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Evening all.Any Problems with the 2012 over the 2013 alloy set,Bearings ,hubs ect.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Kits.aspx?ModelID=85170
Yes........... Mine are for sale on the classifieds for almost ish half the price 😆
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I bought a pair of the slightly beefier havocs over xmas for my Spesh Enduro - I was going to get the havens, but they were out of stock in the 20mm front as the time.
Very happy with them - noticeably lighter and stiffer than the Hope/Mavic XM819 setup I was running before. Not sure they're worth the full RRP, but at £365 a pair I can't find anything to grumble about.
Thanks Rorschach ....Interesting.Iv,e just emailed extrauk,the easton distributor to see if they supply the kit.I know about the problem with the rear hub bearings but if this solves it all the better..
[i]Any reason not to buy 2012 easton haven wheelset[/i]
They are not convertable, so if you buy the wrong setup you're stuck with it - And tbh why not just buy Pro2/Stans, at less?
Ive used the carbon havens for a couple years now and the havocs on my mini-dh bike for a year+ too. Never had any grief with them and much better than my previous crossmax's and Stans Flow's (in summary, I dont trust Stans tubeless, had tyres blow off in berms and landings, I do trust UST and its been bombproof for me)
They are not convertable, so if you buy the wrong setup you're stuck with it - And tbh why not just buy Pro2/Stans, at less?
Just to add to the confusion, depending on the age of the wheels, they are convertable. It gets more confusing if you buy the smaller axle'd hubs (15mm front & QR rear for example arn't convertable up to 20mm & 12mm, but if you go for the bigger hubs they are backwards convertable).
They were plagued with crap bearings from the start which wasn't really an issue in the front hub, but they rear's fell apart. Seems Easton have realised this as they have offered a free upgrade kit to everyone recently. The freehub has a reputation for being a bit fragile for people less inclined to do a bit of preventative maintenance. The later wheels have the revised preload axle system that doesn't unwind itself too.
I bought a very cheap set of Haven Carbons on Ebay as an experiment, the rear bearings were shot (expected). I replaced them with a decent set & they have been untouched since. If I have any freehub issues, i've got a spare Hope freehub in a box i'm going to chuck on them (straight fit).
As for how they are, they just feel like a bloody light & stiff wheelset. I've abused them for a while & they are still as they should be.
You can buy a Stans/Hope set up for similar cost. The advantage of the Havens is you are getting a wheelset with the weight of the Hope/Crest but the strength/tyre options of Hope/Flow.
If I had that kind of money to spend I'd buy a Syntace wheelset.
How about a rim with a 34mm internal width, strength of a downhill rim weighing under 1600g for the wheelset and a 10 year guarantee!!
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Syntace-W35-MX-Wheels-Tested.html
http://syntace.com/index.cfm?pid=3&pk=2460
I had a look at them at The Bike Place show and was very impressed. The Arch Ex/Flow equivalent wheelset with a 24.5mm internal width was only 1450g!