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Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from San Jose
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Santa Teresa Park | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Lasted a long time. Bought these laced to XT hubs and have just retired them after 7 years of use. Only trued them one time. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | D321 Mavics on my Piranha. Stock junk on the Hardrock. | | Bike Setup: | All Xt and XTR group on a Hardrock Comp with a Judy 100. All is going on ebay soon. | | Bottom Line: | I'm not too hard on my bikes because I'm older than most of you. But these rims have never failed me on many trips down Rocky Ridge. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeremy
a Cross Country Rider
from NY
Date Reviewed: August 5, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Shindagin | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Strengths: | Nice n' lite. Pretty stiff. | | Weaknesses: | My rims broke after about 3 months of riding. First the rear rim went when it got dented by a rock, riding in Utah. I bent it back and then it bent again. When I tried to fix it the second time, it just broke. And now, two weeks later, I taco'd the front rim. These rims are too lite for me. | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 217, 517-Lasted much longer. | | Bike Setup: | Single-speed Dean Duke, Phil Wood wheels, Thomson stem and seatpost, Monkeylite bar, etc. | | Bottom Line: | Nice lite, stiff rims that really don't last long at all. I'm very disapointed in their durability. Mavic 517's seemed much better to me. I've already had my rear wheel rebuilt with Mavics, and will be bringing my front wheel in to be rebuilt this afternoon. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Russ
a Racer
from St. George, Utah
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | The diry ones. | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | ??????? | | Strengths: | Strong & light. Set them up and forget about them. | | Weaknesses: | The ceramic side have no effect any more, but its been 6 years. | | Similar Products Used: | I have ridden these so long I dont remember. | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Dakota Sram 9.0sl/XT Blah ba blah bl blah blah blah.... | | Bottom Line: | The only time I have had to true these rims in the 6 years is right after I bought them. Wonderful rims!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay
a Weekend Warrior
from Tempe, AZ
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | price, looks | | Weaknesses: | weak sidewall | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 221 | | Bike Setup: | FSR Elite, Z1 bombers | | Bottom Line: | Worked well for ~ 1yr, but after slightly tweaking the rear and retruing, the rear OSB Mustang Asym rim "blows" out in 1 spot causing extreme pulsating when FirePro 2.1 tire at 52psi. Rim has to be replaced.. but with what? So many good reviews on this rim, but orig Mavics lasted way longer amongst same riding conditions (rocky AZ terrrain). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Superfly
a Racer
from Fort Collins
Date Reviewed: December 15, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Durability, Durability, Durability | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Similarly priced Mivic, Sun, etc... | | Bike Setup: | Intense Tracer, Sram, XTR, Chris King | | Bottom Line: | I've got a long history of destroying rims. Most last less than six months. But I've ridden (and raced) my Mustangs under brutal conditions for two years and they're still perfect. Never even had to true them. They're fairly light, cheap and will outlast just about anything else on your bike. Now I'm going to disc brakes and ordering the disc-specific Mustangs. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ryan haglund
a Cross Country Rider
from san antonio
Date Reviewed: September 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anything dirt | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | bike world | | Strengths: | these rims are awesome. they are by far the best that i have ever owned. they hold up real well and look sweet | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | corvair, mavic | | Bike Setup: | marlin- XT/LX XTR hubs & mustang rims | | Bottom Line: | If you are looking for the best.....look no further. If you ride cross country these are the ones for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a
from Richmond, VA
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Pisgah nat'l forest | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | tough. cheap. | | Similar Products Used: | lots of 'em | | Bike Setup: | dualie | | Bottom Line: | I've beaten the snot out of these rims in Pisgah, even broken an axle, and the rims are still perfect. What more can I say? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mossy
a Cross Country Rider
from Santa Cruz
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Durable, reasonably light, ceramic surface works well to improve braking friction | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | numerous Mavic rims, Trek Matrix | | Bike Setup: | Klein Adept race | | Bottom Line: | Quite possibly the most reliable, best-designed piece of MB equipment Ive owned.
After three years, countless rides and hard hits, the rims have stayed ding-free. I toss them into the truing stand every six months or so, and Im amazed how well they've held up. (I weigh 173, ride technical XC -- rarely jump)
Weaknesses? Could be lighter I suppose, but I doubt the durability would remain. Also, the ceramic surface on the front rim has smoothed out quite a bit, so the braking benefits arent quite what they were before. I've switched to a softer pad compound (WTB duals from Shimano XTR) to prolong life... Theres also a small chip on the rear tire, but its been there for over a year with no sign of getting bigger.
Overall, great stuff, highly recommended. If only KB's cranksets were as nice. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from El Cerrito
Date Reviewed: January 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | El corte de madera | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Used | | Strengths: | Stays true, reasonably light weight | | Weaknesses: | Seems to bend at the tire bead on bigger hits | | Similar Products Used: | Ritchie vantage, soon to be mavic 517f,317r | | Bike Setup: | 2000 kona king kikapu, z2, fox float, 2.1 trailblasters ~40-45psi | | Bottom Line: | The mustangs came on a bike I bought used, so I don't know what kind of life they had prior to my riding them. They were straight when they came to me, radial laced front, 3x back. I'm about 180 lbs. Recently I hit a little stump sticking out of the ground almost exactly as wide as the rim. I didn't see it coming and almost went over the bars. I think the z2 saved me from that. After hitting it, the front brakes were dragging badly in one spot. I thought I knocked the rim way out of true. Upon later inspection, I found the rim to be perfectly true, but folded down slightly and equally on both sides where the tire bead sits. It was a fairly hard hit. I was impressed that the wheel didn't need truing at all, but unimpressed that the metal folded so easily at the edges. Later I was riding on the road with higher tire pressures, and the rear tire blew off the rim. I discovered two folds at the edge of the rim on the same side about eight inches apart, which is how big the hole in my inner tube was. I have no idea how long the rim was bent like that since it held fine at normal off road tire pressures, and it was a one time road thing. After the incident with the front rim I just bent it back into shape and it seemed fine. I tried the same thing for the rear and the metal braking surface started to rip just below the rim tape level. I made it home just fine but I think it's the end of those rims. I don't get much air when I ride, 1 to 2 ft max on this bike, but I love rough terrain. Under the abuse I've dished out the rims have never needed truing, but they haven't really liked some things I've put them through. I'm curious to see how the mavic 317 will do on the rear since I'm not really a weight weenie, or maybe I am and I will find out, and maybe go back to the mustangs, or maybe rhyno-lites. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brett Deraileursuck
a Downhiller
from Minneapolis, MN USA
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Whatever is close | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$27.00 | | Purchased At: | QBP | | Strengths: | Light, strong, cheap, true well, don't bend often, brake well, ASYM. | | Weaknesses: | NONE, Ryan's doing something wrong or laced em up himself. | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 517 | | Bike Setup: | Marin MT. Vision Pro, Full XTR, Marz Z.1 Alloy | | Bottom Line: | These rims rock, I've been riding the front solid for 2 years and the rear for 1 year. I've never had to true the front, I've trued the rear twice, and it went back without effort. NO FLAT SPOTS!!! That's right, after hard use and many multi foot drops I havn't had any flat spots. I will use again, and so should you! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ryan
a Weekend Warrior
from provo utah
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | south fork | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$65.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | after tweaking my fist set of rims the guys at the shop said they rode these, but on my first real ride i bent the front, the shop said it was untrueable, and that I would have to buy a new one. spend a little more so you dont have to replace these every ride. | | Bike Setup: | cannondale super v, WB FR-3, Fox coil over | | Bottom Line: | Unless your a 75 pound cross country type, dont waste your time or money on these. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Karl
a
from Montreal,QC
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Lightweight, tough,reasonably priced and good looks | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic and Arya | | Bike Setup: | Trek 7000 with many mods. | | Bottom Line: | These are an excellent value in a quality rim and can be paired with Shimano hubs for good results or great results can be used with Hugi or King hubs.
I have been riding some pretty nasty trails for over three years on these wheels and have not yey needed to true the wheels, 5 stars all around. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Lanhart
a Cross Country Rider
from Burnsville
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | CAMBA trails in WI | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Local dealer | | Strengths: | Very strong rim, stays true even during hard rides, good braking surface, excellent customer service! | | Weaknesses: | none, considering the customer service I received | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic, Weinmann | | Bike Setup: | Kona, XT throughout, Conti tires, Rock Shox Judy, Kore stem and handlebar | | Bottom Line: | I love these rims! Stay true. I did have one split underneath the rim tape but the customer service from Bontrager was incredible... fast response and they directed my local shop to replace it. I had a new wheel in 1 day! You can't beat the price, the quality, and the customer service. I love having rims you don't have to true after every ride. I make minor adjustments and even those aren't very often despite riding every day. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phil Ayers
a Weekend Warrior
from Golden, CO
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Colorado Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Asymmetrical spokes seemed nice | | Weaknesses: | After less than 2 years of moderate use, the rear rim started splitting at several of the spokes. Had the same problem in a rear Bontrager Race rim that came with my Bontrager Privateer bike, except it lasted less than one year. I am a big guy, 200+ pounds, so it might hold up for the anorexic types. | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic | | Bike Setup: | Rockhopper FS, mix of parts | | Bottom Line: | I have had two Bontrager rear rims split at the spokes, so I would not buy another. I had the wheel rebuilt with a Mavic rim. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Cross Country Rider
from Elkhart
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Still looking | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycle One in Gahanna Ohio | | Strengths: | Weight is reasonable (420g Rear / 424g F)
Strong
Easy to build
Keeps true and round | | Weaknesses: | Weight. The 424 g should have been 400g | | Similar Products Used: | Sun, Ritchey, Mavic | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Dakar
Specialzed Ground Control
Specialized Hardtail
Mongoose Hardtail | | Bottom Line: | Had several of these rims already and chose them again for the latest wheel build. First time I tried a rear wheel and it was pretty easy. Laced up nice.
Bought a front and a rear. The rear was 10g UNDER claimed weight, and the front was 24g over.
I'm a very happy customer when it comes to these rims. Been riding Bonti's for about 2 years now and can't concieve of changing. Reasonable prices and weights against the competion, plus durable and easy to build. The next wheelset will have Bonti's too. Enough said. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian
a
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | cambriabike.com | | Strengths: | Light, strong, black, stiff | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | mavic 217 | | Bike Setup: | stumpjumper/king HS/syncros TI BB/XT hubs/blah blah blah | | Bottom Line: | Even though I have only had these wheels for a few months, they have held up great under daily commuting and hard off-road riding. This past weekend I even slightly ran over the front wheel with my car(whoops, one to many...)and nothing happened to it. Not to mention these were bought as a wheelset, for a whopping 150 bones, and were NOT hand built. So far so good, but I'll let you know in a few more months. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BVBR
a Racer
from Ocomukowonowaukesha, WI
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Asym design
Round & true straight out of the box | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 220 (junk), Bonty Valiant, Mavic CrossRide | | Bike Setup: | SC Superlight | | Bottom Line: | I built this wheel up myself. Rear laced to XTR hub with 15ga spokes & alloy nipples. This thing is rock solid. I'm totally sold on the Asymmetrical rim design, especially on dual-suspension bikes. Because I stay seated through much more rough stuff on my dually the rear wheel really takes a beating. I trashed my Mavic 220 very quickly on my dually. This Bonty setup has lasted me 3+ hard years now and has never let me down. I would definitely recommend this rim. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: February 27, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | new ones | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Shop | | Strengths: | Good, durable, braking surface | | Weaknesses: | maybe it was the build or the spoke strength, but they recquire frequent truing and the rear bent pretty badly after one year of moderate cross country use. i'm a wuss, and don't do drops. this rim has not been abused and is laced to xt hubs with dt thin gauge spokes and aluminum nipples. | | Similar Products Used: | Sun (model?), various Mavics | | Bike Setup: | Hardtail Strong Racing Frame with XT/XTR Group and Manitou SXR Fork. | | Bottom Line: | Again, maybe it was the build or spokes that are too weak, but next time I'm going Mavic. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
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a
from Canada
Date Reviewed: February 7, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Cains Creek | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Racer Sportif | | Strengths: | Yup. Rode off a stick bridge built by baked MTBrs' about 8 foot drop to nice ramped downhill landing, last stick in the bridge snapped and i went straghit down on the front rim. It is F'in radial laced on a WTB paradigm hub with DT double butted spokes and gold alloy nipples. I almost sh**, nothin' happened and they were three years old with about 7000km's on em, no lie. Sweet as runnin' into female's on the trails! Yup best rim ever, my sidewalls haven't even worn through. | | Weaknesses: | Ha Ha Ha, the're omnipotent! | | Similar Products Used: | mavic 517 | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Joshua Z1, SRAM 9.0SL 8spd, 95 XT crank(5arm rings, yeah), XTR Brakes & cassette, RS coup deluxe wit remote lockout(89' XT Thumbshift), 98 Manitou X-Vert(sweet), Bontrager RserBar, Stem & Post, IRC MythosK Tires, and Time pedals. | | Bottom Line: | Definately buy these. Keith Bontrager is a guy who is North American and knows what we ride. Trued these wheels about two weeks after I got them and then once last year thats almost two years without having to be trued, they are sweet. They will take a pounding as I am 190 lbs and am always on my ass from wipen' out these are kick-ass and tough. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Tucson, Arizona
Date Reviewed: January 14, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | One of the best rims on the market | | Weaknesses: | Decals | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 517, 220, et al | | Bike Setup: | 1997 Specialized FS
1998 AMP B-5 | | Bottom Line: | As a wheel builder these are some of my favorite rims. I especially liked the old 36-spoke rear ASYM model. Wide braking track, strong, and easy to true, Bontrager makes a good product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Racer
from WI
Date Reviewed: December 17, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Great looking, stong rim, great breaking, decent weight | | Weaknesses: | None. Wait, how about the fading decals? | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 238, Mavic 222 | | Bike Setup: | Mustang Rims, 3x laced to XTR hubs, DT Swiss straight gauge spokes, paired up with Avid Mag brakes. | | Bottom Line: | These rims are strong. I weigh 190lbs or so and I smack these things all over the place(racing and limited trials riding) and they hold up great. I build this wheel set myself and if you have the tensioning where is should be, you won't need to worry about truing them for a long time. Bottom line, great rims! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carl
a Weekend Warrior
from Stockton, CA.
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher FH1 Level Betty | | Bottom Line: | I've made ten to fifteen foot drops on these wheels and haven't had a problem yet. I have also taken them off some of the big dirt jumps. No, they are not a downhill or a BMX dirt jump rim but they can handle quite a bit of abuse. If your going to beat on them pretty hard put a good tire on them and you shouldn't have a problem. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
AL
a
from NJ
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$130.00 | | Purchased At: | PRICE POINT | | Strengths: | Responsive breaking, great durability, very strong | | Weaknesses: | a spongy feeling while riding, feels a little to soft laterally. | | Similar Products Used: | lots of mustangs; SUN RHYNO-LITE !!! | | Bike Setup: | kula, Z2, King, XT | | Bottom Line: | I have been riding mustangs since day one. Never thought I would buy another rim. Once you true this rim properly it will take quite the beating. I just recently ordered my fourth pair of Bontragers. In the interm of delivery, I set my brothers rear wheel up to my bike. He rides the RHYNO-LITE. The strength of that rim is unbelievable. It is incredibly stiff and responsive. I am going to attempt to put this into words so bare with...
When I had the RHYNO on the back it felt almost as if there was nothing there at all. I tend to incorporate a trials style of riding into my mntn. biking so you can imagine the abuse that a rim takes, especially at 220 lbs.
When I finally got the mustangs on I was thoroughly disappointed. There was no comparison. I will say that the only characteristic that I found to be better with the Mustangs was the breaking. And this was only in the locked up balancing position. While stopping acceleration there is no difference.
I would suggest to anyone looking for new rims find a friend who has the RHYNOS, before you go with the mustangs...
AL | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Smuke
a Weekend Warrior
from
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | | | Strengths: | Extraordinarily tough due to the even spoke tension and offset design; barely ever need to be trued for me no matter how hard I ride it | | Weaknesses: | I really cannot say there is one significant weakness with this rim, it's that good | | Similar Products Used: | sun cr-18, specialized something or others | | Bottom Line: | I basically am the 16 year old the review after this talks about; except I cannot and will not be able to taco this rim. Recently I've begun to do 7 and 8 foot drop offs in gravel pits, and on occasion I'll do a 5 foot platform drop at my school onto pavement when I've got some kids who want to see it. No matter what, I just cannot bend this rim. I've even gone far enough as to ride off a 5 to 6 foot bleacher 4 times in 5 minutes for a movie I'm shooting, and yet still, there's nothing there to straighten. I also just recently became able to decently true wheels so you can bet that any opportunity I get I'll get the spoke wrench, however the only time I get to use it is when my friend bends his rear wheel because mine just won't do it. Incredible price for such a durable product, I'll either be buying another one of these when it comes time or maybe look into something like the heavy duty freeriding rims Salsa makes | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rattled
a
from Dallas, TX
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Great compromise between strength and weight, Great braking performance. | | Weaknesses: | huh? | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 221's | | Bike Setup: | Bontrager mustangs laced with 14/15 spokes to 2000 XT Hubs. Front is radial, rear is 3x pattern. Using Koolstop Red brake pads. | | Bottom Line: | I noticed an incredible improvement in braking performance as soon as I put these rims on. The last rim I was running was a Mavic 221, which simply does not come anywhere close to the performance of these in terms of stopping power. These wheels seem very strong so far, requiring only minimal truing after breaking them in. Anyone wheel shopping should always remember that the strength of any wheel relies as much on the talent and attention of the person who builds them as on the componets. I am 150 lbs, ride pretty standard XC types of terrain and am *not* a finesse rider- pretty rough stuff, but no 3 foot drops or anything like that. It is always an annoyance to see agitated 16 year olds complaining they tacoed their new wheelset after just "one" 4-foot drop. These are XC rims- If you wanty something to wail on, buy a heavier-duty rim.
Bottom Line: I work for a shop, and my next job is going to be for a Bontrager dealer; I will never ride on Mavics again! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Richard
a Weekend Warrior
from Sudbury MA
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Estabrook Reservation | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$129.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bike | | Strengths: | Extremely tough, tall sidewall, ASYM design, wears well, requires very little (if any) truing | | Weaknesses: | Will bend just like any other rim, and you'll just have to face it one time or another | | Similar Products Used: | Weinnman Zac-19s, Sun CR-18s on LX hubs | | Bike Setup: | '98 GT Timberline w/ custom components
Race Face Turbine, Avid Ultimate L Levers, XT shifters, derailleur, hubs, Ritchey Logic pedals and Titec riser bar | | Bottom Line: | About a year ago I was on this exact site in the chat room asking people what I should buy for a rear wheel. The terrain I ride in New England varies from rocky and technical to smooth and full of roots. I also do a lot of trials biking, and the rear Zac-19 just wasn't cutting it on the rear, it had to be trued every month.
After about 5 people told me that this was the rim I was after I went and ordered it from Performance even though I knew they'd be stronger from a LBS. It actually didn't end up mattering in my case as I've only had them trued by a bike shop once (and only because it came with the tune-up), and I've made the tiniest of adjustments myself all other times. It really does take a lot to bend this rim, I only weigh about 150 lbs but I do a hell of a lot of drop offs along with plenty of technical riding and all kinds of trials manuevers.
I'd say anyone who wants a rim that's going to stand up to lots of abuse should go after this one, it's got a really good price and it's dependable. I haven't even found one problem with it yet, and that's very rare - I'm thinking of sending one of my brake levers back to Avid so that they can fix the most minute level of up and down play in the rear brake lever, just because I want them to be perfect. That should give you an idea of just how good this rim is...
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Submitted by
Tom
a Cross Country Rider
from Waterloo,IA United States
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Powerline | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Bought as wheelset--Strong, light, cool design (radial-laced front, ASYM rear). | | Weaknesses: | Haven't found any yet, very minimal adjustments to true so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Matrix, Weinmann, Araya | | Bike Setup: | Fisher hartail, now ProFlex 856 | | Bottom Line: | If you're buying new rims, DO consider these. They are a viable and value option over other expensive rims on the market. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
clyde
a Weekend Warrior
from Arlington, VA USA
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | strong & cheap | | Similar Products Used: | Bont. Mavericks | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8000 | | Bottom Line: | Bought these to replace the stock wheels, laced to XT hubs. I am a very clumsy rider and weigh about 210. After 15 months of many falls, lacerations, flats, rocks, roots, and hard landings, these rims are still in great shape. They have never been trued, though they are about due now. They have held up to everything, are fairly light, and they were cheap. Even if I find a way to break them, I would use the same rim- they've gone above & beyond the call of duty already. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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