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Hi
I'm torn between rebuilding my cross wheels with another set of Crests or the new Iron Cross.
The bike gets a fair hammering off road on pretty much all the usual Surrey Hills trails. I ride down drops on it. Don't want the iron cross to just collapse or bend?
Anyone used them?
GB
From what I can see iron cross is a restickered alpine so it's definitely a robustness level below crests. If you race I'd say iron cross but for knocking about stick with what you know, crests.
I know that there is a young female rider (like 13?) who rides on them in CX races and her father swears by them (bike mechanic and frame designer).
The only other experience is the guy I saw at the 3 peaks who had his land cruisers blow clean off his rims on the first gravel section, was unnerving, most likely a human error, not a stans one!
I remember seeing [url= http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/06/24/stans-notubes-adds-disc-brake-road-cyclocross-wheels-plus-wider-crest-ex-rims-more/ ]here[/url] the cross section of the 340, 400 and the iron cross. Might help you make a decision.
that comparison is old 340, new 340 and new 400, the iron cross is about 3mm wider again (and is a 29er alpine rim)