims and will keep these and prob. set them up with skinny tires for some road riding. |
| Bottom Line: | If you are light and are looking for something cheap to beat on I recommend these, but I wouldn't spend much on them. Buy new skewers, the bonti's suck. |
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Submitted by
Red Snail Racing
a Cross Country Rider
from Chicago, IL
Date Reviewed: 3/4/2008 5:39:23 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Southern Unit, Kettle Moraine |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | The hubs seem to hold up fine. |
| Weaknesses: | The spokes can't pull out of the rim fast enough |
| Similar Products Tried: | Mavic, Salsa |
| Bike Setup: | Fisher X-Caliber, Reba 80mm, XT Drive Train, Avid BB7 Brakes |
| Bottom Line: | To set the scene, I'm a 210#, 47 yr old, endurance rider and racer. These wheels have never seen more than an 18 inch drop, ever. They have seen many roots, rocks and log obstacles. Last fall I noticed that a spoke was pulling out of the rear rim, taking with it a 3/8 inch strip if metal the width of the eye. After taking it to the LBS, they told me Trek would not warranty the rim, as it was a breakage through use problem. So be it, how ever after using it once in the snow this winter, nothing cleans a rim and tire like snow, I fond another tear of similar size pulling down the side of the rim at another location. Then upon further inspection, I found cracks around 6 other eyelets. It been many miles since I’ve broken a spoke, much less tore 8 of them out of a rim. Trek/Bontrager should be embarrassed to sell a product as lame as this rim |
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Submitted by
Raoul Castaneda
a Cross Country Rider
from Babylon, NY USA
Date Reviewed: 12/22/2007 2:36:47 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Rocky Point |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $350 |
| Purchased At: | EBay |
| Strengths: | Light, strong rim |
| Weaknesses: | Hub flange |
| Similar Products Tried: | XTR, Mavic cross max, Richey Rolf's, Campy |
| Bike Setup: | Orbea aluminum frame 29er rim brakes, full XTR upgrade except wheelset, Bomber Marathon fork |
| Bottom Line: | Bike came with the race lites, I rode XC one month no races. The front hub flange must have cracked because I found pieces on the garage floor one morning- it was in a bike stand and 4 spokes tried to escape. That was weird because I have race lites on my road bike and ran 10,000+ with no trouble, not even worn bearings. I replaced the hub (rare 24 hole) with a blue Richey and no problems since. The rims run true and hold up to up to 4 ft drops. I'm 190lbs on a hard tail, so they take a beating. Buy them for cross country if you want a light midrange wheel. Why spend 800 or more? |
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