[Closed] New Crank Bros. Wheels

To me they don't represent value for money, but that doesn't stop many.

cynic-al - Member
To me they don't represent value for money, but that doesn't stop many.

They're usually available at a lot less than RRP, and I'm a fan of the looks. Just always been wary after the horror stories about the first gen hubs.

I bet you can buy lighter and more reliable for less.

The reviews I have read from their dropper (including the new one) to their wheels and hubs have been utterly appalling from a lifespan point of view.

cynic-al - Member
I bet you can buy lighter and more reliable for less.

Possibly. I tend to use Hope Hoops as my value mark - if they're about that price, then we can start talking, and have seen these there or thereabouts.

scandal42 - Member
The reviews I have read from their dropper (including the new one) to their wheels and hubs have been utterly appalling from a lifespan point of view.

The Kronolog was/is a disaster, yeah. Never seen a bike product so universally panned on release.

The wheels have clever ideas though. I think that's a big part of the appeal, for me.

CB products are wonderfully marketed, that's for sure.
WRT the wheelsets i just don't see the advantage in the reduced spoke count, and it'll make truing the rim a bitch.
as for the 'impressive' 2-stage anodising process. pfft!
i'm sure the box will be beautiful too. 🙄

Possibly. I tend to use Hope Hoops as my value mark - if they're about that price, then we can start talking, and have seen these there or thereabouts.

Hope Hoops on Crests are 1585g (mine were anyway), and cost less than £300... so half the price, and lighter?

Agree with Al, just don't get it.

So, those massive nipples, does the whole thing have to turn like a regular nipple? How does it not snap?!!?

Like them And was close to getting a set but couldn't find qr ones at a low price. Both crc and on-one are doing them at greatly reduced cost. But I'm not impressed with on-one at the moment.

I've got some 2012 Iodine 3 wheels and I love them. They came on my bike but after 18 months of pretty heavy use they still feel indestructible and are as good as new. I even snapped a spoke once, replaced within a couple of days free of charge and was a piece of cake to fit. You don't have to take the wheel off the bike for a start and of course the tyre stays where it is too.

Best of all, when the spoke was snapped I rode home with no issues. You wouldn't have known it happened really.

I'm well aware of the horror stories and have read some poor reviews of their other wheels but I've got nothing but praise for mine. Maybe I've just been lucky!

As above , I've got iodine 3 2012 and love them stiff light ish and taken all that my terrible skill level and fat arse can throw at them. Obviously look great too.

I cant seem to get a replacement nipple online anywhere? Where did you get yours from painey?

Had a few friends with these including a heavier friend with no mechanical sympathy. All wheels are running like they're out of the box. I like the ease of minor truing and the theory that they are stiffer because they aren't drilled and because of the ribs. The new ones look like a whole improvement over this generation.

I've had 2 pairs over the last year both trouble free and look great on any bike I've put them on.

I got mine from 2pure, the uk distributors. They were very helpful. Link is below.

http://www.2pure.co.uk/our-brands/crankbrothers/

Its still a crank brothers product that includes moving parts......
Not really there forte

Boy they can knit a good T-shirt though!

Its still a crank brothers product that includes moving parts......
Not really there forte

I'm aware of their reputation but myself and several others seem to disagree with you on that one.