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I am looking to upgrade the WTB/Deore wheels on my Felt compulsion. Does anyone have any comment on Easton Havoc wheels? I can get a pretty good deal at the moment.
is it merlin or wiggle that had them cheap? shop around i think most retailers are off loading them.
Both wiggle/merlin are knocking them out for £299 if i remember right.
Great wheels, light, true and strong. Also a bit wider than others, which gives fat tyres a nicer profile, more rounded and less pointy if you know what i mean.
But.....the seals are shite. complete and utter shite.
i ran mine for 6 months through the autumn and winter before the rear was as sloppy as a really sloppy thing. then spent another 3 months waiting for spares from easton (although the lbs is a little "relaxed" so it might of been their fault) ended up replacing them myself.
If I was buying now, I'd avoid factory wheels of any sort, and get a good set of hubs built onto a good set of rims by a good wheel builder.
My pair of hope xc's on mavic 519 rims, whilst not particlularly bling have been going for 5 yrs now, with absolutely zero maintenance, no truing, no new bearings etc.
You can get the Hope hoops with Stans Flow rims from Wheelpro for less than the Eastons, I know which I would go for, they come with the tubeless rim strips too.
I have seen a set of Hope/Flow wheels and they are really nice looking. The only thing that bugs me about the pro II's is the racket they make. How do xc's compare? I know the xc front hub is not available in 20mm.