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Velomax Vista SL/Easton

Old 09-30-05, 01:11 AM
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Velomax Vista SL/Easton

Has anyone had any good/bad experiences with these wheels? I am looking for a value for money light-ish option for everyday training. Thank you!!
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i swear people ask this question just to promote mike garcia... I bet this is grasshopper! Or perhaps mike garcia himself! bah!
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the easton circuits are awesome. i just bought a pair for $270 from nashbar no more than 2 or 3 months ago. bullet-proof!
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Originally Posted by elbunta
Has anyone had any good/bad experiences with these wheels? I am looking for a value for money light-ish option for everyday training. Thank you!!
I have the Vista SL's and they've been great so far after 800 miles or so. I got them new for around $210 on ebay...
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I have the Vista SL's and they've been great so far after 800 miles or so. I got them new for around $210 on ebay...
+1 except my Vista's came factory on my bike. I have 1000 miles on them and they have been rock solid.
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My Cervelo tri bike came with them. They seem fine to me even though the specs have them as being a little heavy. I have Ksyrium Elites on my road bike. They seem about the same.
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Originally Posted by shimanopower
i swear people ask this question just to promote mike garcia... I bet this is grasshopper! Or perhaps mike garcia himself! bah!
Hey man it is Grasschopper not Grasshopper.

And no that wasn't me...plus you have to give me credit I have had a lot of restraint lately on this topic. I still think hand built is a better value than just about any botique wheel.
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i've put a 1000 miles on a pair of vista sls and they have been trouble free. They have a 30 mm rim depth which seems to have some aero effect (perhaps only in my head). They roll really smoothly (perhaps just because all new hubs do). In general.... I like how they feel.
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Velomax builds some solid wheels. They work great for training I've found. Very low maintenance.
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Thanks all for input. I'm not too worried about weight as my current MA3s are heavyweights in comparison.
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My Burley has Velomax Vistas on them. They're rockin' wheels--seem to be putting up with Kansas City streets and Michelleish abuse. My only gripe is that innertubes them with the super-long valve stems are too expensive, so I am using the cheaper tubes with a valve-stem extender.

That, and you really should peel the decals off them when you get 'em. Those decals put the butt into butt-ugly.

They're surprisingly easy to change a tire on. I've had both the original Vittorio Rubino tires on, then I had to replace the back tire due to an inhospitable bit of construciton debris slashing a hole in the original tire, and I put on a Torelli of some description (same size 700x23) with no problem whatsoever. With the deeply flanged rim, I thought it would be hard to coax a new tire on, but it slid right on like it wanted to be there.
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I bought a set of Velomax Vistas from a guy who took them off of his Cervelo P2. They are so rock solid it's not even funny. I'm thinking about selling my Ksyrium SLs and getting either Easton/Velomax's Tempest II or Orion IIs, that's how impressed I am.
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Originally Posted by Medpilot
+1 except my Vista's came factory on my bike. I have 1000 miles on them and they have been rock solid.

+2 No problems with mine at all. My Vistas were OEM and I was going to upgrade then till I figured there was not much point in it.
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