Submitted by
j
a
from austin Date Reviewed: April 23, 2008
Favorite Trail:
street
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
well, lets just say i hit a curb dead on front rim going about 35, went over the bars flew abotu 15 feet in the air haah... rim was fine.
Weaknesses:
none
Bottom Line:
i ride 24 bmxin the city and so i hit jumps and down stars etc onto concrete daily... rims are still like new and im 190lb. good value, ill keep using them for along time.
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Submitted by
Tyrel
a Weekend Warrior
from Coeur d alene, Idaho Date Reviewed: December 9, 2007
Favorite Trail:
URBAN
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$70.00
Purchased At:
Atomlab website
Strengths:
EXTREMELY STRONG! AWESOME LOOKS! NOTHING IS BETTER!
Weaknesses:
NONE! Some people say HEAVY, Give me a break if you were going for light and industructable get real 710 grams isnt much for a wheel that you may never have to be trued. My 6.1 Dt Swiss's were 610 grams but for Urban riding cant take the abuse, they dent instead of going out of true!!
Similar Products Used:
Dt swiss FR 6.1, mavic 729!
Bike Setup:
Black Market Riot frame "Raw", Red Profile SE cranks, Profile Titanium spindal, Red Dangerboy pedale, Odyssey MDS 25t sprocket, KHE halflink chain, FSA Impact sealed Headset, Thomson X4 50mm stem, Ea70 high rise bars, Bmx Odi grips, Red lock ons, Dangerboy Skull caps, Juicy 7's with Red Dangerboy Shorty levers, Hope head doctor, Rock shox PIKE team, Profile Red seat collar, Thomson Post, Odyssey SR saddle, KHE Geisha Freecoaster hub 11t, Atomlab trailpimp 36h rims, Red Atomlab Torx nipples, Black DT swiss spokes, Atomlab Aircorp 20mm front hub, Maxxis Larson tt 2.35 tires, red shrader valve covers! SICK BIKE!
Bottom Line:
I built with RED TorX nipples and their rad in 36 hole! I originally bought the Atomlab Triple butted spoked which I whould strongly recommend AGAINST, The colors are Plated on and will rub off when you touch them with your fingers. But DT SWISS SPOKES and never have a problem again! The rims are the BEST rims I have ever owned, I am a person who likes lots of color, High end parts and LITTLE wieght! These are not the lightest but they are well worth the additional wieght!
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Submitted by
Jason
a Weekend Warrior
from Tennessee Date Reviewed: June 5, 2007
Favorite Trail:
The Streets
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At:
eBay
Strengths:
Absolutly indestructable. I've taken these things off of a 10' drop to flat and no flatspots or warps. It even fell of the bike rack at 55 mph and I was able to rebuild it back to straight. Atomic Labratories means what the rimstrip says. They are tough as hell.
Weaknesses:
none at all
Similar Products Used:
sun rhyno lytes
Bike Setup:
Kona Ford edition blast, marzocchi dirt jumper 2, truvativ holzfeller crankset, crankbros 5050 X, atomlab aircorp hubs front and back.
Bottom Line:
by far the best bang for your buck. 55 bucks for just a rim from their web site. and the 200 bucks for the whole wheelset was a steal. And anyone looking for some bad ass urban assault/dirt jumper rims best way to go.
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Submitted by
Niklas
a Weekend Warrior
from Sweden Date Reviewed: December 11, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Centrum
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$183.00
Purchased At:
Chainreactioncycles
Strengths:
It's looks nice, it got tall walls (good in street) less flatspots. Strong like hell. And I got
Weaknesses:
It got no eyelets.
Similar Products Used:
Doublewide
Bike Setup:
.243 sl -06, diabolus stem, dj2 -06 bla bla
Bottom Line:
It's freakin' awesome. Even if it's not got eyelets it's freakin' bombproof.
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Submitted by
Blair
a
from Banff, Alberta, Canada Date Reviewed: November 27, 2006
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
Bikeroom.com (worst place ever)
Strengths:
Strong. Pretty much the main thing you look for. Then after that, you can get them in 24" and they're V-brake compatible. Me likes that.
Weaknesses:
None. People say weight but it's really not that bad.
Similar Products Used:
Mavic ex729, bunch of cheaper rims
Bike Setup:
was on my old dh/street hardtail, then on my next dh/street hardtail, then on my dh fully for a bit, now on my rigid skatepark bike.(they've been around the block a few times)
Bottom Line:
I've been using these things for 3 full seasons now, they have been built on a few sets of hubs for different bikes, they were the first set of wheels I ever built myself. They have been hit hard riding downhill, landed on completely sideways riding street/park, and genrally abused as much as I'm going to abuse a wheel and somehow they're still fairly straight. I've trued them very minorly in 3 years. They're pinned together, but you know what? It works. The seam hasn't split at all since I started riding them. When I get another pair of rims for street after these crap out I'm getting the same again.
For how long they have lasted and how much faith I have in them they're getting the highest rating.
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Submitted by
nathan bannerman
a
from anacortes, wa, usa Date Reviewed: November 24, 2006
Favorite Trail:
way to many to list
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At:
dont remember
Strengths:
they are ok on the front but will never run another on the rear!!!!
Weaknesses:
they flat spot relly easly, side of rime folds in, heavy but im used to it, true them after every ride, they are just pure crap, and im a pritty smooth rider!!
Similar Products Used:
single tracks, mavic rims, to many others to list
Bike Setup:
05 stp, 04 shiver sc, trailpimps on hadley front and rear, xtr shifter/derailer, avid bb7 brakes front and rear, its a dh/urban set up
Bottom Line:
the rims are crap if you run them on the back of your bike, i use it for every thing from dh-urban-xc and even on xc rides they get messed up and i am a smooth rider for the most part and they are way to expensive!!!!
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Submitted by
Alan
a
from Singapore Date Reviewed: October 31, 2006
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
Unbelievably strong
Similar Products Used:
Sun BFR
Bike Setup:
BMX Dirtjump cruiser
Bottom Line:
I have been running these rims for almost 4 years. Taken everything I have and still came back for moe. All my bikes except for my 29'er run Aomlabs and it is for a reason - they are tough, they take whatever you put them through and they are dependable, at a good price too!
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Submitted by
james thomason
a Downhiller
from spartanburg, sc Date Reviewed: October 22, 2006
Favorite Trail:
friend's secret D.S. course...
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At:
? - can't remember...
Strengths:
STRONG!!!!!!!!!! Luv the name. Rim strips are COOL as Hell.
Weaknesses:
WEIGHT - who cares if you're goin' down. I used 'em for X-cuntry too.
Buy em if avail. in the USA @ that time, ride the $^*! out of 'em & be the envy of everyone left behind.
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Submitted by
Travis
a Weekend Warrior
from Paradise, Newfoundland, Canada Date Reviewed: November 24, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Street and Skate Parks
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
They look great and they stand up to what you put them through.
Weaknesses:
The only one i can think of is that they are a bit heavy but i don't find it a big problem.
Bike Setup:
Stock 2005 Norco 4 Hun
Bottom Line:
These rims are strong and can hold you to whatever you want them to!
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Submitted by
Jim
a Weekend Warrior
from Rutland, Vermont Date Reviewed: October 15, 2005
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$249.00
Purchased At:
CBO
Strengths:
Extra wide, slick looking
Weaknesses:
Heavy, not as tough as they boast
Similar Products Used:
Bombshell Fat Boy, Mavic CrossMax
Bike Setup:
'03 Iron Horse SGS Team, Jr. T, 5th Element, Hayes, Azonic, North Shore DH Crank, MRP
Bottom Line:
Great upgrade for many other rims and great looking. On my very first run with these, I took a rock garden and put two flat spot on the rear rim. They just don't hold up to thier name!
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Submitted by
Gary
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver B.C. , canada Date Reviewed: January 29, 2005
Favorite Trail:
urban riding
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
From friend
Strengths:
Looks good, Lighter than double tracks, Strong.
Weaknesses:
Doesnt say trail pimp on it.
Similar Products Used:
Double tracks, dx 32, rhynolites.
Bike Setup:
Norco drop
Bottom Line:
I would like it way more if it just said trailpimp on it. I havent untrued it yet so its all good.
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Submitted by
Derek Thomson
a Downhiller
from Park City, Utah, US Date Reviewed: January 10, 2005
Favorite Trail:
lithium, in jackson hole
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$65.00
Purchased At:
go-ride
Strengths:
looks cool.
Weaknesses:
no weld at the seam. and kind of heavy
Similar Products Used:
mavic 321
Bike Setup:
04 small v-10 with sherman slider plus, 5th element, ti spring, floating brake,
Bottom Line:
the wheel lasted for about 2 months, there is no weld at the seam so it started to split at the seam after a few stair gaps. and it dents easily. i would recommend arrow racing rims to anyone who likes to hit big stair gaps, drops, and jumps.
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Submitted by
craig
a Weekend Warrior
from Kitchener, ON, Canada Date Reviewed: January 10, 2005
Favorite Trail:
wkr freeride trail
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At:
pinkbike/buyandsell
Strengths:
They are very strong rims and also very nice looking.
Weaknesses:
none so far.
Similar Products Used:
sun rims, doulble wides
Bike Setup:
26/24 24" with Arrow 2.75 tire. Oryx dd 33 with jr t's hayes HFX-HD disks, azonic love seat. The rest is stock.
Bottom Line:
Nice rims, have not found weekness yet, very strong with nice tires.
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Submitted by
Steve
a Downhiller
from Colorado Date Reviewed: January 2, 2005
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At:
online
Strengths:
Stiff. Tough. Fairly wide for good tire profile. Tough Finish. Cheap.
Weaknesses:
More prone to pinch flats. Tall sidewalls fold in. Very heavy.
Similar Products Used:
Sun Doublewide, Sun Singletrack
Bike Setup:
DH
Bottom Line:
Even running recommended tire pressure, I folded the sidewall in on my front 26" Trailpimp while using a 2.7" DH tire with DH tube. The sidewall folded completely in so that at first it looked like I had lost that part of the wheel. With the same tires and tubes that I had run without a single flat on a doublewide last year, I experienced numerous flats. I bent the sidewall back out (it cracked where it had bent but stayed in place) and rode it the rest of the summer. The rim is still true and I'll keep riding it until it dies.
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Submitted by
levi porter
a Downhiller
from harbor springs Date Reviewed: December 21, 2004
Favorite Trail:
were the hucks have no names
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$70.00
Purchased At:
jenson
Strengths:
very sturdy
Weaknesses:
heavy, dint bother me thouht
Similar Products Used:
sun single traks
Bike Setup:
banshee chap. firefly trialpimp/singletrrak
Bottom Line:
i used this all summer long and i trued itm abye twice. it would only go slitly out of true after racing and droping 10 foot drops amd such. thiswas aproblem though, the spokes would get loss, but since the rim was so strong it would go out of ture, and the spokes would pop my tubs. so be sure and manuly cheek the spokes for need of truing, i learned this after 3 flats in a day.
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Submitted by
Manimal
a Downhiller
from Seattle Date Reviewed: December 5, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Whislter Bike Park
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At:
Go-Ride.com
Strengths:
None
Weaknesses:
Rims appear to be made of cheese and are waaaay too expensive for what you get. Pinned rims are low rent.
Similar Products Used:
Original equipment-WTB Laserdiscs. 2nd replacement set Sun Doubletracks.
Bike Setup:
Ironhorse SGS, Shiver, 5th Element, Sun Doubletracks, Michelin comp 32's.
Bottom Line:
I had heard SOOOO many good things about these rims that I ordered a set when I finally destroyed my rear Laserdisc off the A-line rock drop. Those WTB Laserdisc rims lasted me almost 2 full summers of regular weekend trips to Whistler so, I wanted something at least as good. The lip service on their rim strips say "Atomic Laboratories-Tough as hell" and they have to be talking about the rim strips because the rims sure aren't. The first indication that they were gonna be lame rims was the fact that they are pinned and NOT welded on the seam. WTF? Then, the ride confirmed how lame they are. Every rock and square edge at Whistler had these rims clanging like a garbage can getting kicked down some stairs. I could not believe how beat they were after ONE weekend up at Whistler! The edges of both rims were bent over like a burrito (without ever pinch flatting) and the spokes were chronically loosening. They would loosen up after half a day. I took a hammer to the edges to make em straight again and tried to tighten the spokes to get the wheels true enough to last a few more wknds but, I was just plain disappointed since the original WTB Laserdisc wheelset lasted two summers. Now, if my personal Trailpimp experience makes any of you people angry, that's YOUR problem. Nowhere in this review did I state that I'm some badazz and I only weigh 170 lbs so, it sure isn't my fault. I never pinch flatted a tire even once so, the inner tubes are tougher than the rims?Bottom line: these rims blow chunks. Do yourself a favor, go to Universal Cycles and pick up a set of SUN DOUBLETRACKS instead (same as Intense Mag 30's). They're on sale right now for abt $31 per rim. Yep, that's about half the price of being "pimped". Everybody knows Sun makes rims that really are "tough as hell" and it isn't just a cool sounding slogan to go on a rim strip. Heck, even if they last half as long as the Trailpimps, I'll still be happy. I won't buy rims from this company ever again. Waste of money!
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Submitted by
Anthony
a Downhiller
from Montreal Date Reviewed: October 26, 2004
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
INSANITY RIM on the front i dont know about the rear but on the front nothing can be sicker then the trail pimp i jumped a 13 foot wall landing on stairs and the rim didnt even twist a lil its alot better then the mag 30 and looks much crazyer
Weaknesses:
TO good to break
Similar Products Used:
mag 30, mammoth, alex
Bottom Line:
THIS IS THE best rim ever for any true rider who ever wrote this rim sucked can kiss my a** this is the best rim yet so dont lie to try and act like a tough rider casue ur just a poser
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Submitted by
Tyler
a Downhiller
from SLC, Utah, U.S Date Reviewed: October 12, 2004
Favorite Trail:
rattlesnake
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
go-ride
Strengths:
burly. it is solid
Weaknesses:
dented the rim in some spots, now the seam is splitting. go-ride says its okay, but i don't think so. this occured 2 weeks after owning it. now i've had it a month and it's getting worse. perhaps i beat up real good, or the build was bad, i had spokes continuously come loose after 20 minutes of riding. i think this is why it's splitting. either way go-ride isn't helpful. they'll stik you every time. i won't complain about weight, because its more solid then anything else i've tried
Similar Products Used:
aircorp (great) mavic 321
Bike Setup:
foes tube-shiver-hayes
Bottom Line:
it's a solid wheel, i really like it, i feel as though i got a bunk wheel to begin with. no wheel should come apart in two weeks, and spokes come loose after/during every ride. we'll see how warranty goes at atomic.
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Submitted by
Anthony
a Weekend Warrior
from Halifax, NS, Canada Date Reviewed: October 12, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Street riding at the bowl
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
Cyclesmith
Strengths:
Tought as Hell
Weaknesses:
None found
Similar Products Used:
Sun Ryno Lites, Sun Big Mammoth Fats
Bike Setup:
Banshee Scratch, Kona DJ ridgid fork,24 inch Atomic Atomlab Trailpimps rims laced with XT Hubs, Wrapped with Kenda Krad 2.3 tires, Seshin Proto-type 3 piece BMX Crankset, E13 Bashguard, Kona Jack Sh!t pedals, Bontrager Crow Bar, Kona Klump 50mm stem.
Bottom Line:
I had race DH on my Kona Chute for 3 years and couldn't find the perfect wheel, I would knock the wheel out of true or have some nasty flat spots on the rims. About a year ago I bought these rims and fell in love.
... These rims are good for DH, DJing, or street riding I could care less about the weight of the rims, just as long as they hold up.
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Submitted by
jared
a
from san diego, ca Date Reviewed: October 6, 2004
This rim has this name for a reason- so sick! Pieced this bike together over a couple months, thought I would die from impatience- so worth it! My wheelset is so insane (heavy but fuc@k it!). The guys down at Discovery (P.B., San Diego) laced my sh&t up so tight! Trailpimp + Hookworm= THE SH*IT!!!!!
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Submitted by
Gabe Hamilton
a Weekend Warrior
from Ladysmith, bc, canada Date Reviewed: September 27, 2004
Favorite Trail:
our own trail, not named yet
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$90.00
Purchased At:
www.bikeroom.com
Strengths:
the rim is super strong. looks great.
Weaknesses:
ummm weight, nah. nothing
Similar Products Used:
nothing like this
Bike Setup:
01 norco 250, 03 dj 3s
Bottom Line:
the strongest rim i have ever ridin. i have dont like 5 foot drops to flat cement over and over on these rims. i have beet the crap out of them at mt. washington. and there is not even a wobble in them. perfectly straight. if ur thinking about buy these, dont hesitate you wont have to buy another rim in your life.
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Submitted by
calvin
a Weekend Warrior
from oxford Date Reviewed: September 26, 2004
Favorite Trail:
new england style
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$65.00
Purchased At:
cbo
Strengths:
havent flatted in two seasons!
Weaknesses:
heavy
Similar Products Used:
mavic
Bike Setup:
02 stinky primo, super T 26" trailpimps, 2.35's maxxi dh tubes 2.5 xt hubs
Bottom Line:
I weigh over 200 and about 6' and do 7-8' drops with my old z1 single crown and have never pinchflatted. I used to go through 10 tubes a year and 2 or 3 tires, not much truing required. As for scratches, ITS A RIM! The sidewalls do dent, but no problems because of it. I'm not going back to mavic anytime soon, I hate buying new wheelsets every year.
set it and forget it!
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Submitted by
Dan
a Downhiller
from grand forks b.c. canada Date Reviewed: August 14, 2004
Favorite Trail:
wheel chair
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At:
wild ways
Strengths:
im 6'5" and 200 pounds and i've cased a jump with a flat tire and it still held up. it's a nice wheel.
Weaknesses:
rim hand built. small twitch first off. soon solved and have had no problems since
Similar Products Used:
sun ditch wiches ryhno lites alex 28s
Bike Setup:
rim laced to xt hub 2001 brodie devo with upgrades
Bottom Line:
i recomend this product if you can get the rim hand built by someone with skill. the other reviews where they say the rim had problems from the factory can be eliminated if rim is handbuilt by someone you know.
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Submitted by
qwerty
a
from brussels, belgium Date Reviewed: July 11, 2004
Favorite Trail:
secret
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Purchased At:
factory itself
Strengths:
strenght, looks, could be mounted on a tank
Weaknesses:
absolutely none,it's weight isn't so important considering it's purpose
Similar Products Used:
/
Bike Setup:
evil bikes imperial,lots of other posh stuff
Bottom Line:
handles crashes like no others do, suitable for all types of extreme riding. Purshased it straight from the factory,overseas shipping was fine ,not a scratch on them
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Submitted by
Spencer Finkbohner
a
from Anacortes, WA Date Reviewed: June 2, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Cultus/Galbraith
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$80.00
Purchased At:
fairhaven bike shop
Strengths:
Let's see, where can I start, Maybe the fact that they are bulletproof, the strongest rim on the market, not too heavy, pinch flat proof, Maitainence free (never come untrued), or the greatest rim to ever be created.
Weaknesses:
Uhhhh.... nope
Similar Products Used:
Sun Ringle, Mavic, Etc. (all ended up looking like a taco.)
Bike Setup:
Burly, trailpimps Front + Rear
Bottom Line:
Okay, if you want the bottom line, read the last two lines, but if your interested in my rambling, keep reading. Okay, here's the deal. I weigh 245lbs. for a good reason too, because I'm 6'3. Anyway, at my weight you wouldn't expect rims to hold up to 10' to flat, but they do. my frame died before them, my fork has bent under my frame only to be beaten out of my frame w/ a hammer, I have ripped my love seat off, bending the rails and bending the post, while running into a tree. Still they hold, not even needing to be trued. I've heard awe inspiring stories of local downhill races being won on a flat, and the rim wasn't even harmed. I now swear by these and will put them on any bike I get. I will know no other rim. These are tall, and/or fat kid friendly. I have never had a flat with these rims. The bottom line is that if you want the strongest most indestructable mountain bike rim on the planet, go trailpimp. You will never own another rim.
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Submitted by
Jamie
a Downhiller
from CO Date Reviewed: May 10, 2004
$ 65.00
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