Superstar wheelset?

henryfuller

has anyone used these, or anything similar?
http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=496
what do you think?

70\ʹspenguin

Superb! OMG they are £200 now :shock:

henryfuller

yes i thought they were abit "cheap"

cooldad

Extreme bargain.

arthur_scrimshaw

I bought a pair with crest rims for my XC bike, lovely wheels. I went for the red hubs. freehub makes a nice noise too! One day I may go tubeless but happy with them as they are. Bit gutted as I paid £220 for them but still think that was a bargain. You've got a steal!

tugger

Just dont buy their chain devices cos they are rubbish with a capital R.

warpcow

Got them with Flows over a year ago. They've been good for the price and are still straight and round. Front bearings had to be changed pretty quick, but it was easy. Spoke tensions were also off, but were fixed easy enough. The freehub has also been changed for a steel one as the original had cracked around one of the pawls due to worn bearings (had the same happen to a Hope freehub). Despite that list of stuff, they're still excellent value for money and spares are cheap and easy to get hold of.

henryfuller

ive just bought a set cheers for the advice

tugger

so basically you bought some, they broke, and you replaced them with cheap spares which are yet to break...? sounds like superstar!

cat_with_no_tail

hmmmm, at that price, I'm actually half tempted to buy a set and start a build based on that.

warpcow

tugger wrote:

so basically you bought some, they broke, and you replaced them with cheap spares which are yet to break...? sounds like superstar!

Basically, but to be fair I've had similar/worse happen to more expensive wheels. The only parts that are actually 'poor quality' are the bearings imo. At the time I bought them I couldn't have got the rims alone for less than £140.

rockmonkeysc

tugger wrote:

Just dont buy their chain devices cos they are rubbish with a capital R.

My Superstar Plasma chain device is more effective than my Truvativ X0 chain device for less than half the price. It's a great chain device.

Superstar wheelsets are great. I had a set of Mavic EX721 rims on switch EVO hubs, didn't even have to true them once after several uplift days and DH races. I have now got a set of Mavic XM719 rims on switch EVO hubs, gave them a good battering at the weekend, all looking good. Only took a few days for delivery.

tugger

fair enough, luck of the draw maybe but the ones ive had have been less than useless... such is life

rockmonkeysc

You must have been unlucky. I bought mine because a few mates used them and liked them. You sure you set yours up right?
The only way I think they could improve it is to add a taco bash guard

tugger

i smashed the jockey wheel thing funny enough and also had an xc thing that just refused to work.too flimsy. got an mrp on both bikes now, no hassle ever since

Criller

Just got these with crest rims. Whilst I'm no bike 'geek' the wheels were of good quality. I'm not sure what the fuss is about over the noise of the rear hubs as my evos are near silent. My only concern is the quality of the QR adaptors, a bit 'cheap' in quality but time will tell. I guess at the price I shouldn't moan. Good service from Superstar although pre-sales could have been better.

Clank

Mine arrived in very fair time and seem to be well built - very true and no loose spokes. I'm expecting one or two to creep after a few rides but I've found this with wheels from Mavic and Shimano, so I'm prepared for a 'settling in' period.

The rear hub is spooky quiet, which suits me, and engagement is a lot quicker than the Deore hub they directly replaced. Pleased so far.

pugaltitude

I have a Trek EX8 2012.
It has bontranger rhythem comp wheel set.
Would there be a difference between the wheel sets?

cat_with_no_tail

yes, one set would be bontrager, the other would be superstar.

seriously though. What's wrong with the ones you have that you're looking to improve on? What's the weight like? stiffness? are they tubeless? how many engagement points? so on...

what's your budget like for the superstar set? You can go from about £100-£500

pugaltitude

Im probably going to change the rear hub (hope?) to something better as iv gone through bearings and they are a nightmare to stripdown so might buy new rims at the same time.

Im not a weight watcher but thinking lighter wheels.
Just noticed the superstars and wondered if an.y difference between the sets