gu trials Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 thinking about getting some trialtech rims for crimbo but not sure on their strength. are they strong ? or known to flat spot ?please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 That depends how heavy a rider you are, apparantly they are similar to Try-Alls if that's any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gu trials Posted December 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 ok thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16 years later Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 I've ridded my rear one for the first time today and it was sooooooo sooooooo great, i really love it. I weight about 16.5 stone, so im pretty sure it will hold up for you. From my first impressions i would say defo get one. I gave it a really good ride and its still perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Shaw Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 They are awesome rims, a good mix of strength, lightness value etc I've had mine for ages now and they are spot on. Front ones with square holes are quite light too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 That depends how heavy a rider you are, apparantly they are similar to Try-Alls if that's any help?You mean they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 (edited) I don't get it? I thought it was pretty clear what I meant. Edited December 7, 2008 by Muel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidehop Stuart Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 I'm getting a rear trialtech sport rim for christmas Hopefully, it will ride well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon W Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 ye ther strong, plenty strong enuff. alho if your worryed about strength it may be worth lookin at the trialtech RACE rim (undrilled version of the sport) it STILL lighter then an echo rim, and in my opinion equally as strong, had mine on ages now, with no flatspots, hold a grind well n all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duck Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 I don't get it? I thought it was pretty clear what I meant. Hes being cynical. As in, they are exactly the same as try-all rims. Which may or may not be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Hes being cynical. As in, they are exactly the same as try-all rims. Which may or may not be the case.Indeed May being the word. They're recorded as the same weight so i doubt the wall thickness anywhere had been changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Indeed May being the word. They're recorded as the same weight so i doubt the wall thickness anywhere had been changed.actually - they have a slightly different profile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 They're recorded as the same weight so i doubt the wall thickness anywhere had been changed.Among all the trials components, rims have the most inconsistent weight of them all. So you can't compare a TryAll and Trialtech by their weight. Indeed the rear rims are the same, the front ones are a bit different. I don't remember the figures exactly but the TT Sport rims weighed between 680-730g. That's 50g difference. Echo SL's are more consistent but I've managed to catch one out which was around 80g lighter than the rest. This inconsistency is quite nice though, if you're a weight weenie you can sort yourself out with a fairly light pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gu trials Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 am not to botherd about the weight but my tryall rim seemed to flat spot and buckle evrytime i did a gap even just riding, but some of the cause is due to my hub being loose :$i have a choice out of waiting for echo rims or getting trialtech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Shaw Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 tryall rim seemed to flat spot and buckle evrytime i did a gap Pump your tire up a little If your not bothered about weight, then the Trialtech Race rim which Damon mentioned will be stronger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_hundley Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 dx32 will be far stronger... I'd like to see you flatspot and bend that easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 (edited) dx32 will be far stronger... I'd like to see you flatspot and bend that easily.They call him FatMike for a reason you know. Youtube Video -> ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"> Edited December 9, 2008 by max-t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_hundley Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 That's fatmike though..And it's drilled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim/Trialsin USA Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 thinking about getting some trialtech rims for crimbo but not sure on their strength. are they strong ? or known to flat spot ?please help The biggest contributor to rim strength is actually the build. Years ago Monty had rims made by Akront. They were very poor quality and material. So poor, that when new I could actually fit 3 or 4 pieces of paper in the seam. As if that were not enough, the nipple holes were visibly varying distances apart! However, most of the wheels on the X-Lites were quite strong.... someone at the factory actually took the time to make sure tension was high and even. Much nicer to start with a good quality rim, but at the end of the day the proper and even spoke tension is the source of wheel strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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