i'll keep this in mind. ERD is 1mm off my current rims, so i could reuse the spokes and just do a straight rim swap.
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i'll keep this in mind. ERD is 1mm off my current rims, so i could reuse the spokes and just do a straight rim swap.
I put a friend on an Inferno 27 last year. He's a hack. Heavy, not smooth, likes to ride hard, and it has held up great for him so far.
so i clicked around some, spank has those oozy trails on closeout for $44 each. msrp is $75. i might have to pull the trigger.
while not great, Cove has the "worst names" category on lockdown.
was already aware of this. while decals would have been nice, certainly not a dealbreaker.
that's what i've heard as well. when i saw the closeout price it was hard to pass up considering what else i was looking at.
bonus is that i'll be able to do a straight rim swap with my current wheels (don't need new spokes), so i'll be able to get them on sooner rather than later.
True.
An LBS owner who sold me my Spitfire told me that the Spanks were kind of easy to dent. So I bought I9s because they were supposedly much stronger, but dented the rear after three months.
I hate to say it, but as much as I despise Mavic freehubs and their wretched excuse for customer service, their rims held up the best from my abuse over the years. But keep in mind I have a long history of destroying rear wheels.
edit: just saw that you ordered the rims, never-mind...
The hubs the mavic rims were originally laced to were atrocious. Bad to the point I cut the spokes out and threw the hubs away.
The problem I have with the rims isn't the quality, it's the weight. They're north of 700g each.
When's the last time you opened up a mavic freehub?
They've looked like every other hub for about 8 years now. At least the higher end ones. I don't know what they put in those 200 dollar wheelsets.
They've looked like every other hub for about 8 years now. At least the higher end ones. I don't know what they put in those 200 dollar wheelsets.
These hubs were older than that.
Yeah those old bushing interface things were shit. But that's ancient history. They're no different than 90% of the other hub designs out there. I've had a set of crossmax sxs since they came out and they're still perfectly fine. I haven't even touched them other than truing the wheels.
2011, Mavic Cross Trail, msrp $600. Freehub body failed repeatedly due to a plastic bushing that wears very quickly. I replaced the freehub and the bushing several times. But cassette play ensued and chain was thrown into spokes and obliterated an XTR drl. Mavic, never again.
Same here, I'm still using a set of 1st gen Crossmax SX. Front wheel is still perfectly true, rear wheel a bit off, but otherwise they have been flawless. Took apart the rear hub after 4 years of use to find the inside of the freehub stil perfectly clean and well lubed.
No remorse, no regret.
My kid was complaining over Memorial Day weekend about a strange noise coming from the back of his bike while coasting fast...
You guessed it - Mavic freehub, circa 2001.
Guess I'll be going BACK into that goddam thing. Again.
i know someone who bent several sets of the i9 rims in a matter of weeks, and gave up on them.
that was my suggestion.I think he really needs crabon rims. Those things don't bend.
He'll probably want to make sure to get a set with the LONGER warranty.
ITS-4 is what you want. I don't know what's on those but they don't have an X in the name so they're obviously sub par.
You know how extreem sportz works.
Needs an X. Usually in the word Max.
The Spank Spike Race28 wheels on my wifes DH bike are the hardest rim profile I've ever had to mount tyres on. I snapped my Pedro's levers (lifetime warranty ftw).
I still haven't tried to take the tyres off to mount them tubeless as mounting them with tubes was so much effort.
My Deemax wheels (2010's I think) have been great at the rims, but the bearing pre-load on the rear hub sucks and always has to be checked before riding.
Ok, just goggled that. Looks like it might last longer than a couple months.
This is the offending freehub:
That is literally the design they started using in like 1998. You got dicked if those really were on some 2011 wheels.
You know how dt swiss 240 hubs work. That's like the equivalent of a dt swiss 12400000
You know how dt swiss 240 hubs work. That's like the equivalent of a dt swiss 12400000
That's the one. Fucking Mavic.Ok, just goggled that. Looks like it might last longer than a couple months.
This is the offending freehub:
Tell me about it, I loved that XTR rear deraileur.
If you really wanna feel like you've been dicked, just call Mavic customer service department. That is of course once you've acquired the unlisted phone number. They wanted me to take the wheel to a Mavic dealer (that I didn't buy them from) and have them ship the wheel to Mavic so Mavic can then tell me how much it will cost to have them fix what is covered under warranty.
I called I9 after denting my 3 month old wheel and they set me up with an RA and discounted price since I love the wheels and am inexperienced with tubeless. And they're only a couple hours away from where I live.
Can't go wrong there.
I'm enjoying the i9s on both my trail and dh bikes. I'm now making it a point to NOT pedal out of turns anywhere, just to make profro scream at the sky at the wasted potential.
I'm enjoying the i9s on both my trail and dh bikes. I'm now making it a point to NOT pedal out of turns anywhere, just to make profro scream at the sky at the wasted potential.
I'm doing enough of that watching mtbing go full retard with flow trails and plus bikes.
Nice attack position right there. Even has some roost going... That guy must be super fast.
Edit: sniped!
Edit: sniped!
Is that an egg sack on its back?
Oh god, I think it's going to reproduce!
A whole new population of matching helmet/glasses combos!
Oh god, I think it's going to reproduce!
A whole new population of matching helmet/glasses combos!
where did you find them at this price? I've been toying with the thought of chinese carbon rims, and I've pretty much decided there's no justification in triple the price compared to these. They're the same weight and quite durable, so that leaves the only benefit "ride quality"... mmmmmyeah, whatever.....
Gravity cartel. Spanks us distributor. Clicked through from their webpage. Quantities were super limited.
26" Pacenti DL31's are on sale for $50 - http://www.pacenticycledesign.com/index.php/products/rims/pacenti-dl31-26-32h-detail