Easton EA90 SLX

Price Paid:  $599.00 at local bike shop

Favorite Ride:
cat and fiddle

Bike Setup:
litespeed archon,sram red

Summary:
These wheels are super smooth and light for an aloy clincher but have been back for hub and new freehub three times in three months.The wheels have covered about 3000km in this time.I am only 172cm and weigh 66kg so am not a large rider who mauls equipment on the up side they have stayed true

Strengths:
light weight,look good

Weaknesses:
hubs and freehub

Similar Products Used:
mavic r-sys

Price Paid:  $350.00

Bike Setup:
Cannondale system six deda newton cockpit, new sram rival.

Summary:
first off these wheels roll nice, ride smooth. however, within the year i owned these wheels, i had nothing but issues. they never stayed in true (im only 150 pounds). the hubs would always come loose. nipples rounded off and broke. ended up having to send it back to easton for one of them to be rebuilt. they lost my paperwork, took two months to fix, and never returned my phone calls. spend the extra money for kyseriums.

Strengths:
light, roll fast, ride smooth

Weaknesses:
hubs go loose, not strong enough. poor customer service.

Similar Products Used:
custom Dt swiss/ king hub wheels, ritchey carbon tubulars, Mavic kyserium SL premiums

Price Paid:  $550.00

Favorite Ride:
little beaver

Bike Setup:
specialized allez sport

Summary:
i'm a 210 lb. rider and been riding ea90 road wheels for a little less than a year and i think they are great, had 1 small problem went for a ride when i got them and less than a mile had a front flat the valve hole ahd not been deburred and cut my tube easy fix. other than that they have been a great set of wheels even for heavier riders. stiff and light even on west va. mountains.

Strengths:
great for heavier riders stiff and light

Weaknesses:
need to check for burrs on interior of wheel

Price Paid:  $0.00 at Big Shark

Favorite Ride:
Country Hills

Bike Setup:
Cervelo R3 / SRAM

Summary:
Very nice wheels, stiff, light, hardy. The LBS replaced the bearing oil with a lighter weight and they roll faster than before (based on repeatable comparisons).

Strengths:
All-around good wheels.

Weaknesses:
Heavy lube in the hubs?

Similar Products Used:
Mavic SC SSL (also nice wheels)

Price Paid:  $350.00 at Ebay

Bike Setup:
Custom UHMG carbon fiber lugged frame. Ultegra SL groupo with FSA team issue carbon crank. Focus Design stem and handlebar (lbs house brand). Selle San Marco Apside saddle. Integraded CF seatube (cut to precision). Look Keo Sprint Red pedals. Focus Design headset.

Summary:
First thing out of the box, I noticed how exceptionally light this wheelset was! The hubs were smooth rolling and the rim has remained tru even after 1,200km on them and hammering hard on sprints and climbs. They look beautiful and spin up quick on the rides. I have only two criticisms about this wheelset:

1) As a relatively light rider (at 130 lbs) I expected this wheelset to be very stiff (especially after mating them to an ultra high modulous custom carbon frame). however, I have noticed that I hard climbs as I get out of the saddle, there is some flex in the wheel. Albeit, there is absolutely nothing to worry about and I have never lost faith in the strength of my wheelset, it was an odd sensation.

2) The decals look a little cheap compared to others on the market that may have anodized lettering on the rim (I think the new 2009 versions are anodized). However, this is purely cosmetic. The decals have remained stuck on the rim since day 1 and haven't peeled off, so there's nothing to worry about there.

Otherwise, I found this wheelset to be a great bargain (at 350$), extremely light weight for alloys, and superb craftsmanship. I am confident they'll last for a few years to come.

Strengths:
- Extremely lightweight for clincher alloys
- Spin up quick
- Haven't had a problem with rim coming out of tru
- Strong spokes
- Fast/smooth rolling hubs (2009 versions are ceramic I believe)
- Handbuilt
- Easton quality

Weaknesses:
- Maybe a little "flexy" for larger riders
- Decals look a little cheap

Similar Products Used:
Mavic Ksyrium SL, Reynolds Attack, Fulcrum racing 1