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cycocraig
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: March 5, 2011
Strengths: noneWeaknesses: fragile spokesBottom Line: After 3 months of use wheel spokes started to break. First it was front spokes then the rear wheel started to fail.
Price Paid:
$650.00
Purchased At: chain reaction
Similar Products Used: mavic ksyirium
Bike Setup: Viper
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alreadyblue
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: May 11, 2010
Strengths: Fairly light, slightly aero, smooth hubsWeaknesses: Cost - $850?
Low quality of Spokes, nipplesBottom Line: I got these wheels in March. I've put close to 1000 miles on them by now. I was initially pretty happy with them because I wanted a wheel I could train and race on, and these fit the bill. They are fairly light, somewhat aero, roll smoothly and I was hoping they would be durable.
I guess that was too much to ask for. On Sunday I popped a spoke on the rear wheel, drive side. It was after I had finished my ride and I was on my way back up to my apartment. It snapped right at the nipple. Well I guess you can't just take these in and get them fixed. You or your bike shop has to order the spokes from Easton. Which means this rear wheel is out for a week or two.
Gotta say, Easton wheels use to be bullet proof back when they said Velomax on them. Now they are having all sorts of issues. I'll probably not go back to Easton again for wheels.
Price Paid:
$445.00
Purchased At: Jenson USA
Similar Products Used: AM Classic 420's
Easton Orion 2
Easton Vista
Bontrager Race x lite
Bike Setup: 2010 Cannondale CAAD 9 - SRAM Rival
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specializedman
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: December 26, 2009
Strengths: Slightly more aero than most wheels, look reall good, good freehub compared to many wheels, good initial build quality.Weaknesses: Slightly heavy, Bearings and spoke nipples will soon fail.Bottom Line: These are my main Road race wheels (have carbon wheels for really big races) I do club races and occasionaly train on these wheels, They are certainly beautiful to look at, they match my bike perfectly but the stickers do wear in time.
As far as performance go's these are pretty good, I don't notice much flex (Im 74kg) but when I put my Reynolds carbon wheels on they certainly feel stiffer so I guess there is some flex in the Eastons.
Some of the parts of the wheels are dodgy, I have replaced all the back wheel bearings since new after they failed at about 1000km old, Also the spoke nipples will break should you try to true the wheels. I replaced the nipples and everything has been fine since then, The stock bearings were probably the fastest bearings I have ever ridden, even after riding a few sets of wheels worth 5 times as much as these, and the free hub doesn't really notch up unlike some of the expensive wheels. I won my first A grade race on these so they must go okay.
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At: NZ bike shop
Similar Products Used: Shimano R500 and Ultegra 6600, Reynolds SDV66C, zipp 404.
Bike Setup: 2009 Specialized Tarmac SL Pro Dura ace.
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janellb
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: December 11, 2009
Strengths: smooth ride
Weaknesses: umm...broken spoke for no reason!!Bottom Line: I bought these 3 months ago. They have a 100 mile century, 2 50 milers, and a couple of 20 rides = 500 miles maybe. I was getting my bike ready for a 50, filled up the tires in my living room, and POP! a spoke on the back breaks!!! No load, no reason. Some people have said they only pop when the load is too heavy--I weigh 140 lbs and they are on a Q-carbon Klein. Thank god I wasn't on the road!! No reason for this. Crappy! I will be calling Easton! (on a side note...they do ride wonderfully)
Favorite Ride: Klein Q-Carbon
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At: used from a friend
Similar Products Used: My first nonstock road wheels :(
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Submitted by
psuambassador
a Triathlete
from Date Reviewed: July 31, 2008
Strengths: Fast spin up, light, aero sapim spokes, look sharpWeaknesses: A little bend in the spokes when you really crank down.Bottom Line: I have the Easton EA90 Aero alu clinchers. I love them! Although they don't spin nearly as long on the stand as my Vista's did with the velomax hubs, they spin much better on the road, which is what you want. They spin up super fast and I felt like I was traveling on air, with no effort required.
They come with sapim aero bladed spokes, just like my Zipp 808's have and have a deeper profile in the rear than up front. Also, they have super bling graphics, if you like that sort of thing. I slapped on some super light tires and tubes and I was ready to go. I love them. I did notice a little bend of the spokes when I stood up and powered down. There was a little rub against my cadence sensor, but I think that is to be expected. Nothing serious.
Favorite Ride: Cervelo P2C, Cervelo Soloist
Price Paid:
$440.00
Purchased At: Craigslist
Bike Setup: Soloist, K-wing carbon bars, Dura Ace 10sp, Easton EA90 Aero wheels, fizik arione saddle, speedplay x5 pedals.
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