corkiCycles TOPO Mountain Bike Wheels, 26’’27.5’’ 29’’x1.5-2.6 Inch (Thru Axle, Dual Disc Brake, Aluminum Alloy)

The media could not be loaded. Got these wheels for testing purposes. These are great wheels for the entry level rider. They are tubeless ready. The width allows for tires up to 2.4" wide, however now days tires are getting wider and they should add a wider option for these. It would also be a good idea to add boost width options as well so that could fit on my downhill bike. I put them to the test on some of our more rugged trails here in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I even did a few drops with them. They held up just fine to the beating and banging around of Raccoon mountain trails. I don't see any signs of damage and they haven't made any creaking or rattling noises yet. These seem like a pretty good wheelset for under $300.

Needed a rear wheel, 29 inch, capable of running an 11 speed cassette. Thought this was a quick release axle, but it was a thru axle. Had to return it. Cost $12 to do so. I think going to an actual bike shop is better for reasons like this.

Really decent wheels that trim nice and true. They look great too. Where I'm torn and ding points is the whizzzy freewhub. It's loud. As in "don't ride next to me you angry bee" kind of noisy. I stopped pedaling by a bus stop and the ratchet sound scared a sleeping homeless guy so bad he fell off the bench. From past experience this can be dulled down a bit with a different gear set or by greasing more. I've paired this with an 11 speed cassette that rings it out louder than I'd like.The blue plastic strap around the hub proved too much of a challenge for me to get a tubeless seal. I replaced it with gorilla tape and all is tubeless and well.This comes with a spacer which I needed to use with the 11 speed cassette.

Great tubeless wheel replacement. Easy install pretaped

I tested the 26in ToPo wheel set. Some of the good things to note: These wheels are engineered with cartridge bearings, which means at some point I can replace the bearings and keep on riding. The rear hub uses the 6 pawl design (similar to Stans wheels), which too can be serviceable. The wheels arrived with no wobbles or flat spots, they arrived tubeless ready with the inner rim already taped and with a Shimano free hub body I was able to put a 10 speed cassette on the free hub. If you're on the picky side the rear hub is pretty loud. The rotors I had from another wheelset attached easily.CONCERNS: I would recommend to anyone, research the specs of your bike, before you buy. notice these are thru-axles, not skewers. make sure that you know the dimensions of your rear hub and purchase the correct sizing/spacing. Another concern I have is durability. I have done 6 rides on the set and they are still somewhat true but these rims are light, I am an advanced rider and have taken them over jumps and drops and so far so good but I would rate durability at a 3.5 out of 5. Price point is hard to beat, for the current price of 240 bucks you can get a wheel set! Not just a rear wheel. My hope is these will last 2 seasons. I ride almost all year round in the pacific northwest where mud, rain and sand beat on components, so the serviceability of these hubs is a big positive. I ended up opting for the 26 in wheels as It's extremely challenging to find a set of 26 in wheels anymore. In summary, I think the price point, the serviceability of the hubs and the quality make this a great deal for the price. I would recommend these to any cross country mountain biker and casual all-mountain biker. Perhaps not the best for freeride/downhill.

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Coming off of a Chris King/Sun wheel set, I have to be a little less critical than I would normally be, considering this entire wheel set costs half of just one of my hubs does. With that in mind, I was actually impressed. They perform well.. Little flex on the trails and engagement is smooth and tight. If you were thinking of running this wheel set with V brakes, don't. These are designed for disks and don't have the thicker material around the rim for pads to grab. They also have graphics all the way around. I though the quality of the graphics made the wheels look a little cheap and removed them. Without the stickers, they fit right in with more expensive wheel sets. They are extremely light weight, lighter than my pro downhill wheels by a good amount. I haven't cased anything hard but I also haven't been easy on them and have not gotten any appreciable bends. New, they spun true as could be with barely 1mm of deviation.They aren't as good as my wheels which run 5x the price... but they are certainly more than 1/5th as good. I'm starting to prefer this wheel set because I don't have to care about it as much and it performs so well... Very good backup set for an avid rider, even better main wheel set for a novice or intermediate skill leveled ride.

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