[Closed] Easton Havoc Carbon Wheels out

Great. Wonder if they will repeatedly fall apart like the aluminium ones do.

Go on - how much are they?

Great. Wonder if [s]they will[/s] the hubs will repeatedly fall apart like the aluminium ones do.

FIFY

FIFY

Not just the hubs 😉

Do the alu ones have a habit of turning into toast then? I've broken a few spokes but other than the rear hub the wheels have been solid.

Just fitted a set of the aluminium ones! Not what I wanted to hear...

2200 euro so about £1750 right now
Then again I just got the normal havocs off crc for £360, so I'm oot.
You could get the haven carbons on crc for £1000 now, but they are a little narrow. I bet the havocs would be soopoib. I have heard the horror stories too about the hubs...mine were built 04/12 so hopefully...they will be fine.

Just treated myself to the Havoc 35 carbon bars n stem from the US 🙂 Jeepers momma, that's one stiff bar.

You could get the haven carbons on crc for £1000 now, but they are a little narrow.

Fine for a 2.2 Conti/2.5 Maxxis tyre though.

I've written about my issues with them before on here, but in short over a 6 month period I had the first set of wheels which were plagued with the usual hub problems, a recurring freehub issue & a build quality issue surrounding spoke tensions & wheels going out of true.

These were replaced (after nearly a month with no wheels whilst Extra/Easton fannied around deciding what to do) with a new set, which promptly did the same, so they gave me my money back (after another month with no wheels).

I built a set of Flows on DT 240's myself (first wheels i've built) after. 12 months later, including a month in the Alps, 2 Megavalanche's & subbed numerous times for my DH bike I haven't touched them once.

Even if I did, I could wander into any shop and buy off the shelf spokes & replace them myself, rather than farting around sending wheels off for spokes to be replaced if they break.

For exactly the reason described by Hobnob above why would you buy these over an Enve with King/Hope/DT combo where the hub is tried, tested and rated 😕

ah yes, Easton carbon wheels.......
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Why buy carbon MTB rims? They're heavier than the lightest alu ones, and even if stronger than an equivalent alu one they are 10 times the price.

Tubs yes, but carbon clinchers still seem pointless to me

A lot of takers on here then 🙂
I want to try some. Up until they break, I bet they corner real noice.

njee20 - Member

Why buy carbon MTB rims? They're heavier than the lightest alu ones

But not comparable at all on stiffness, width or strength. How much use would you expect to get out of the lightest alu rims on a downhill bike, or even a 5 inch full suss that sees any sort of hard use?

Well, [i]hopefully [/i]on strength anyway 😆 Though TBH with Eastons I'd be more concerned about the rest of the wheel.

Just fitted a set of the aluminium ones! Not what I wanted to hear...

too late to check for posts on here or MTBR then... Easton just have their hub/bearing design wrong. Girly friend of mine has just had her easton road hub bearings fail catastrophically for the 2nd time in 12 months. Every other review mentions hubs loosening and bearings failing. They look lovely and I have haven bar and stem and had considered the half price haven wheels merlin and CRC have both had in the last few months, but even at half price I decided it wasnt worth buying into the potential problems.

My bargepole is staying safely locked up. 😯

Nowt wrong with my Havens. Had them 7 months now and they've just been smashed to bits for a week in Les Arcs and still running good. Scratched, but still bling 😀 No bearing issues whatsoever.

Easton wheels are nice and they work well - but there aftersales service is AWFUL!

Wheels break - they take a hammering - but at least i can buy new bearings, axles, freehubs, spokes and stuff for my Hope wheels everywhere

I've been helping a mate source some freehub spares for his Easton wheels - 10 weeks.

How can a company possibly allow this to happen??

I'm in the market for some XC wheels and seen the massive CRC sale - but i still kept well away

STEER CLEAR!!

ah yes, Easton carbon wheels.......

Is that a DH bike on a DH course? It looks suspiciously like Fort Bill.