Powered by Outside

Advice on crankbrothers iodine 2 wheelset

PB Forum :: All Mountain, Enduro & Cross-Country
Advice on crankbrothers iodine 2 wheelset

 Post Message | Latest Comment
Author Message
flag adameast1324
Posted: Aug 14, 2011 at 7:34 Quote
Thinking about getting the iodine 2 wheels from crank brothers, good or bad? if bad what other wheels do you recommend?
flag punknicehole
Posted: Aug 14, 2011 at 12:17 Quote
One of the best things about these wheels is there is no uncertain break-in period. This is what in mean. Normally when you build wheels the fact that you got your buddy who is the best wheel builder in the world to build them becomes totaly irrelevent. Why, because the spokes, nipples, and rim eye-lets need to break-in and get seated. This generally happens in the first 3-5 rides. At this point, It is totaly the owner of the wheel to be paying attention and get it back to your truing stand to re-tension the spokes before the owner of the wheels destroys them or puts a big wow in them, that can never be trued completly perfect again. These wheels take this break-in period and throw it out the door.

A) Strait spokes. no bend in the spokes at the end or where they overlap in the lacing. This is two places where spokes stretch and require re-tensioning.

B) No eyelet in the rim. No nipple to seat, and no untensioning of the spokes. This is the weakest point in any rim, l and with the added spine all the way around the rim they are by far the toughest all-mtn. wheel set out there. They weigh a bit more but you get durability out of them. You might have to look at the spoke tensioning after 20 rides, maybe. And vey hard to put a flat spot in them.

Also most people that complain about these rims, complain that the aluminum is to soft and dent easily are running to soft of air pressure. No rim will sustain a direct hit on a square edge.

I've got Iodines on my all mtn rig for two years, I ride the thing like a free ride bike. still perfectly strait. and no spokes coming losse all the time, which is how most people screw up thier rims. THEY DO IT TO THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

I've been riding mtn bike for 25 years, Ive punnished alot of gear. These are great wheels

 


Copyright © 2000 - 2026. Pinkbike.com. All rights reserved.
dv65 0.007939
Mobile Version of Website