motopsycho

@just6979: I know this is old, but just to clarify... SRAM appears to do exactly the same thing. In your pics you compared a 175mm Stylo crank to the RF ones, but if you had compared that 175 Stylo to a 170 Stylo, you will see that they do exactly the same thing as Race Face. I can't say the same thing for Shimano as I could not find any to compare.

I started looking at these wheels about a month ago, one night about a week ago as I was about to pull the trigger, the price went up for US customers by $60. Price went from $389 to $449, at that price, they are not a good deal. As others have echoed here and in other reviews, a quality set of rims, hubs, and spokes can be had for too close to that price. I was able to find a local builder to get some Straight Pull DT350s, laced to some XM481s for about $500USD. And, the bonus is that they are lighter. I think that if Hunt wanted to remain competitive in the US market, they just shot themselves in the foot. And, to US customers, it seems like you are screwing only us. As, the GBP pricing only went up 10GBP, £339 to £349. So, US customers got a 15.5% increase, while British customers got a 2.8%? No thanks.