ManBearPig

Kid/salesguy at bike shop the other day (paraphrasing): "Bontrager rims are not very good, not very strong, I can tear them up in one ride...[proceeds on unintelligble rant about the lacing pattern and flat bladed spokes] .... I am majoring in physics so I should know..." Obviously, this guy was not a Bontrager dealer.

I was under the impression that Bontrager rims are actually quite good. In fact, based on personal experience, my current and previous bike both had the mid-level Bontrager Race wheels, and after their first truing I have not had to worry about them one bit, even on tough Texas roads. I'm 170 lbs and do b.t. 60-100 miles/wk.

Discuss.

phantomcow2

I was at my lbs and asked him about bontranger wheels he had on a higher end bike (the one he actually rides to work with) and he commented that they are quite nice, though the bladed spokes probably dont make any difference we would notice. The radial lacing pattern works fine. Lets face it your not going off drops with these wheels, and the quality of material is so very high.

sydney

Did he offer ya a hit on the bong?

ManBearPig

Nah, he was more of a techno weenie than a pothead.



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I am not a pot smoker, never touched the stuff, just liked the character and the avatar and username was available.

Serpico

Your comment: "I am not a pot smoker, never touched the stuff, just liked the character and the avatar and username was available"

Please explain, being an Ali G. fan I thought I knew weed slang (I don't indulge either) pretty good.

Oak Park Biker

I have Bontrager wheels and they are absolutely bomb proof. In the last 16 months, they have worked perfectly with 15,000 miles to date. Still true and smooth and I have just beat them to death. I have hit rocks, potholes and other road hazards with no problems. The kid just doesn't know what he is talking about.

ManBearPig

Whaddya mean? The guy above asked me if I was offered a bong hit, I replied no, and mentioned that Towlie just appeals to me for other reasons. Towlie is a pot-smoking towel on Southpark.

slotibartfast

I have Bontrager Selects on my ride and to paraphrase Oak Park Biker, I've also found them to be bomb proof. I'm not a lightweight rider and I've taken them on all sorts of terrain without any problems. I'd have no problems recommending them to anyone. The LBS kid's an idiot.

Serpico

Hehe, okay. Not familiar with the Towlie character. I thought "a towlie" was some kind of slang.

royalflash

just don`t use metal tyre levers with them- the alloy is quite soft and damages quite easily

pjbaz

Yeah, they suck that's why LA and the Postal squad race them.

What a moron.

I have Bonty Race wheels and they're nice so far...until I upgrade to Race X Lite's.
PJ

ronbridal

They don't sound too bad here: https://www.roadbikereview.com/Wheels...90_660crx.aspx

I am even thinking about getting a set of Race X Lites.

pjbaz

You can usually find Race X Lite's on ebay for around @ $400.

PJ

55/Rad

I hate them.

55/Rad
Owner - 3 sets of Bontys and 1 set of Rolfs.

Serpico

Could you elaborate on this a little? I have a pair of these (Race Lites) coming soon.

And I don't care about the 'cool-factor' of more exotic/less popular wheelsets, nor do I care about how ubiquitous Bontrager gear is.

Just looking for opinions RE: performance, weight, durability, etc. thanks

(But maybe you're kidding. Once said you "hated" Lemonds and then listed the Lemonds you own... hmm)

pjbaz

He's kidding...he goes on to state: 3 sets of Bonty's and 1 set of Rolfs.

PJ

blaine

I had a set and thought they were fine wheels

55/Rad

I'm kidding - I love them. I have a set of Race Lites on my commuter - good solid performer. I stripped all the decals off when one started to peel - now they are solid black. Nice.

55/Rad

Kristofferson

Either people aren't reading posts carefully, or are taking this thing way too seriously.

Serpico

Ohmigod! Now what do you mean!

Please explain each and every word in your post. Please give meaning/context for each. Also, please describe the tone you would take --were you to speak these words.

my58vw

I love my Race X lite areos, absolutly strong rims even with my weight... (220 lb). I would say they are bomb proof... alot more than my old MTB wheels...

FLBandit

I have Race Lights on my Lemond and I love them. I'm no lightweight either at 215 lbs. I'm also a bit hard on them as not all our roads around here are stellar!

Dchiefransom

Same here. The Race Lites that came on my Zurich are very nice wheels. I'm back up to 230lbs, and they have never given me one problem.

Kristofferson

the tone I would take would be like a giggling japanese schoolgirl.


Patriots vs. Eagles... this ought to be good

ronbridal

Thanks for the scoop! I'm gonna check right now.