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Jay Miller
a TriathleteDate Reviewed: August 25, 2012
Strengths: Nice look, nice aeroWeaknesses: Mechanically unsoundBottom Line: These wheels have two related problems. The first problem was noticable right out of the gate: hub adjustment yielded either a too-loose hub (wobbly by hand with a tightened quick-release) or a too-tight hub (slack in the chain while free-wheeling). No middle ground, and two LBSs were unable to do any better.
I should have just returned the wheels, but they were still rideable. Roughly a year later at 150-200m/week, the hub tightened up on me even more, to the point where I literally couldn't freewheel without the chain bunching up and hitting the spokes. It turns out the rubber o-ring in the hub assembly had degraded to the point where it no longer held its adjustment, so it tightened all the way up quickly while riding it. I fixed that problem with a new o-ring exactly two months ago, but today the same thing happened again.
Instead of getting another o-ring, this time I'm looking for new wheels.
I'm not sure if links work in these reviews, but you can find a detailed write-up of my latter problem here: http://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/10073 .
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$450.00
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Dogpilot
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: January 6, 2012
Strengths: Easy to adjust, SRAM actually has a manual online. Cool graphics, not stickers. Tough. Great for trainingWeaknesses: Well, they could be $50-100 cheaperBottom Line: When I bought my Colnago, to keep the price down it came with Mavic Aksiums. I really didn't like them, they always felt draggy. So based on some checking around, I decided to try these. I scored a deal on eBay. I was really pleased. They look better, roll smoother and are easy to adjust. The smoother rolling makes for a slight increase in my cruise speed. They hold their true on the mountain roads up here. I have decided to spring for a second set for my cycloross bike.
Favorite Ride: Colnago CX-1 EVO
Price Paid:
$350.00
Purchased At: ebay
Similar Products Used: Mavic Aksium, Mavic Open Pro/Dura Ace
Bike Setup: Colnago CX-1 EVO with full SRAM Red, Vittorio EVO Slick 320
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René Houde
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: April 27, 2011
Strengths: Stifness
Smooth ride
Feel of better aeroWeaknesses: Hmm... Always too expensive?Bottom Line: I bought the bike used for 1k and I used it for 2 summers, 3000 km. I didn’t have any experience before with a bike of that quality. It is hard for me to have references to comment those wheels.
I tried a Marin bike, a Mirinoni and a DeVinci, all aluminum frames with carbon forks (mine has zertz). I live in the province of Quebec, Saguenay, and the roads are often in a bad condition. From those little experiences, I can easily say that the Roubaix is the most comfortable and easy riding that I tried.
My old wheels had a problem with the seals so the hubs got corroded and got kinked from the metals balls that makes the bearing. Another big thing, I experienced some wobbling when I reach 64 Km per hour in a descent. Very freaky when you don’t know about that the first time it happens. After reading about that problem over the net, I kind‘a tamed the wobbling to reach faster speeds (74 Km/h) but with some hesitations instead of thrills. So I took a chance buying those wheels over the net.
I got them within a week, well packed and in excellent condition. On the first try, the difference of stiffness is quite noticeable and they feel smooth on the roll. During the first windy day, I had the feeling that the drafts of winds didn’t slow me down as I’m expected to.
My old wheels worth about 200$ in 2006. It is kind ‘a of an unfair comparison in my sense.
With all that said, I think that they are wonderful wheels and they look great on my bike. The season is just starting so I didn’t try them out in a downhill to check if I still get some wobbling at high speeds. When I’ll get more kilometres, I’ll try to write more feedbacks.
Favorite Ride: Le tour du Lac St-Jean
Price Paid:
$423.00
Purchased At: Total cycling
Bike Setup: Bike: Specialized Roubaix Elite 2006
Groupset: Shimano 105
Old wheels: AClass Alx290
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