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Hello any one running the iodine or cobalt wheels,any user reviews and are they worth the money? Any comments on quality and so on?
I would seriously think twice about spending more than a few quid on anything from Crank Bros
They have a bit of a reputation for making stuff that falls apart long before it's due date
I've not heard anything about the wheels though
indeed thats why I wondered about owners views
Hi Hicksville.
Happy user here. I have the 2009 Colbalt XC wheels, and have used them pretty hard since April. they've been on my XC race bike and on a trail bike. I've now ridden about 1200 miles on them, including 12 elite xc races and two trips to Moab. they've survived 6 foot drops and a few good rock scrapes.
I had a problem with the freehub though; the pawls seized up as the sealing wasnt good enough for the UK, but they've redesigned it now so new ones come as standard and I've been riding along without even wiping them down since mid august.
I would say go for it; I dont rate crankbrothers pedals or headsets, but these wheels are great.
im running the iodine have been for 6 months with not a single problem.
parts if you did ever need them are available .
be warned though even with supplied spacers they won,t take xt cassettes or any of the shimano new ones with a cage.
I have run a new XT cassette on them with no problems at all, no spacer needed. also ran an XTR with no problem, and a few different sram models too.
You could go lighter, or stiffer, or stronger for less money, enhanced reliability etc, why bother?
Cat 1 = Expert surely Chris, and NPS5 isn't 12 races, maybe you'd be a few positions higher with some nice handbuilt wheels 😉