Crank Bros XC Wheels
- Thread starter RMB
- Start date
DW-1
Dirt Works
well all I can tell you is that our first delivery (6 pairs) sold out straight away (well all br one pair) and the follow up shipment is ready for shipping any day. (so another week or so)
We'll also have them in the new Champane colour. (as well as the blue).
Willo @ Enduro magazine has a pair for testing at the moment.
Elvis.
(who would kill for a pair of Cobalt in red...)
RMB
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What is the price for a pair of cobolt blue?
(this is just personal opinion)
i wouldnt go with CB wheels, after owning 3 different sets of their pedals and the bearings being shit on all of them, i can't imagine that their wheels would be all that good.
yes they do look good, yeah the spoke design is pretty cool. but yes you can get other wheels that look good and yes you do have to wait for NASA to build you a new spoke when it snaps.
id say go something reliable and easily serviced (and less expensive). hopes/xtrs on ZTR olympics?
similar weight, and easily serviced.
i wouldnt go with CB wheels, after owning 3 different sets of their pedals and the bearings being shit on all of them, i can't imagine that their wheels would be all that good.
yes they do look good, yeah the spoke design is pretty cool. but yes you can get other wheels that look good and yes you do have to wait for NASA to build you a new spoke when it snaps.
id say go something reliable and easily serviced (and less expensive). hopes/xtrs on ZTR olympics?
similar weight, and easily serviced.
k3n!f
leaking out the other end
Food for thought:
"The Cobalts don’t do anything wrong. In fact, they perform perfectly and without fuss; but for all their fancy design and clever technology, they don’t bring any extra performance to the table. When you strip away the colour and glitz, it’s just another wheel."
http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/category/components/wheel-sets/product/cobalt-wheelset-32261
"The Cobalts don’t do anything wrong. In fact, they perform perfectly and without fuss; but for all their fancy design and clever technology, they don’t bring any extra performance to the table. When you strip away the colour and glitz, it’s just another wheel."
http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/category/components/wheel-sets/product/cobalt-wheelset-32261
Just as an aside on warranty in general in regard to wheels.
Is a rim failure ever covered by warranty anyway? How do you prove you didn't do a 10 foot huck, or have a crash or something?
Reubs
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My old boss in canada has been running a set on his race bike since about september last year. He was given them by someone from crankbros when they fist hit the shelves. He races enduro stage races (BC bike race, transrockies, La Ruda etc.),longer XC events and lives on the north shore so they cop quite a workout. The wheels stayed straight (although he is a smaller guy) but he had an issue with the freehub body. After a month or so of riding it developed a slight "miss" every so often. Nothing too major but it did have a slight crunch feel when it would happen. We pulled it off and could find nothing wrong and no evidence of any problem. He chose to use his "ol faithfull" chris kings @ La Ruda (insane costa rican epic) while crank bros sorted it out. As far as i'm aware the problem is fixed and was a one-off as far as they were aware. apart from that I think their quality is fantastic. Yeah the spoke may take a little longer to get then a regular spoke but they are all the same lenght so it wouldnt be hard to get a spare to put in your kit.