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bigbill
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: February 15, 2005
Strengths: Lightweight
Smooth rideWeaknesses: Seal in the rear hub will slide out of place and jam a pawl. Pretty easy to fix.Bottom Line: 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.
Favorite Ride: I live in Hawaii, is there a bad ride?
Price Paid:
$700.00
Purchased At: Competitive Cyclist
Similar Products Used: Spinergy rev-x
Bike Setup: Pegoretti Fina Estampa with 10S Campy.
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fpref
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: December 2, 2004
Strengths: Very good in straight line rides under windy conditions and Comfortable. Quality-price ratio very badWeaknesses: There is serious design issues (2003 mod.)
for strengt on front wheel and cassette, axle, for the back one.Bottom Line: 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?
Favorite Ride: various
Price Paid:
$700.00
Purchased At: Zone HP
Similar Products Used: mavic ssc
Bike Setup: Fondriest carb-level & Dura-ace
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jay75ho
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: October 8, 2004
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.Bottom Line: 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.
Favorite Ride: Cental Park
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At: EBay
Similar Products Used: Ksyrium Elite, Alex, and much tougher MTB hoops
Bike Setup: 96 Trek 5200 Nude Carbon, 2003 Ultegra components, Trans Am Max Saddle,
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David Black
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: May 25, 2004
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 wheelBottom Line: 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.
Purchased At: Clarksville Schwinn
Similar Products Used: Rolf, Mavic
Bike Setup: Kestrel Talon SL with Ultegra.
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Josh550
a Triathlete
from Micanopy, FLDate Reviewed: December 16, 2003
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.Bottom Line: 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.
Favorite Ride: Quintana Roo Zero Gravity
Price Paid:
$1400.00
Purchased At: The Bike Route in Ga
Similar Products Used: Ksyrium, Mavic MA-2
Bike Setup: Quintana Roo "0" Gravity with full Ultegra Spinergy wheels and cane creek head set.
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