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Submitted by
Lawhoo
a Cross Country Rider
from Virginia
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Strengths: | Weight, clean machining of rim walls, smooth hubs | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 517s, Trek Matrix | | Bike Setup: | Trek 990 frame, SID, XT/XTR | | Bottom Line: | These wheels are great. I ride really rooty and rocky trails and weigh about 175. This wheelset has held up really well over the past 4 years; they have stood the test of time. The front wheel has never gone out of true. The rear wheel is slightly out of true, probably because of some hits it has taken. The hubs are awesome. They spin like so smoothly. B | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter Buch
a Racer
from Atlanta
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Bull/Jake Combo | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | Strong. Looks good. Doesn't make any noise. | | Weaknesses: | Not Really. A little heavier than the top of the line. | | Similar Products Used: | XT 517 rims | | Bike Setup: | Airborne Lucky Strike Ti, Cross Link in fr, XT/517 in back Duke Race fork. XTR Front Rear Deraileurs | | Bottom Line: | I have this in the front as a replacement. I'm 175lbs and give it a good pounding. but I only do huge hits in emergencies. I think spokes should be professionally worked on because they are at a specific tension. I find it hard to believe someone folded a well maintained Cross Link Unless he's huge person catching sick air. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Colin
a
from Arlington, Va
Date Reviewed: March 15, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | front wheel is awesome havent had to true it yet. both wheels spin so beautifuly always. pretty light too. | | Weaknesses: | rearwhell...dont know wahts goin on there. comes out of true alot. free hub body is aweful. i got these free from my brother though so some of it could have been a result of his abuse. and im sort of afraid to really take these guys off any real drops they dont look so sturdy with the radail lacing and all. | | Bike Setup: | nishiki TI frame pretty much full XTR | | Bottom Line: | good wheels. if you have acess to a truing stand and the patients to true your rear wheel every few rides its well worth it. if not dont bother | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Casey
a
from Tempe, AZ
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | The Front Wheel ROCKS! I've hardly had to true this thing, and it's held up to 2 years of riding Phoenix's nastiest rockiest trails. | | Weaknesses: | The Freehub on the rear wheel is garbage. Don't buy the rear wheel! | | Similar Products Used: | XTR Hubs on Bontrager Valiants, XT Hubs on 517's | | Bike Setup: | K2 Razorback Grassroots Team, XT Components, Psylo SL, Hayes Hydraulics | | Bottom Line: | The Front wheel is the best I've ever ridden, the back wheel is very durable, except for the freehub is garbage. Stay with a shimano/king/hugi rear hub!
I give the front wheel 5 chillies, and the rear wheel 2 chillies. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Orange County
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | San Juan | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | light, excelent technology | | Weaknesses: | Dont crash... thats all | | Similar Products Used: | Hugi with sun rim | | Bike Setup: | Specailized FSR MAX backbone | | Bottom Line: | Dont crash, i folded one of these in half going downhill... super good and light wheel for anything else though | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Orange County
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | San Juan | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | light, excelent technology | | Weaknesses: | Dont crash... thats all | | Similar Products Used: | Hugi with sun rim | | Bike Setup: | Specailized FSR MAX backbone | | Bottom Line: | Dont crash, i folded one of these in half going downhill... super good and light wheel for anything else though | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Cross Country Rider
from Flagstaff, AZ
Date Reviewed: February 12, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt. Elden network | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Very stiff, spins smoothly, looks snappy, stays true pretty well | | Weaknesses: | hub, bizarre spoke pattern, stickers | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic 221 | | Bike Setup: | 1999 Haro escape 7.4, XT drivetrain, Judy C shock, bontrager jones tyres, raceface chainrings, avid 1.0 cantilever brakes | | Bottom Line: | Bought just the rear wheel, "slightly used by lightweight female rider" on ebay for 80 bucks with shipping and all. I have put maybe 400-500 miles on it, with 10% of that being very rugged, rast, technical areas with large jumps and dropoffs (mountain terrrain), and the rest road (gotta get groceries). Anyways, the wheel has stayed very true and stiff, but I noticed yesterday that the hub has spun itself loose. Not sure if it's Mavic's fault, or the seller's. We'll see. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
billy
a Cross Country Rider
from farmington
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | island lake | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | friend | | Strengths: | pretty light, stay true, stiff and im a 230+ rider | | Weaknesses: | stickers | | Similar Products Used: | nuke proof | | Bike Setup: | homegrown 8000 | | Bottom Line: | these wheels are really good for the price i paid, i reccomend them to anyone. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
G.
a Cross Country Rider
from Ft Collins CO
Date Reviewed: December 23, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | The Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Durability, strength | | Weaknesses: | None, price? weight? | | Similar Products Used: | LX/mavic wheel, LX/Ritchey wheel, Alivio/Arraya wheel. | | Bike Setup: | '96 Bontrager Race, X-link on the rear only | | Bottom Line: | I weigh 130 lbs, which is a lot more forgiving on my equipment. Having said that, I've ridden this wheel HARD for 2+ years and I've never even had to get it trued. This is good b/c sounds like mavic's customer service sucks. I think this is a good all-around XC wheel. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stephen Smith
a Cross Country Rider
from Georgetown, IL, U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Strengths: | weight/dollar
| | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | cheap stock wheels and various road wheels | | Bike Setup: | Fully rigid Trek 850 with NO original parts | | Bottom Line: | After using this site to do my research, for a 155 lbs rider there can't be a better wheel value out there!! You'd have to spend ALOT more money to really gain anything at all. These wheels are strong, light and fast and after two years of riding them I had to true them for the first time last week! My riding is contained mostly to the midwest(flatlands of Illinois) but I hop and jump off everything I can! These wheels are awesome!! Buy them!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joel
a Cross Country Rider
from Lancaster, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Cannell Plunge | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$230.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Inexpensive...lightweight, pretty decent wheels for the money, although for about $30 more I could have gotten a better set of shimano/mavic wheels. | | Weaknesses: | Oddball components. Company won't deal with you, unless you are a dealer...most dealers don't stock parts. I always carried a spare rear wheelset with me in the car, when I went on long trips. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT/Mavic 517's, Velomax Climax's. | | Bike Setup: | Specialized M2, Marzocchi Atom Z2, XT/XTR, Race Face, Easton, Velomax Climax's | | Bottom Line: | Decent wheels for the money, as long as you live near a good LBS. Now I see that they have beefed up the rear hub, and called them "Cross-Ride".
I replaced mine with a set of Velomax Climax's, for about the same amount of money...we'll see how they hold up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mack daddy
a Cross Country Rider
from beaverton
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | wheeleorld | | Strengths: | cheap, good for weekend worrier | | Weaknesses: | weak. I tacoed the rim with a fairly minor hit (dont think I even fully compressed my shock. | | Bike Setup: | Titus racer X, Fox float, | | Bottom Line: | The wheel set was the last low end items on my bike, I upgrade everytime I break something, and they lasted six months. This is one of the shortest life cycles of all my gear (except drive chain in the winter). | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alan
a
from Chicago
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | somewhere in nocal | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | wheelworld | | Strengths: | Wheel stays true.
Rims have held up well | | Weaknesses: | Freehub SUCKS
Mavic service SUCKS | | Similar Products Used: | Racing since 1990, many products tried. | | Bike Setup: | Used on a Breezer and a Gunnar, both set up for XC racing | | Bottom Line: | Bottom line is that after a year, the freehub gave out. Mavic SUCKS for service and doesn't respond to emails. Their dealer listing has shops in the area and one shop quoted me $65-105 to replace the freehub and they would not sell me a freehub so that I could avoid their $25 charge to put on a effing freehub. And the freehub is proprietary to Mavic and can't be substituted. After this no way would I buy a another wheelset from Mavic. I have a decent wheelset that's dead because I can't get a freehub. So screw mavic freehubs, I'm taking the hub out and relacing the rim with a Shimano compatible freehub.
Mavic rims are decent but I'll never take a chance on Mavic wheelsets again. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mack daddy
a Cross Country Rider
from Beaverton Or
Date Reviewed: March 15, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Rogers camp | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$210.00 | | Purchased At: | Wheelword | | Strengths: | Cheap, reliable, light, and take a good beating without much complaining.
I ride three to four times a week with lots of climbing, downhills, rocks, mud, etc and they are still running like new. | | Weaknesses: | FLEX. Stickers were pealing before they were on the bike but who cares.
After adding some tension on the spokes the wheels performed much better, | | Bike Setup: | Titus, phsylo, race face, magura and any other toy that can take a beating. | | Bottom Line: | They are a good cheap wheel set, want top of the line pay for it. If you are stepping up to disk brakes and dont have the cash for all the upgrades it a good place to start. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
robby
a Cross Country Rider
from chattanooga, tn
Date Reviewed: February 24, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | very light
they stay true very well
affordable | | Weaknesses: | stickers were crappy right out of the box | | Bottom Line: | i really love these wheels, apart from the fact the the stickers are crap, i have had no problems with them.. i have ridden them very hard for a year now and they have NEVER gone out of true.. for being as light as they are, they hold up very well.
sure, crossmax wheels are better, but they're too expensive for most of us.. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Clay
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Streets of Seattle, Tiger and Forest Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Wheelworld | | Strengths: | Looks, weight, disc capatability | | Weaknesses: | Some flex, and my rear hub freewheel assembly broke... Oh, and a sticker was coming off out of the box | | Similar Products Used: | Rolf Dolomites | | Bike Setup: | Trek VRX300, XT Crank, shifters and derailers. Hayes Hydraulics | | Bottom Line: | I like these wheels but there is some flex. I broke the rear hub while pedaling hard on a flat and now it only freewheels in both directions. Just sent them back to Mavic who says this is not common. I guess I'll see how it goes and make another post in the future. Otherwise no real gripes but I do plan on upgrading to Speed dreams with Chris King hubs. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Corn
a Cross Country Rider
from Phx AZ
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Hawes | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Shop | | Strengths: | No special strenghts except they "look cool" | | Weaknesses: | Flexy, not as light as advertised, poor build quality, spoke breakage, not as easy to repair as a standard 3 cross wheel. | | Similar Products Used: | Mavic/LX | | Bike Setup: | GT LTS (full suspension) | | Bottom Line: | I got a good price on this set but if I could turn back the clock I would buy something else. These wheels are definetly inferior to a standard XT wheelset with decent rims like mavic 517 or bontragers. I have had quality issues from the first ride. They are too flexy and I have broken 3 spokes in about 300 miles of riding. On my old set of lx/ritchey rims I broke 3 spokes in 5 years. I trust the 5 year old set more than I do these new rims. If you are looking for wheels do yourself a favor and have your local wheel builder HAND BUILD you a set of wheels and stay away from this machine built junk. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Buffalo NY
Date Reviewed: September 9, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Strong, great hubs, pretty light. have been running rear with no tension on three spokes for a year, and it still runs true. before that, a spoke wrench never touched these wheels | | Weaknesses: | skewers, spoke rotates when truing (at the hub) but they're straight pull, whaddya expect | | Similar Products Used: | oem wheelset, sun 0degree xc light wheels i built myself | | Bike Setup: | 96 zaskar le, full xtr, lp riser bar, sid 100, sdg saddle, thompson, michelin hot s, platform pedals | | Bottom Line: | an excellent pair of wheels. i never, ever trued them until my buddy ran into my rear wheel at full speed whilst playing 'no dabs' over a year ago. messed up the wheel. what i find amazing is that even after i trued the wheel the best i could (shop employee) there is no, absolutely none, tension on three spokes. but it still runs true. and has for the past year. the front wheel just got ran over and then backed over. bent my syncros skewer to a 90 degree angle. again, wheel in poor shape, true the thing up, it runs true, and two spokes have no tension. and the hubs and great, i snugged up the rear once or tiwce and thats it. so, they are a cheap set of nice wheels that i have complete confidence in, and there is no tension on several spokes, and they still run true. what more could you ask a wheel to do for you? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gary Lunsford
a Racer
from Batesville, IN
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Hanging Rock, Ohio | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$229.00 | | Purchased At: | I think supergo or pricepoint | | Strengths: | A good allround use wheelset. I do notice some flex at times. | | Weaknesses: | Heavy skewers and hard to keep rear wheel true.... | | Similar Products Used: | About everything out there. Was co-sponsored by Sun RIms for 3 years.... | | Bike Setup: | This wheelset moves back and forth between two totally tricked out Cannondale Race machines. A caad4 hardtail and a super-V, both with Fatty ultras andthe best of everything. | | Bottom Line: | I bought this set 2 years ago and have about 1500 miles on them. I started out training on them for a year and this year I have them set up with Ti skewers, greenlite tubes and mosquito gold 1.85 tires and use them strictly for racing. After a multitude of crashes, jumps and hard riding, they are still in one piece. I do have to true the rear wheel every several hundred miles. But, the bearings, have never been touched. They are still as smooth as new, even after countless muddy rides and races followed by the ole' garden hose enema. I even rode them in the snow with Panaracer spike tires, doing high speed downhill runs at my ski area in sub zero weather. I think the trick was that I did break everything down and checked the spoke tension and put Pedro's synlube in hubs before ever using. I think that is probably why I have had success with them. Right out of the box, these wheels are machine built and are not always perfect as they cannot compensate for slight variances in the materials. I have been racing BMX, MTB and motocross for over twenty five years, and if there is one thing I have learned it is to check everything before you throw a leg over. A five minute pre-ride inspection is the cheapest fix you've got in the toolbox. A good rider knows to take shorts rides and recheck the wheels several times to allow the spokes and bearings to get the initial stress and become seated. Then you can begin the thrashing. When bike shops offer hand built pre-stressed wheels this is what they are talking about. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete Lang
a Cross Country Rider
from Asia
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Glad to ride anything | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Strengths: | Presently super cheap, smooth hubs, ample strong for rough xc use, good looking, Mavic. | | Weaknesses: | Honestly, none I've experienced in 2 years of use.
Oh yes, the skewers that came with them were darn heavy. | | Similar Products Used: | 517's, Rolf Dolomite's, 321's, 521's, Deemax's, Crosslink's. Also borrowed Crossmax's for 3months. | | Bike Setup: | Zaskar Team, 01 Sid XL, Complete XTR, Easton CT2 bar and seatpost, Easton EA70 Stem, SDG saddle and Crosslink's | | Bottom Line: | I didn't start riding till 3 years ago (I'm 33 yrs old) and started out with FS owning first a GT LTS then a Lobo then a San Andreas DHS. As with my other hobbies I tend to go over the top and try to get my hands on whatever was recommended to me as 'the best' available at the time (fortunately my company paid me well). I started out with the 321's laced to DT Hugi hubs then 521's then Deemax's. I began taking an interest in hardtails so I could ride more and used the Dolomites then not long after the Crosslink's. Believe me, the one accessory I worried on my hardtail at the time were the wheels since I was accustomed to 'DH' rims I expected the XC rims to be as strong as tissue paper. Of course I was wrong. After 2 years of almost daily work outs on my bike I have only had to true the rear wheel once. As for the hubs that some are complaining about - well I just built 521's onto XT disc hubs (brand new) and they by far do not spin as long nor smooth as my 2 year old Crosslinks. The Crossmax's are nicer, but for the current price of Crosslinks I'd buy another 2 sets in a heartbeat (problem is that there aren't any left in my area).
For those who might think I'm bluffing - I guess no one in their right mind would spend so much time complimenting these wheels if they weren't as good as I say.
Cheap, good looking, smooth and tough (for XC). Period.
Hope this helps. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Bilthoven, The Netherlands
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Houffalize, Belgium | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Local bike shop | | Strengths: | Relatively light
Straight pull spokes
Bearings run smooth
Front wheel is bomb proof | | Weaknesses: | Rear wheel is definately not bomb proof | | Similar Products Used: | Rigida DP 22 @ LX hub
Sun CR18 @ STX-RC hub
Mavic X221 @ GT hub | | Bike Setup: | Giant ATX 900 frameset, Z1 Drop-off, XT, Kore, Magura HS33 | | Bottom Line: | The front wheel is and stays perfect. The rear wheel is a piece of junk IMO. The 1st problem I encountered was the freewheel body which totally collapsed during a vacation at Gran Canaria. This is *not* the place to look for spare parts, for a mountainbike at least. The second problem appeared with the bearing itself. When adjusted for smooth running, there was room on the bearing, and when adjusted for getting rid of the room, the wheel wouldn't run smooth anymore. However, the hub internals are replaced quite easily. The third problem I encountered is not specifically CrossLink related: I landed under an angel after a jump. I totally wrecked the rim, which stays now under this certain angle :-(
I could have the rim replaced, but my LBS advised me to get new spokes instead. Even in Europe the straight pull spokes are expensive, so I guess I will go look for something like 517's @ XT. (Other suggetsions are welcome!)
After all I can't say the rear wheel is top notch, the front wheel is good. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a Cross Country Rider
from Boston, MA
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Strengths: | Nice hubs | | Weaknesses: | awkward to replace spokes, weak rim | | Similar Products Used: | lots | | Bottom Line: | The rim (28 hole) has worn through too quickly. Phoned
Mavic and they won't give me the ERD so that I can replace the rim with a different rim. A-holes. I'll just have to measure it and see if there is a suitable on out there.
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Submitted by
Chris Kaye
a Weekend Warrior
from Jacksonville Beach, Fl.
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Devils Backbone, Hunter Creek - NY | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Strengths: | Strength, Smooth hubs, Good looks | | Weaknesses: | I have lots of faith in these wheels.. no apperent weeknesses | | Similar Products Used: | misc garbage wheel sets | | Bike Setup: | wheels and a frame | | Bottom Line: | These wheels have never let me down.. At a hefty 190lbs I dont take it easy on them.. for over two years they have remained true and strong.. After many crashes and incidents I still love them!!!! Good wheel for the $$$$$ | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grasshopper
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Marshall Canyon, La Verne | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | SuperGo | | Strengths: | Strong, Light, Well Built, Cheap. | | Weaknesses: | Heavy Nipples | | Similar Products Used: | CrossMax (Used, Not Owned), Wienmann 519 | | Bike Setup: | GT Outpost, XTR/XT/LX, 2000 SID XC, Avid Single Digit 7 Brakes, EA70 Bar, CT2 Seatpost, SDG Satelite Seat, Panaracer Fire XC Pro Tires | | Bottom Line: | In My Eyes The Best Wheelset On The Market Is The CrossMax. But Damn Those Are Expensive. These Ride Very Similar With Only The Rim Wall As A Noticeable Difference. The Hubs Are Almost Identical And The Lacing Is Identical. The Biggest Difference Between The Two Being The Price.
I Am A Light Rider (145lbs), Maybe That Is Why I Have Had No Problems With Them. I Have Never Had To True Them In The 2000 Miles I Have Put On Them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dennis
a
from Murrieta Ca
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Chiino Hills | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$399.00 | | Purchased At: | wheelworld | | Strengths: | Wheels look really good. | | Weaknesses: | Anything and Everything | | Similar Products Used: | Cane Creek Wam, Mavic 517 | | Bike Setup: | GT XCR 1.0, XT - XTR | | Bottom Line: | The wheels flex. God damn I hate that. Spokes are weak, hub came from the factory loose. I can fix most problems as they come up but you cannot fix the flex. I bought these on a special deal from Wheelworld with Formula Evoluzione disc brakes. What a friggin waste of money. Both these products are absolutely the worst I've ever used. Of course Wheel World turns their back after the sale is done so I'm screwed. Trust me, stay away from Wheelworld, Mavic and Formula. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Edward Baguer
a Cross Country Rider
from N. Newark, NJ
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Rocky Point, LI | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Strengths: | Cartridge Bearings, Lightweight | | Weaknesses: | Weak rear spokes, poor customer service and warranty issues | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed Toccoa | | Bottom Line: | This wheelset just plain stinks. The rear spokes broke on three different rides leaving me with long walks back to the trailhead. The rear rim started to crack along the spoke outlets. I had my local bike shop send the rear wheel back to Mavic to fix it. It should have been a warranty repair but they claimed it wasn't. I read on their website that the warranty is void unless Mavic proper does the repair work. This includes changing spokes. It took them from Nov. to March to fix and return my wheel to me. They also had the gaul to charge me $70-80 to fix something that was obviously a manufacturing or materials defect. Buy anything but a set of Mavics. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Saucy
a Cross Country Rider
from Webster, NY
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$270.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | Strong, true, light, durable. | | Weaknesses: | None... well I guess they were a little heavier than advertised, but still plenty light. | | Similar Products Used: | A million different kinds of wheels... | | Bike Setup: | They were on a Mountain Cycle Moho and a K2 3000 | | Bottom Line: | I just sold these wheels to a buddy after 3 great years of riding and racing on them. The only problem I ever had was the freehub got all gummed up in a muddy race, but it cleaned out fine. I wrecked hard enough to trash a frame and fork and the front wheel just needed a little truing. Overall these were just awesome wheels. The only reason I got rid of them is because both my bikes have discs now. Can't say enough good things about these wheels. | | Value Rating: |
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