robdamanii said:
2600+ grams for a set, without skewers.... Damn. You could get a set of crossmax's and have enough weight left over to carry a spare rear wheel.
New fork or new wheelset???
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2600+ grams for a set, without skewers.... Damn. You could get a set of crossmax's and have enough weight left over to carry a spare rear wheel.
robdamanii said:
I'm taking my first real ride on a fox talas XTT tomorrow...I hope it was worth it. It replaces a minute 1:00 on my Talas switchblade. I liked the minute and if my test ride around the neighborhood is any indication I'm going to like it.
robdamanii said:
Only one bike doesn't have a platform fork, and I never use it. The adjustability, I use every ride.
Reactor said:
I assume you are talking about the shimano hubs. The hubs come with skewers so I'm pretty sure it is part of the listed weight unlike most hubs.
That might be a good idea after talking to a buddy about two of his rear rims imploding.*Reactor said:
*OK he only ripped some spokes out of the rims but mavic wouldn't cover it, and the local trails are pretty smooth.
I had the hopes laced to 729's for my intense... they are pretty damn sweet.. i am a big rider and these take more abuse then I can dish out...
you can go with the 829's if you want tubeless...
its an expensive wheelset but well worth it
strong, light , cheap ... pick two
you can go with the 829's if you want tubeless...
its an expensive wheelset but well worth it
strong, light , cheap ... pick two
how's the odds n endos guy in terms of prices? I don't know much about wheelsets and pricing. I know we have a local builder at my LBS. Not sure what he charges
From Universal Cycles:bluebug32 said:
Mavic XC717 Rims(silver) = $65 x2 = $130
WTB Race Disc Lite hubs = $80(f) + $154(r) = $234
Spokes(double butted) $0.59(sil) to $.0.99(bla) each x 64 = $38 to $64
Total = $402 to $428 for parts
Odds and Endos = $384/pair
His prices are good.
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Never had one problem with that combo. I rode them for a couple of thousand miles even.Reactor said:
I think Beth will get the Crosslands for our anniversary (one wheel per year), and I'm still TBD.
Wumpus said:
Trainwreck stuck the back wheel of his bike in the rear wheel whell of his truck....then decided he needed to back up, rolled back untill he heard a popping sound. Was able to retrue his wheel and go on the ride. They replaces the spoke(s), I believe for nothing. He had Crossmax XL. I know several people with Crossmax's and the only problem I've heard of is one ruined freehub bearing from the 24 hours of the old pueblo mudfest, hurricane, and icestorm. Generally Mavic products are pretty solid, if not always the state of the art they'd have you believe.
I don't know, maybe your buddy caught some one at mavic before they had their morning coffee? Or the bike shop he delt with was lazy? Or he just had some bad luck. In the same vein, I hear of all types of problems with Beyondbikes.com, but they have never done wrong by me, they've even bent over backwards, and gave me a custom build on my Chrisking/mavic rims, at the stock prebuilt price. They made a minor billing mistake once but fixed it in about 10 seconds when I talked to them.
Wumpus said:
In all fairness you are probably right, I've never seen a shimano hub that didn't have shimano skewers, jenson was just too lazy to put it in the product description. A set of skewers are about 100 grams, give or take a little.
robdamanii said:
Crosslands are pretty decent wheels, they spin well, work on disk and rim brakes and are pretty strong. I think you'll be happy with the choice.
Reactor said:
we looked at theese in Rob's LBS yesterday and they look pretty decent and of course the silver will look hot on my frame too!
bluebug32 said:
Cool. I think you'll be happy with them, and you'll have the option of easily going tubless if you want. I recommend UST tires and Stan's, but I live in the lans of cactus and goat head thorns to take it with a grain of salt.