Vuelta Excalibur Freeride Wheels
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Looks wide.
I folded one of those over like it was made out of butter. Damn near killed myself in the process. I suppose if you never do anything remotely freeride-like, you might get a few weeks out of them 
Why would you put free ride wheels on a XC rig? 
I had a set on an XC ride of mine.stinkyboy said:
They worked well, and looked OK when i peeled the cheesy stickers off. The Formula hubs they lace into them are noting special. They work, and that's about it. As for why a FR rim on an XC wheel? I'm a big guy, they are passably light, and they are wide enough to run big wide tires which I like on my HT.
The wheels got sold off a while back.
I'm not a weight weenie, and I wanted something stronger than the Black Eye (foreshadowing?) wheels that came stock on my Kikapu (06! - Photos to come). I'm aggressive, but I won't do anything big on this bike, and if they break, bust out another set of Azonic Outlaws! I have a set of Cross Max's, but I have to get them trued after every ride...SkaredShtles said:Why would you put free ride wheels on a XC rig?
Now I'm hungry. For some popcorn.
Cheap pinned rims, I have used some for a while, and they have worked for me, but I don't ride like Echo.
I actually found it amusing that they were called "free ride" rims. I always thought the term was "freeride"?stinkyboy said:
I liked mine until I seriously bent it. But that was after I missed the landing to a jump and endoed. They should be ok for XC.
Mine's held up well so far. I've had it for a good 10months on my rigid hardtail that's taken the abuse of all sorts of dj/urban crap I've thrown at it. Its on a wheel that me and my dad built off of sheldonbrown's website (instructions, never built wheels before this) It's still perfectly true after I did this to my bike.
Got the rim for like $25 from icycles.com I think...
Got the rim for like $25 from icycles.com I think...
ummm....i think theres something wrong with that picture....