Looking to upgrade wheelsets on my lefty, 120mm suspension bike. I am about 175lbs and ride ~200 trail miles per month on mostly cross country type conditions, with occassional 1-2 ft drops and a fair amount of rock/root dodging/jumping. There is a single 6ft ish drop that I ride occassionally, but it lands on a downhill slope and tends to be a rather smooth landing. Currently riding the OEM Mavic 317's that came with the bike and I would like to improve a bit on the rear hub (blah shimano stuff), wheel stiffness, and dropping a bit of weight is a bonus. I definitely want a UST type system. I see that the 2011 Crossmax SLR is going for fairly reasonable money and it seems like a nice option that should work OK for me. Opinions on this wheelset for my application? Suggestions for something else that meets my needs and has a sub $1000 street price?
I'm rockin' '11 SLR's tubeless on my RZ 120 that sees similar duty to yours. I weigh about 50 lbs more than you, however. Zero issues in 6 months. Have not needed to true them or anything. Very stiff/durable XC wheel, with no weight limit.
The one issue the mavics do have is a weak plastic bushing in the freehub body that wears and develops play quickly (this has ben fixed for '12). The fix (hubdoctor bearing conversion) is $45 and is said to be MUCH more durable than the mavic plastic.
Great XC wheels for the often heavily-discounted price. You can get something cheaper of similar lightness from elsewhere, but it wont be quite as stiff/durable or convenient/easy to set-up (full UST).
I went ahead and ordered the SLR's and a pair of psycho genius UST tires. Hopefully I'll have as good of luck with them as you have and like the new tires.
Wheels showed up Friday and tires showed up today, so I went ahead and got everything put together. I am glad that I went with a UST style rim and tire because the mounting of the tubeless tires was far simpler than even mounting tubes. I was out in the garage, mounted the tires, and cleaned up with 2 leak-free tires in under 15 minutes. Slip the tires over the rim, dump in some sealant for good measure, put a standard floor pump on the valve, and pump for 25 seconds. A few pops and those suckers are mounted solid. Done deal. Overall, I think that they look good and feel light. We'll see what they ride like around midday tomorrow.
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