Spinergy Xaero-X Road

Price Paid:  $700.00 at Competitive Cyclist

Favorite Ride:
I live in Hawaii, is there a bad ride?

Bike Setup:
Pegoretti Fina Estampa with 10S Campy.

Summary:
The wheels arrived with the front wheel slightly out of true, but it never got worse. These wheels provide the smoothest ride possible with my stiff frame. I have ridden crits with these wheels and they work well, especially on rough courses. Not the greatest wheel to sprint on since they do flex. I had some problems with the seal between the freehub and the hub. You need a 17mm wrench to disassemble the hub and fix the seal. Other than that no durability problems. I did crash pretty hard on a training ride and broke a spoke in the front wheel. It took two weeks to get a spoke, but the wheel trued well and has stayed that way.

Strengths:
Lightweight
Smooth ride

Weaknesses:
Seal in the rear hub will slide out of place and jam a pawl. Pretty easy to fix.

Similar Products Used:
Spinergy rev-x

Price Paid:  $700.00 at Zone HP

Favorite Ride:
various

Bike Setup:
Fondriest carb-level & Dura-ace

Summary:
The idea of this wheel is ok with me. But after several miles I saw that durability is not the big thing for these wheels. the freewheel was pushing the chain towards the crankset...ush! I took the rear hub to trouble shoot the thing. I had to machine parts in fact to re-design into something more reliable. I think there is not that much people that can do so. But I use them in windy conditions and flat road since I found that the front wheel does not like hills I am 170 pounds rider ...is it too much?

Strengths:
Very good in straight line rides under windy conditions and Comfortable. Quality-price ratio very bad

Weaknesses:
There is serious design issues (2003 mod.)
for strengt on front wheel and cassette, axle, for the back one.

Similar Products Used:
mavic ssc

Price Paid:  $400.00 at EBay

Favorite Ride:
Cental Park

Bike Setup:
96 Trek 5200 Nude Carbon, 2003 Ultegra components, Trans Am Max Saddle,

Summary:
These wheels were my first upgrade to my aging roadbike. I wanted a higher end, but not a bank-breaking wheelset. I'm not sure why there are that many negatives reviews on these wheels. Granted, not the best, but decent. I'm 195lbs and ride in NYC. I'm also a country boy who's always ridden MTB. Some habits are hard to break, like jumping curbs and plowing through rough terrain. I've hit some nasty potholes and the wheels have stayed true. The rear hub was crappy on delivery. Made this dull clicking. I tried tightening my cranks, pedals, seat, and everthing else before finally realizing it was my 2 week old wheelset doing it. Took it to my LBS (Bicycle Place in Flushing, NY)and had him look at it for an afternoon. Picked it up that night 2 months ago and not a peep since. Kinda disappointing to have to take a brand new wheelset to get tweeked but at least it works now. Basically, I ride these hoops as my everyday wheels and keep my Ksyriums for the flash rides. Hey, they stand up to everyday NYC riding! That should say a lot. I hope my luck holds out longer than the previous reviewers.

Strengths:
Very Strong. Pretty light. Cheap now if you can find them since they're d/c'd. $250 @ Colorado Cyclist last month.

Weaknesses:
Rear hub needed help from the get. I paid way too much for them...my newbie mistake...which killed it's value rating.

Similar Products Used:
Ksyrium Elite, Alex, and much tougher MTB hoops

Price Paid:  $0.00 at Clarksville Schwinn

Bike Setup:
Kestrel Talon SL with Ultegra.

Summary:
I got the wheel set with my Kestrel Talon SL. I have 1,000 miles on it. The last 125 miles I have broken spokes on three of the last 6 rides. It was in the front wheel. Twice when I got out of the seat to power up a hill. Another time when I was going around turn. I weigh 205 pounds, so it might be a weight issue. The three times I have broken spokes the whell stayed true and I was able to get back to the car. I ended up returning the wheel set and buying Mavic Ksyrium SSC SL wheel set.

Strengths:
Even after breaking a spoke the wheel stayed true and I was able to bike back to the car.

Weaknesses:
Kept on breaking spokes on the front wheel

Similar Products Used:
Rolf, Mavic

Price Paid:  $1400.00 at The Bike Route in Ga

Favorite Ride:
Quintana Roo Zero Gravity

Bike Setup:
Quintana Roo "0" Gravity with full Ultegra Spinergy wheels and cane creek head set.

Summary:
I recently wrote a pretty scathing review of this wheelset and felt compelled to adjust it since I posted that. I had numerous problems stemming from a broken spoke to a loosened hub and and a some spoke tightenings over a very short period of time. Much of this speaks to the durability of the wheelset, but since then I had a complete rebuild of the hub and had them retrued and they have been running problem free since (~1000 miles). The wheelset is very light and is certainly more durable than a lot of racing wheels, I use them as a trainer and racer and I have mixed feelings on them, but I have eased on my prior harsh stance.

Strengths:
Light weight, full warrantee-I truly haven't paid a dime for them to be fixed.

Weaknesses:
Durability is still a bit of a question, I have spoken to others who feel much better about their set than I did, although the other reviewer here certainly isn't wicked pleased to say the least.

Similar Products Used:
Ksyrium, Mavic MA-2