My new wheels...

[Rawhead]

So I bit the bullet and bought a new set of wheels. I bought a set of Spinergy Xyclone Discs. Here are the stats:

SPOKES PBO
FRONT 32
REAR 32
LACING 2-Cross
RIM Ultralight, welded disc-specified 23mm rim
CLINCHER/TUBULAR Clincher
HUBS Custom CNC machined 20mm/QR Convertible Front Hub
AXLES Aerospace grade aluminum
FREEHUB USA-made aluminum body and pawl carrier
COMPATIBILITY Shimano 8/9, International Standard rotor mount
SIZE 26"
WEIGHT 1695g

PBO Fiber Spoke Technology. Every PBO spoke contains over 30,000 strands of polyphenylene bensobisoxazole fiber, delivering 3-times the strength of stainless steel at just half the weight.

Finally had them mounted up. I rode on them for a bit yesterday and I could feel the difference immediately. They roll smooth and quiet and the PBO spokes seem to help reduce not only weight, but vibrations. So far, I'm very happy with them. These babies are stout! I just need to adapt my computer spoke pickup to fit the fatter PBO spoke. Here are a few pics:

[Kid A]

good stuff (and great meeting you the other day). I know you were anxiously awaiting their arrival. in regard to larger spokes and mag pickup sounds like your ready for a garmin and get rid of the old skool puter

[Rawhead]

I'd love a Garmin... I've been eyeballing them on eBay looking for a sweet deal. It may very well be my next purchase. Then I'll become a Geoladder nut!

[Rob]

Looks good!

How fast is the engagement? How much are replacement spokes?

They seem to get good reviews on mtbr.
http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Wheelset...t_125348.shtml

[station]

what did these run? $$$?

[autoduel]

Very cool, definitely saved some weight over the sun/ringles. Just make sure the mag pickup doesn't have any sharp edges to cut into the spokes.
Hope to see you on the trail soon.

[Rawhead]

How fast is the engagement? How much are replacement spokes?

I'm not sure if the hub is 12 or 24 point engagement... but it feels very crisp compared to my old one. Not sure on the price of the spokes. I can't seem to find them anywhere but the manufactures site. One cool thing is they offer them in Black, White, Blue, Yellow and Red. Almost went with red...

what did these run? $$$?

I picked them up for just over $500 shipped and taxed from Beyondbikes.com

Just make sure the mag pickup doesn't have any sharp edges to cut into the spokes.

Good tip... I'll be sure to keep an eye on that. Thanks!

[MTBBill]

I have about 7,000 miles on a set of those. They rule! Considering how light they are I'm amazed out how much abuse they take. I had about 5,000 miles on them before I needed to true them. (They were still good, just not perfect). I had some much crap around the threads from going through water and mudd and other trail gunk, I broke the nimple because I went straight to trying to tighten. Learned the tip to loosen then before you try to tighten them. Especially if you have a grunch-o-miles on them already.

[Krztaco]

Nice wheels bro...I'm glad someone stepped outside the box....I'll take a look at those as I'm in the market for some wheels too.

KRZ

[Bryguy17]

these are sweet wheels. a friend of mine has them on his race bike and they looked sweet. The machining on those hubs is a work of art in itself

also iirc, i think that spinergy used hadley internals on its rear hubs (at least the later models), but i could be wrong. if so, they're that much better

[Rawhead]

Originally Posted by Krztaco

Nice wheels bro...I'm glad someone stepped outside the box....

The whole bike frame is kinda outside the box... so I figured I'd stay with the "different" theme While I dig the "King Bling"... I wanted something a bit more unique.

[Docklobster]

Is anyone else riding these? I was thinking of upgrading my old spinergy spox rim brakes to the new xyclone?? I think they offer a trade in discount.

[BrewMaster]

congrats on the new wheels.

just a word of caution, polyphenylene benzobisoxazole is not light stable and tends to degrade over time, hence why it has been decertified for use in bullet proof vests. any nicks in the external coating could lead to damage by light. i am not sure what type of resin and external treatment they use to make those spokes, so perhaps they have overcome this problem.

[Dizle]

mmmmmm new wheels......its nice!