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Frank
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: September 9, 2011
Strengths: stiff, aero spokes, strong, nice lookingWeaknesses: not super lightBottom Line: I didn't want to spend a lot for a higher end wheelset since I am not a racer and the price is very reasonable
My average speed increased .5 miles per hour immediately compared to my no name factory wheels. The wheels are stiff and efficient
Favorite Ride: any flat,smooth road
Price Paid:
$225.00
Purchased At: bike werx
Bike Setup: Alum Roadbike Forge w/Sora group. Lithion2 Michelin tires
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calcinum
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: September 6, 2011
Strengths: Strong, good ride quality, inexpensiveWeaknesses: Little heavy, not particularly aeroBottom Line: Its a really great wheelset. Definitely not a lightweight set of race wheels, but as a solid set of trainers you can't go wrong. I never had to true them over three years of pretty regular riding. Over 2000 miles/year in the Oakland hills and now Minneapolis. They lasted through multiple gravel centuries and came out strong. The hubs have needed a little adjustment here and there, but thats to be expected. I'm about 165 and ride pretty smoothly, so I may not beat these up as some others do. Again a little portly perhaps, but they ride well and hold up great.
Favorite Ride: MPLS Grand Rounds
Price Paid:
$2000.00
Purchased At: Alameda Bicycle
Similar Products Used: Variety of handbuilt traditional mountain and road wheels
Bike Setup: Giant TCR carbon, full ultegra
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jojo
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: July 13, 2011
Strengths: Bulletproof
Inexpensive
Great quality for the price
Weaknesses: A tad heavy, but for the price - no complaintsBottom Line: These entry level race wheels are superb for the price. Super reliable, stay true after hitting potholes and debris in all season riding in Minneapolis Minnesota. I had these wheels on my race bike and put on Zipp 404s for a 50 mile ride and hardly noticed any difference despite the $2000 price difference. Still use these for the shoulder seasons, but have several other wheels for climbing (the also superb Mavic R-Sys SLs and great Hed Ardenne FRs) or Shimano Ultegras with tubeless Hutchinson Fusion 3s for general training. Shimanos need constant truing, and the cheapo Axiums never had any issues at all after many thousands of miles, so really impressed with the value in this inexpensive wheelset.
Favorite Ride: WI Dairyland
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At: Erik's SLP
Similar Products Used: Shimano Ultegra (tubeless), Easton EA90 SLX, Campy Eurus, Campy Proton (Campy wheels are still my favorites - excellent wheels), Mavic R-Sys SL, Hed Ardenne Stallion, Hed Ardenne FR Stallion, Reynolds Dv3kt, Open pros, Velocitys......
Bike Setup: 07 Bianchi 928 T-cube with 7900 DA
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Thomas G
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: July 9, 2011
Strengths: Looks nice, freewheel mechanism seems to work nice, although loud.Weaknesses: Expensive (since it does not work at all, it's not worth buying at any cost)
Soft alloy in the rims.
Instantly goes out of true.Bottom Line: After less than 100 km the spokes made same strange "ting ting" noises as they started to revolve and the wheel went out of true. This was very obvious since the wheel uses flat spokes; some of them went a whole turn.
After a rather muddy and definitely rainy ride I noticed that the rear brake stopped working. This was due to the fact that almost the whole brake pad was worn down, along with a lot of the brake surface. The front wheel (mavic CXP 22) was not affected the least, even using the same type of brake pad.
I have also noticed some strange dents in the rims which I cant figure out how the got there.
All this together indicates that Mavic uses a way too soft alloy in this particular rim (and maybe hub)
Price Paid:
$140.00
Similar Products Used: Mavic CXP 22, Rigidia DP 18, Fulcrum 7. All of these quite cheap, and all have been bulletproof.
Bike Setup: Merida 901, CXP 22/shimano-something hub front, Aksium rear, BBB cartridge brake pads.
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papyroy
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: May 26, 2011
Strengths: Stiff and efficientWeaknesses: Maybe weight but I'm not a racer.Bottom Line: I just rode the first 40 miles on these new wheels. I swapped them with the original wheels that came with my Felt F90 about 7 years ago. The original wheels never needed to be trued until a couple of weeks ago when the chain got in between the cassette and the spokes. While adjusting the spokes I noticed that the rim had a small crack around one of the spokes holes so I realized I needed a new wheel. I bought these because I'm not a racer and I didn't want to spend a lot for a higher end wheel and I was able to buy 2 wheels for the price of 1.
Maybe I'm still under the effect of the "New Toy" syndrome but my average pace today was at least .5 miles per hour faster than it has been in many years. The wheels felt much stiffer and seemed to put more of my pedal stroke into the pavement as forward motion and I was not as tired as I usually get on the same route. It just seemed to be much easier to ride these then I remember riding before. Also, they stayed completely true as if they were right out of the box.
I did notice that there was very little weight difference between the Aksium wheels and my old no name ones.
(My F90 frame broke a couple of years ago and Felt graciously replaced it with my current F55.)
Favorite Ride: Oahu Century
Price Paid:
$270.00
Purchased At: Incycle - San Dimas
Bike Setup: Felt F55, SRAM Apex Group, Mavic Aksium wheels, Vitorria Rubino tires.
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