Anyone running $140 chinese carbon rims for DH yet? light-bicycle.com

[thad]

Anyone running these rims for DH yet? Seem pretty similar to the ENVE am rims, and only $50 more than Flows or EX500s....
http://www.light-bicycle.com/wider-m...inch-rims.html

[dilzy]

hmm, that's cheap enough to build up a wheel and put it in a test rig. Wouldn't be running one until I test it in a rig.

[saruti]

it hurt's me just to think about a front wheel crash ....

[thad]

Some guy did some basic stiffness tests on the 29er version of this rim. Same rim profile.

http://forums.mtbr.com/9017701-post435.html

[captainspauldin]

Some guy did some basic stiffness tests on the 29er version of this rim. Same rim profile.
http://forums.mtbr.com/9017701-post435.html

Interesting, stiffer than roval carbon rims.. Sounds promising?

[jonKranked]

i've got some of the el cheapos on my xc bike. not from this supplier, but another one. so far i haven't had any issues. been running them all spring.

[Sandwich]

because china

[jonKranked]

because china

china illinois?

[Jim Mac]

China white?

[jonKranked]

big trouble?

[baca262]

i'd put one in the rear to see how it fares...

[dropmachine.com]

i'd put one in the rear to see how it fares...

[BmxConvert]

I got some Xainen 38mm carbon clinchers for my road bike. I laced up a set of 50mm carbon clinchers from Xainen for a buddy and he loves his. The common consensus is that they are for nicer than the Reynolds carbon rims. I haven't ridden mine yet as I'm still waiting on parts, but I'm down to be a guinea pig on the wide carbon clinchers for my Blur TRc.

[Sandwich]

[meepmeep]

I just got off chat with 'nancy yu' and it will cost 490 USD for built wheels (20mm front axle, 135x12 rear axle). Apparently they won't be ready for shipping until next week because so many people have been ordering them. How's that for customer service?