Posts tagged with 'wheels'

A combo from two iconic brands - let's see how the Mavic EX1028 rims pair up with Hope Pro5 hubs.

If you rode downhill bikes in the early to mid-2000s, you probably lusted after a pair of yellow Deemax wheels. Good news, they're back! Are these new ones as good as we remember?

Made in the USA by a small outfit in Grand Rapids, Michigan; I've badly beaten these polished PLUS-sized beauties...

Who would buy a set of carbon wheels from Giant? Before you hastily cast these aside, a closer look is in order...

Rims are the latest frontier for carbon and unsurpsingly it's proving to be the toughest application to get right...

What would you expect from Chromag rims? Well they aren't made of steel - but they aren't made of carbon either...

After close to a full year of abuse, Tim is left pretty impressed with the Agent wheelset.

Better but boring brass or slightly lighter aluminum nipples in sexy anodized colors? TLC Bikes has an interesting third option.

These wheels may scare others in the marketplace - and encourage riders to pick up a set just so they have emergency wheels...

Over next few months I'll be bashing about on the Agent wheelset, riding and racing on the toughest trails around

Santa Cruz started with a blank slate with the goal of building the strongest and most reliable wheels on the market....

Sell the bike and quit riding? Downgrade to a hardtail? Swap components for cheaper ones?

WTB's first foray into carbon rims is deep and stiff - and it may not require a second mortgage to pay them off...

Modern rim design, feathery weight and a reasonable price - can Nox Composites deliver on all these promises?

“29er wheels can be prone to feeling a touch floppy with their longer spokes, so the stiff rim and high spoke tension counteract that….”

Here’s your crack at reviewing gear for NSMB. This time it’s the DT Swiss E 1700 Spline Two wheelset in 27.5 or 29.

“Hiding within a nondescript industrial unit in Asheville in North Carolina is an engineering geek’s…”