flammobammo

I've been running these wheels for nearly a year, on my carbon hardtail. I've only got one small dent from when I was on the start line of a XC race and discovered I didn't do an awesome job inflating a tyre that was folded up in a box that morning. I think I started the race with my back tyre on about 16 psi, and wow it held up fine for the entire 4hr race through rocky terrain, but just in one hard rocky section, each lap you could *just* (and only just) feel the rim knock the rocks. I guess I'm a light rider at 76kg, and I ride quite lightly, so there's no wonder I only got one small tiny dent. I intended to take them off the bike between races and use my stock wheelset, but I've never taken them off! Now some 3,000km of XC riding later, the wheels are doing great. I did have to get the spokes tightened a few times in the first couple months, but haven't touched them since. I only do small jumps, but I do them fast and I like to ride hard and fast without defying gravity. My climbing times improved a lot as soon as I installed these compared to my stock wheels. I've never had a burp, and run schwalbe racing ralph 2.25 inch tyres at around 29 psi front and rear. I definitely recommend them to any XC racer or rider that doesn't do big doubles and jumps!