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Description:This versatile and durable wheel set shines during aggressive trail riding and cross country racing
24mm LaserDisc rims
LaserDisc XC hubset, with WTB cromoly QR skewers
Double-butted 14/15g WTB black spokes with machined brass nipples
32 hole three cross front, three cross rear
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Submitted by
danielle
a Weekend Warrior
from lowell
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | inexpensive, holds up fine for what i do | | Weaknesses: | could be lighter but its entry levelish so thats to be expected | | Bike Setup: | specialized enduro frame, crank brothers candy ti pedals, chris king threadless headset, shimano lx shifters, shimano xt front/rear derailleurs, fox float front and rear suspention, truvativ stylo crank, laser disc lite hubs, wtb laser disc xc rims, wtb epic wolf race tires, ect ect | | Bottom Line: | the bottom line is that this wheelset came off of a bike that i purchased at rei, a novara ponderosa fsl, which was at the time the most expensive bike that rei puts out. the bikes price was $1799 retail. i worked for them, so i didnt pay that much. i switched out the frame and used most of their parts on an enduro frame.
for they money this a great set of wheels. they are really supposed to be for cross country, i belive my wheelsize it 26 x 2.1 and i havent had any pinch flats. i'm not doing any huge drops with the bike and i only weigh 120lbs, so the hubs have held up fine for me with no problems. i think for sure that when you purchase a wheelset in the $200 range, you need to expect it to perform like a $200 wheelset, and not the best wheelset on the market. i;m sure that this would not be a good wheelset for downhill or heavy duty freeride. but for cross country and more light use trairide its fine. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Thousand Oaks
Date Reviewed: December 9, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Epics | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | SuperGo | | Strengths: | Light weight and cost, mine were 2003 LaserDisc Lite and weighed just over 1715g. I have since rebuilt these hubs and use Stan's Olympic ZTR rims. | | Weaknesses: | NONE! I only rebuilt the hubs with new rims to shave more weight. | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchey, WTB, Syncros, American Classic. (They all use the same hubs!)This is a short list of who uses these hubs. | | Bike Setup: | Extralite V.4 X-Link, SRAM X.O., Stans Olympic ZTR rims with WTB LaserDisc Lite Hubs, Formula Puro Brakes. Eggbeater Triple Ti. Mostly Extralite components. | | Bottom Line: | The LaserDisc Lite Hubs are licensed from Bill Shook of American Classic. The design is licensed by MANY other major wheel builders. The reason they are licensed is because of simplicity of design, lite weight and durability. The hubs I used to build my stan's wheelset are my orginal WTB LaserDisc Lite hubs from 3 years ago. I have rebuilt them once a year after xc race season. I have never had a problem with these hubs. I have owned my Ritchey Protocol Road Wheelset for over a year which uses the same WTB design in the rear hub and I love them. I put in at least 120 miles a week on Road and another 40-50 miles on my MTB wheelset.
These are THE MOST POPULAR MTB RACE HUBS used! Period!
Why a few people have had problems is beyond me. I maintain my hubs once a year. I have another set of Ritchey OCR Pro Disc wheelset used for training and on my girlfriends bike. They use the same WTB LaserDisc Lite Hubs...only difference is a Ritchey Logo!
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Submitted by
scott oakley
a Cross Country Rider
from cornelius
Date Reviewed: January 12, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lake Norman | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Light weight | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | KHS 904xr SID World Cup, Fox AVA, Truvativ Stylo Team, XTR Rear, XT Front, Avid 7's, Panaracer XC Pro's | | Bottom Line: | The wheels are stock for the 904. This is an XC bike that I ride 40+mi a week. I have had absolutely no problems what's so ever. I just had to get the wheels trued because I took a branch and it bent a spoke. I ran into a tree head on and blew the tire, but did not hurt the wheel. I've gotten pinched flats, but did not hurt the wheel. I go through a creek crossing every week and still no issues. They are a good value and a good upgrade. I only wish they were lighter. The 904 is KHS' top of the line XC bike, so it's disappointing that they went with a value set instead of CrossMax SL's. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a
from C.Springs--Colorado
Date Reviewed: December 28, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | LaserDisc lite::Low weight, strong rims stay true under tough conditions, quit-ish rear hub, look good | | Weaknesses: | I've got a wobble in the rear hub, maybe,...I'm trying to figure out what needs a little tighten. But I like my set-up...a lot. | | Bike Setup: | Review for Laser Disc lite wheelset with motoraptor tires on an Intense 5.5, HFX mag+, blah, blah...sweet all mountian weapon!! | | Bottom Line: | Wow, lots of anger, lots of bad stories below. I'm sorry those guys had bad experiences. I've got the LaserDisc lite set on my bike, not sure what the difference is between mine and the XC, but here are my thoughts...
...the disc only LaserDisc Lite wheelset is a blast and I've had no maintainance issues. They spin and spin, while I bounce a lot. I drop a little, rock garden a little, down hill a bit, and basically wanted a strong rim that was also low on the scales. I got it. I like the non-tingy sound of the rear end and I've had no probs. with the hub (lite version). After a few hundred miles of consistant graceful abuse, I have not found a reason to true this set. A testimony to WTB's build and full suspension sweetness of my 5.5.
As I mentioned, there is a wobble in the rear, but I haven't sorted it out yet, it's super subtle and I need to find the loose linkage nut, or tighten the hub a tiny bit. Anyway, they track true, seem to have a damp property of absorbing lateral energy(maybe a tad flexy, but they steer great).
I'm very happy with my all WTB wheelset...the LaserDisc Lite set has been excellent and tough. I work part-time at a bike shop, can get whatever I want, and I'd go for another set based on my experience so far!! I will give away a chili out of respect for the bummer reviews on the XC rear hub, but my LD-Lite set is excellent.
Thanks WTB for all the stickers that I give to the High School kids I ride with. I asked for a few and got about 20, more than I expected...that was cool. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony
a Cross Country Rider
from New Jersey
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Strengths: | Lightweight, nice looks, very sturdy and strong, both v-brake and disc compatible | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | Road multiple Mavics etc. | | Bike Setup: | Hardtail with the WTB wheels, panaracer fire xc pro tires, kore bar and stem, judy c fork, cane creek headset | | Bottom Line: | My wheels came with an XT hub, NOT the faulty WTB hub. I can see why theY decided to switch to a more dependable rear hub. All in all I've had zero problems with them; they are responsive, light, good looking, and relatively cheap if u can still find a pair! Im strictly an XC rider and tthey have served me well! IF U FIND A PAIR DONT HESITATE TO BUY IT, THOUGH MAKE SURE THE REAR HUB IS AN XT! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
greenteam
a Cross Country Rider
from North Andover MA
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | fells, HP | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$380.00 | | Purchased At: | CC | | Strengths: | lightweight | | Weaknesses: | durability | | Similar Products Used: | shimano XR, XTR, ringle | | Bike Setup: | blur, XT, avid, pyslo | | Bottom Line: | Normally, I research before I buy and now I remember why. I bought these on a whim and 3 rides later the freehub broke. Sent them back and the first ride back freehub broke again. The is the worse product I've ever bought in 15 years of biking. DO NOT BUY THESE. CC is taking these back. I'm getting Chris King. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Walt
a Weekend Warrior
from Scottsdale, AZ
Date Reviewed: June 13, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | All South Mtn. (Phoenix) Trails | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | None seen... | | Weaknesses: | Weak, unreliable hub | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT/Mavic 223 wheelset | | Bike Setup: | Weyless XP Pro, Easton RAD triangle, Fox TALAS shocks, 5" travel, Avid Juicy hydraulics, SRAM attack shifters, WTB Laser Disc hub with Speed Disc rim, WTB Weirwolf 2.3 tires | | Bottom Line: | I purchased this bike less than two weeks ago at Supergo Bike. Great components for the price, though I was unfamiliar with the WTB wheelset. I am now... On the THIRD ride (on moderate stuff), the rear hub/free wheel failed completely ("shattered" was the tech's term) and I had to hike out 2 miles. Supergo replaced it at no charge, though WTB would NOT warrant the part. On the third ride after that (again, on moderate stuff, 6th ride total), the rear hub failed again, in Sedona, this time, and I had to hike out 3.5 miles. I brought it back to Supergo and told them to replace the wheelset with a non-WTB product, or give me a refund. After some "discussion," Supergo agreed to replace the WTB wheelset with a Shimano XT hub/Mavic 223 rim wheelset. That is what I have on my other (much less expensive) bike and it has been bomber for 1 1/2 years. No issues. I will keep using WTB tires, but I will NEVER purchase another WTB wheelset or component. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john
a Weekend Warrior
from NH
Date Reviewed: May 6, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | nine levels of hell, banana, south of hell. | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | took from brothers bike | | Strengths: | last awhile | | Weaknesses: | freehubs suck A*S | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | kona stinky, 04' Z1 drop off 2, maxxis mobsters, deore, avid disc | | Bottom Line: | Deffinetly not made for what i do but held up to a 12 foot drop behind my house. they've been trued 3 times and have had a long life. my freehub is blown but the rims and spoke and everything are still good. ive owned these wheels for 3 years and there awsome. Im a 15 year old who weighs 130, im a freerider, urban and trial rider and these RIMS are qaulity sh*t. hubs suck, they come loose. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Weekend Warrior
from Detroit, MI
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | Light weight and strong rim | | Weaknesses: | Rim is really narrow if you like to ride 2.1+ width tires. The hubs could be stronger. | | Bottom Line: | When I first got these I thought they were trash my issues are as follows.
1. The narrow rims gave me a lot of pinch flats on wider tires.
2. The wheels would never stay trued, even for disk wheels they would get out of wack really noticeable reel quick.
3. The hubs always got lose I constantly had to cut rides short cuz front or rear hubs were loose. The hub never went bad but I can see how they can loosen themselves then go bad really quick.
This is what I did I rebuilt them I didn't replace anything just totally striped them and rebuilt them. After I did this they have been ok for me. I still wish I had different wheels but all in all they have not failed me yet and I rebuilt them over a year ago. If the trail is really bad I will switch to my other wheels that are a lot stronger and heaver. I kind of baby them in that way I guess but I'm still 6-5 250lb and hard on stuff just from my size and normal riding.
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Submitted by
Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from Orange County, CA
Date Reviewed: December 5, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any with big rocks | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | Lightweight, strong and they stay straight | | Weaknesses: | Initial WTB buildup | | Similar Products Used: | Heavy stuff from France. | | Bike Setup: | 03 Heckler, Fox fork, carbon this, titanium that, bla-bla-bla. | | Bottom Line: | This review is for the LaserDisc Lite wheelset!
I was initially worried about buying a wheelset from WTB, due to the mixed reviews. However, most people that have had bad experiences with WTB wheelsets had problems with the hubs. Since these are new hubs(which are also used on the DH wheelset)designed by American Classic, I decided to give them a shot. Boy, am I glad I did!
The wheels were not initially straight from WTB, but after a few rides I had them trued, and they have been perfect since. I am a heavy rider, 210lbs.+, and I like drops and big rock gardens, and this wheelset has not missed a beat.
I would recommend this wheelset to anyone from light XC to moderate freeride, because they are light where they can be, and strong where they need to be.
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Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from San Jose
Date Reviewed: October 15, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Epics | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$199.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Price, Durable and Silent Running! | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic, Ritchey, Chris King. | | Bike Setup: | SC Superlight | | Bottom Line: | I read in Mtn. Bike Magazine this wheelset won there award for budget wheelset. The technology was bought from American Classic Wheels and better designed by WTB. I ride 2 rides per week and my weekend ride is usually long. I have NONE of the problems mentioned. Sounds like a LONE poster is reposting because he got a little angry. Sorry, but I have done everything to find a weakness, not cleaned or lubricating my bike after weeks of rides. Heavy hits, rock gardens, 2-3ft drops, staircases, someone tell me how to cause these wheels to fail without having to jump off my roof or take a blowtorch to them?
I will admit after not cleaning the hubs they did make noise after stream crossings and dusty trails. This was after multiple rides and what do you expect? These are not Chris King Freehubs and they cost much less.
Great wheels for the price and would defintely recommend them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean
a Weekend Warrior
from SD
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Epics and DH | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Light weight, durable and price. | | Weaknesses: | Not one weakness | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic, Sun, Ritchey | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Dakar, Intense Tracer | | Bottom Line: | I'm not sure if this is the same product I'm using, WTB LaserDisk Lite Hubs and LaserDisk XC Rims? I ride 2-3 times a week XC and DH. I have only needed minor tru'ing but this was because of a crash where the bike went flying. The hubs are lite weight and rear is very quite. I have over 20 rides on these wheels and I'm very happy with them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Santa Barbara
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Epics | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Lite Weight, Durabilty, Stealth Rear Hub and Price. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 223, 231, 317 | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Weyless Sp, XT, 2003 TruVativ Stylo Team Cranks and Ti BB, Hayes Hydraulic Disks, lots of goodies. The rims came std on this bike. | | Bottom Line: | I'm skeptical too of some of these reviews. I have had none of the mentioned problems. I ride avg 2 times a week 10-20 mile rides and have pounded on these rims without any problem. I did have front and rear flat but that was because of thorns and lite 2.14 tires. I recently replaced my tires with WTB 2.4 Motoraptor Race (Rear) and 2.5 Weirwolf Race (Front). The rims easily fit these larger tires and were a breeze to install. The rear hub is stealth with the XT hub, I mean silent shifting and no annoying ten speed clicking when not pedaling. I'm 6ft and 185-190 lbs depending on my diet and beer intake. I'm not stuck on brand names and would reccomend people to try this product and decide for themselves. I did bend my Mavic 223 but that was because of a blowout and subsquent wipeout. I would like to try those Mavic XCross Rims but pricey! I'm sure there are better rims out there but not many for the price or quality. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
george
a
from NorCal
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | 007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | Affordable and strong enough for me. | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager Race set, plus other wheels I've built up along the way. | | Bike Setup: | Blurr | | Bottom Line: | I've had no problem, never done anything to them in almost a year of constant riding.
Some trials I've taken these on.
Demo
Skeggs
007
Red Hills
Cape Horn
Pinecrest Downhill
Toads Wild Ride
Pauly Creek in Dville
all over Henry Coe
and many more
It sounds like people are getting mixed reviews but I don't baby these wheels and they're still going good. I'm not a freerider but I'm not afraid to hit the downhills and the rocks and roots.
I weigh over 200 lbs. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mack Brown
a Racer
from Eureka
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | yollabollies ntt. rec. area | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | wtb.com | | Strengths: | average weight and decent price for what I thought was a competitive product | | Weaknesses: | Weakness! Weakness! Weakness! This product was completely faulty and, with Warranty the lone exception, a terrible company!! | | Similar Products Used: | Anything else but WTB!! | | Bottom Line: | I bought this product fairly recently and was appaled at the strength. The lightweight structure was light for a reason, NO BACKBONE like WTB! I, a former lover of what WTB stands for, am now a sceptic. Lip service for a cause does not sell bad products. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Meimine
a
from Grass Valley
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Weight. | | Weaknesses: | Weak, weak, weak. Folded to the front rim on ride # five. No crash, no big hit. It just folded. Worse wheel I've ever owned. | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic, Bontrager, etc. | | Bike Setup: | Ellsworth Id, SRAM. Marzzochi Z1 | | Bottom Line: | What a terrible product. Stay away if you want something that will last and is worth the cost. I'll never buy WTB wheels again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Craig
a Weekend Warrior
from Maine
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Turner Bikes | | Weaknesses: | Should state on website if there are weight restrictions. | | Bike Setup: | See previous review. | | Bottom Line: | This is a follow up review to my previous review. After I received the replacement piece for my hub I called and spoke with Todd to tell him it didn't work. Todd agreed to send me a new hub and upgraded me to the DH hub for free!
I am grateful to Todd for helping me out. I do still have several gripes though. First was the fact that the hub failed so rapidly, and two, I had to pay $35 for my LBS to rebuild the wheel with the new hub.
Bottom line, Todd made a bad situation better, too bad the XC Laserdiscs are prone to failure. So far the DH rear hub is working well. Will post a review on that hub very soon. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Biopacebob
a Cross Country Rider
from Modesto Ca
Date Reviewed: October 15, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Skeggs Point | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | It's Black.Is round. | | Weaknesses: | Guess what?? I broke the freewheel,freehub,uh the thing that sets most bikes apart from track bikes and keeps the cranks from spinning when you arn't pedaling.I'ts toast. | | Similar Products Used: | Zac 19s with ?? hubs on a 2000 Moab.Mavic 517 with lx | | Bike Setup: | Bianchi superbee | | Bottom Line: | Pretty consistant complaint.If you have these hubs and you've been 9 rides...sell'em before ride 10. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill
a Cross Country Rider
from Hoboken NJ
Date Reviewed: September 12, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | JensenUsa.com | | Strengths: | They were cheap and when the rear freewheel is fresh they roll nice. | | Weaknesses: | Ther rear freewheel needs to be brand new if you want it to act like a freewheel, otherwise it rolls with the wheel and messes up your shifting | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT, Bontrager(stock wheelset), Formula Feral Disc | | Bike Setup: | Yeti ASR - Mostly Raceface componentry, Avid Disc, XTR Shifters and derailluers | | Bottom Line: | I try to avoid spending buku cash on wheels because the terrain in Northern Jersey is rough and the rims usually dont last long. That wasnt the problem here though, the wheels held up(except for a few snapped spokes), and stayed relatively true (with regular tuning).
I have never had a problem with a freewheel cassette though, and this is the big problem with these wheels. 1 year of ownership, 4 freewheels later I called it quits. The freewheel is impossible to get off (needs to be torched), it has to be ordered from WTB, and by the time your done it is a $50 dollar job. A hub should not require $200/yr in maintenance.
Bottom line - buy them if you want disc wheels, want a name brand, and DONT ride to frequently.
I am now trying my hand at the Formula Feral Disc offered at Supergo. I will let you know how this experiment works out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Craig
a Weekend Warrior
from Maine
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ragged Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Turner Bikes | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Premature Failure. Like three of the other reviewers my rear has come loose 2-3 times and my front 1 time so far. | | Similar Products Used: | My first disc wheelset. WTB hubs on laserdisc wheelset | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Turner XCE, Rockshox Psylo SL, Avid Mechanicals, Chris King Headset, Thompson stem and seatpost, Answer bars, Time Pedals. | | Bottom Line: | The rear broke after about my 10th ride. Pedaling up a hill and they started to fade and then failed, pedaled but couldn't get there from here. Called WTB spoke first with Fred. Said that what I told him couldn't have possibly happened. Wouldn't allow me to send them back, told me a couple of things to try and to call back if they didn't work. They didn't work! Second call the same day, this time I spoke with Todd. Todd wouldn't take the wheelset back for inspection either, but said he would send new parts to attempt to fix it, but not a new hub entirely. This was on 8/6/02 and I still haven't seen the parts. I don't even know if they will fix the hub. I will never buy another wheelset from WTB and I would advise anyone else that is considering them to think long and hard before they do. It appears that it is a crap shoot since 50% of the reviewers had issues prior to me posting this. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dano
a Cross Country Rider
from Albany, NY 12065
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anywhere in the woods | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | 123bikes.com | | Strengths: | Came true and stayed true. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | This is my first set of disc wheels. | | Bike Setup: | Sugar 2. | | Bottom Line: | I called 123bike and they offered me these wheels except the rear has an Shimano XT rear hub. I read the reviews and I could see why they use this hub instead of the WTB's.
I don't do 4 foot drop-off's but I do like really technical rocky x-c trails and bang down some rocky down hills. I weigh 190lbs and hese wheels do get banged around constanlty and have kept thier shape in all directions. I ride through rockey streams, thunder storms, deep mud and the bearing seals do thier job. I'b buy another set. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from Bay area
Date Reviewed: June 21, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | None whatsoever | | Weaknesses: | The rear hub broke on first ride. Warrentee is a joke. Just getting through to them is a pain. Warrentee guy works like 15 hrs a week. 6-8 weeks to fix but instead sent hub only instead of replacing or repairing it.
| | Similar Products Used: | Older WTB LaserDisc XC with no problems whatsoever | | Bike Setup: | Maverick XTR Hope brakes Fox air shock | | Bottom Line: | WTB acknowledged having problems with these newer wheels (hubs). The fact that they cannot and will not replace the defective wheel (that they know about) even after my having taking the time to send into them (at my expense) is an attribute to how much they care about their reputation as a company. I will not be buying any more wheels or wheel related products from them again. I recommend you do the same. I would leave a negative rating but... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Weekend Warrior
from Boston
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | fells. lynn woods | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | price | | Weaknesses: | broke rear hub after 10 rides | | Similar Products Used: | shimono xt hub-broke those to | | Bike Setup: | Gary fisher sugar plus, psylo front, cane creek rear, hayes disc | | Bottom Line: | I have a problem with breaking rear hub freewheel assemblies. WTB is no differnt but 10 rides is the shortest time I have ridden on a hub. The wheel has held up thus far but I will be selling my new wheel set on ebay. Looks like I might be going to chris king or the mavic crossmax wheelset. If you are big aggressive rider do not buy this wheel set. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a
from Heber City
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Porcupine Rim | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Fairly Light, Look Good. | | Weaknesses: | Hub came loose on the back twice, and on the front once. | | Similar Products Used: | No other disc wheels | | Bike Setup: | Titus SB, Magura Louise, WB AT-3. | | Bottom Line: | I wouldn't hesitate to get these again. The hubs came loose after almost a whole summer of riding and some hucking. Tightened them up and have been great. They work well. I got a good deal so I can't complain. I did finally break a spoke after a year and a half. I finally need to true up the front wheel. I haven't babied these wheels either. I don't shy away from drops, rocks or air. 4 chilies for overall rating because they aren't chris kings! 5 for value! Because I got a sweet deal! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
don
a
from alaska
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Strengths: | light, strong, stay true, hubs are very smooth | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | s-works wheelset (very nice) | | Bike Setup: | stumpjumper with hope mini's. | | Bottom Line: | I'm not sure the review below is accurate. It almost sounds like he's talking about another product. I am completely satisfied with these rims and I wouldn't hesitate to reccomend them to anyone. Their quick and responsive. Handle single track as good or better than my mavic 517's. I go over big rocks every day and these are still as true as when I got them. Go buy these. You won't be sorry. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
doug
a Cross Country Rider
from dupont,wa
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | porter creek/capital forest wa | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Jet black with good looks, fairly light | | Weaknesses: | broken rear hub internal ring........twice | | Similar Products Used: | switching to chris king | | Bike Setup: | rocky mountain instinct | | Bottom Line: | Works great until it breaks. You'll find out how far you can walk when the idea is to scream down a trail having fun | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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