7-24-08 // Tested: FSA Gravity Wheels Testing the 2500-gram Gravity's strength was pretty simple: I tried to break them and I couldn’t. After many weeks of negligent boulder-plowing, all I got was a broken frame pivot bolt and a feeling that maybe I’m not going big enough.
7-23-08 // Tested: Bontrager Rhythm Elite 29 The engineers who created the 1,950-gram Rhythm Elite 29er wheels gave them an extra-fat 28-millimeter rim profile. They’re certainly not the stiffest wheels on the planet, but I almost forgot these wheels are a bit heavier than standard 26-inch hoops.
DECEMBER 26th: Sun Ringle 8 Track We slammed these wheels into dishwasher-sized boulders and cased them on big jumps without a shred of finesse, ride after ride. They tackled staircase hucks, step-ups, step-downs and tabletops without incident.
TESTED: Magura Freeride Disc Magura's Freeride wheels are built by hand in Germany, using 32 double-butted DT spokes and DT Hugi FR hubs from Switzerland and Mavic’s XM321 rims from France.
TESTED: Bontrager Big Earl Wheelset Thrashed at all the North Shore’s main attractions, the Big Earls pulled through without a wobble. Day after day, they were stiff, stout and bomber.
Mavic Cosmos Road Wheelset When it comes to a pound for pound improvement, a fine set of wheels is arguably the best upgrade you can buy for your bike.
7-24-08 // Tested: FSA Gravity Wheels Testing the 2500-gram Gravity's strength was pretty simple: I tried to break them and I couldn’t. After many weeks of negligent boulder-plowing, all I got was a broken frame pivot bolt and a feeling that maybe I’m not going big enough.
7-23-08 // Tested: Bontrager Rhythm Elite 29 The engineers who created the 1,950-gram Rhythm Elite 29er wheels gave them an extra-fat 28-millimeter rim profile. They’re certainly not the stiffest wheels on the planet, but I almost forgot these wheels are a bit heavier than standard 26-inch hoops.
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7-24-08 // Tested: FSA Gravity Wheels
7-23-08 // Tested: Bontrager Rhythm Elite 29
DECEMBER 26th: Sun Ringle 8 Track
TESTED: Magura Freeride Disc
TESTED: Bontrager Big Earl Wheelset
JULY 26th: TESTED Mavic CrossMax XL Wheels
July 11th TESTED American Classic Disc 350 Wheelset
Mavic Cosmos Road Wheelset
