Submitted by
Taos Bike Guy
a Weekend Warrior
from Taos, New Mexico USA Date Reviewed: July 30, 2008
Favorite Trail:
South Boundary Trail
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$80.00
Purchased At:
Taos Cyclery
Strengths:
Salsa Rims come from a strong family of reliable rims. I have used Delgado's in the past with great success.
Weaknesses:
Very short lived rim that needed constant attention from the beginning. It came from a reputable wheel builder, yet failed under heavy pedaling.
Similar Products Used:
Salsa Delgado
Bike Setup:
Ellsworth Evolve with Schwalbe Little Albert tires.
Bottom Line:
Everything was fine at first with the usual truing adjustments, not out of the question considering our terrain. Then while crossing a busy street on the way to a ride, the wheel folded completely under a sprint load. This forced me to walk it home. Very disappointed as Salsa rims have been good to me in the past. I have some Delgado rims that are several years old and have almost worn through the braking surface. I cannot recommend this rim to anyone.
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Submitted by
J Bold
a Cross Country Rider
from Agoura Hills, CA Date Reviewed: June 12, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Hummingbird
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
Came w/bike
Strengths:
Light, nice looking, good company
Weaknesses:
Hard to keep true
Similar Products Used:
None
Bike Setup:
Salsa Dos Niner with SRAM stuff (X.O and X.9) WTB lites and Delgados
Bottom Line:
Wheels felt pretty good after the first couple of rides and then wimblee wobblee. No major jumping or anything- had it trued by my mechanic and took it out again- Wheel became wobbly, took it back again and same thing happened. Again no major jumping, little bunny hops.
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Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from Australia Date Reviewed: February 10, 2008
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$65.00
Purchased At:
Lifecycle Bicycles S.A.
Strengths:
Look good, Easy to build up true, Nice and light, good width, free stickers.
Weaknesses:
Tyre fits very very loss. Why can't they be run tubeless???
Similar Products Used:
DT, Alex, Mavic.
Bike Setup:
Avanti K.I.S.S 29er blinged up to the max. Chris king, Hadley hubs, XTR 180mm cranks, Hope mini mono brakes, carbon bar, Thomson post and stem. Ti Ti pedals. nice 8.5kg 29er SS.
Bottom Line:
Nice light 29er rim that builds up good light XC wheels.
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