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Laser Disc Trail 29er
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3.67/5
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Description:The ultimate Wagon Wheels. With 27-millimeter-wide LaserDisc Trail 29 rims, 28 WTB double-butted spokes and LaserDisc Lite hubs, these wheels are light enough for the racecourse yet strong enough for aggressive trail riding. Optional LaserDisc SingleDuty rear hub.
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Submitted by
Jeremy Gwin
a Racer
from Ouachita Mountains
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Womble | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Weight | | Weaknesses: | Strength and overall quality | | Similar Products Used: | Velocity Blunts, Mavic Crossmax | | Bike Setup: | Stock Felt Nine Pro | | Bottom Line: | I wanted to like this wheelset, I really did. It came with my Felt Nine Pro which I am very pleased with except for these wheels. When I picked my bike up I rodeit around the block to check everything out and I noticed that the front wheel had some movement to it but I chalked it up to tread irregularity and did not pay it anymore attention. Two weeks later I triedto set the wheels up with a Stan tubless kit with no avail because they were so out of true that the tires would not seal tubeless. Went to my LBS and had them trued and complained that something was wrong. I was told that I must have been bashing them hard, I did not agree but didnt push the point as I could tell that it would do no go to complain further. Finally got the tubless set up to work (and yes I used the plus four kit) and ran it for a couple of weeks until the frint tire blew off the rim the first time. It scared me so bad I decided to go back to the tubes and just deal with the flats that came with it. A couple of rides later the front tire blew off the rim again so I suspected the tire and changed briands completly both front and back. Continued riding daily when the new front tire blew off the rim again. I called my LBS and they told me I had to be abusing the wheels so I gave that up. I trued them myself this time. I made one more ride when the rear tire while sitting inn the back of my pick up jumped out of true so drastically it caused the tube to come out of the tire and blow out while in the rack. I carried it to my LBS again they kept the bike for a week and finally told me I bent the rim. I was angery at first and then decided that maybe I had and gave them the benifit of the doubt. I went and picked up my bike, ordered a set of Velocity Blunts and have had no trouble since. Foolishly I decided to build a 69er onthe cheap and used the tainted laser disc wheel for that project and low and behold the first real trail ride I took it out on the tire blew off of the rim, but this time th eowner of the LBS was there. He laughed as he walked down the hill to inspect what I had hit because there is no way that the tire blew off the rim with out cause. Just like the times before there was nothing but smooth ground. He didnt have much to say but later told me it was the fact I was running the wheel on a rigid fork in that screwed up 69er build caused the tire to blow off the rim. When I countered that it had happened twice before on the bike that the wheels came stock on he didnt have much to say. Long story short. If you are a bigger rider like me (215 lbs) save your money and get the Blunts or the Crossmax for your 29er. These wheels are a menace and in my experiance dangerous. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a Cross Country Rider
from Oak Ridge, TN
Date Reviewed: April 14, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Shop | | Strengths: | Lightweight, strong, good quality | | Weaknesses: | None yet | | Similar Products Used: | WTB Dual Duty | | Bike Setup: | Bianch Rita, Reba, BB7, WTB and Truvativ accesories, Panaracer Rampage treads | | Bottom Line: | I bought a complete bike, Bianchi Rita, and these awesome wheels were part of the factory build! Yeah, it was definitely one of the reasons I bought the complete bike, these wheels are sweet!
Maybe they aren't Chris King's or Hope's, but they are certainly a high quality hub. As far as the rims, they have stood up to some serious pounding by a guy who weighs >200# and likes to jump, so I'm impressed so far.
If you're looking for a good value for your buck, esp if you're upgrading an SS with price break wheels or doing an SS coversion, take a look at these wheels. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony M
a Cross Country Rider
from Sioux Falls, SD
Date Reviewed: February 1, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | any in the Black Hills | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | This wheelset is superlight and super strong, it is completely bananas | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | cheapo wheelset | | Bike Setup: | Surly Karate Monkey, FSA carbon seatpost, stem and bars, chris king headset, truvativ crankset, juicy 7 hydraulics 08 models, salsa, etc. etc. | | Bottom Line: | a bit spendy when adding the single duty rear hub but that is what tax time is for...this set is smooth as butter...but it! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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