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Mavic D521 Silver Rim

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Mavic D521 Silver Rim
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Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 17
RRP: £24.99
Year: 2004

Description: Made from Maxtal. SUP welded, using an arc weld rather than sleeve joint.

REVIEWS

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Luke Stone

Posted: 20/02/01

'one solid rim'

Strengths:
They are light weight & relitivaly cheap price for a good downhill rim.

Weaknesses:
They look quite plain and boring compared to many rims.

Overall:
These rims take a lot of abuse there are so many times that i have twisted a landing of a drop and they have just shrugged their shoulders. Also because of the weight these also make for good extreme trail riding rims. For this price you would be hard pushed to find a better rim. The only problem i have had is the tyre bead popping out of the rim a couple of times when landing a jump a bit heavy.

Performance		100%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

93%

Nathen Fredrick

Posted: 11/03/01

'Good, but not as good as mammoths'

Strengths:
Price, weight, name?!? strength

Weaknesses:
Why are there stress marks around the eyelets, even when new?
Fold when landed on from anything above 3ft,dent real eazy

Overall:
Good for the price, but i would prefer Sunn Mammoths, their wider too

Performance		60%
Reliability		60%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

67%

Tim Derbyshire

Posted: 11/04/01

'good urban rims'

Strengths:
eats kerbs without budging. plain jane looks doesn't say "steal me". price - i got mine for £20 each from Wades

Weaknesses:
having to figure out the length of the new spokes you need when your LBS is not very co-operative

Overall:
if you don't ride for a living, there are two types of rim on the market :- those that work, and those that fold. these are the former.

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

Joe Nickless

Posted: 03/05/01

'Dependable'

Strengths:
Light, strong, reliable.

Weaknesses:
erm... none. Mavic are seen by some as 'boring' but thats just stupid.

Overall:
If you want fit and forget wheels, get D521's. If they are built up well, they'll just need the occasional tweak of the nipples (don't we all) and they'll last forever. And that includes DH racing, freeride, trials etc.

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

Jonathan D Morris

Posted: 23/05/01

'Reasonable and cheap'

Strengths:
Strength, Weight (nowhere near downhill rims), smoothed join.

Weaknesses:
The eyelets can get ripped out if the spokes are over-tightened, i've done it before, get your LBS to do it. Not as strong as CD version. Possibly too thin for some.

Overall:
Okay but if you can afford it i'd go for the CD version instead, especially on full-sus bikes. Good beginners trials rim due to cheapness and strength. Good trials front rim if you want some strength and less weight at the same time.

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

87%

sam ross

Posted: 14/06/01

'UNDERESTAMATED'

Strengths:
THEY ARE SUPERB VALUE FOR MONEY, AND ARE THE STRONGEST RIMS OUT THERE FOR ANY TYPE OF RIDING-DUE TO THE NICE BIG CURVED CROSS SECTION.
PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE NOT AS GOOD AS MAMMOTHS BUT THEY ARE WAY BETTER, AS A FLAT CROSS SECTION RIM (I.E THE MAMMOTH) WILL FOLD EASIER THAN A CURVED CROSS SECTION RIM (I.E THE D521).MINE LASTED FOR A YEAR AND A HALF AND I HAVE HAD THEM TRUED ONCE DUE TO MY CRAP WHEEL BUILDER( THEY WERE FROM ON YER BIKE , IN OADBY, LEICESTER)

Weaknesses:
THERE ARNT ANY I CAN THINK OF EXCEPT
THAT YOU NEED A DECENT WHEEL BUILDER ,ALTHOUGH THAT IS THE SAME WITH ANY OTHER RIM

Overall:
BRILLIANT STREGTH TO WEIGHT RATIO AND CHEAP TO REPLACE IF YOU SOME HOW MANAGE TO BREAK THEM!

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

OLLIE LEAPER

Posted: 22/06/01

'amazin'

Strengths:
i got mine and they are still true.

Weaknesses:
None i know of, though could be wider

Overall:
amazing, best wheels i have had so far. nice price and good performance

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

rob cole

Posted: 24/07/01

'cheap, strong, THE Standard for DH / Slalom rims'

Strengths:
Very strong
Light enough so you can still pedal!
resists abuse
subtle looks
widely available

Weaknesses:
cannot get in 24" !!!
maybe not as strong as those stupidly heavy rims on the market

Overall:
the industry standard DH / Slalom rim. I prefer these to the 321 as you can use them with disc or v-brakes, they're lighter too and that makes your bike able to go up hills after coming down hills. Not much more to say really, but please make a 24" version Mavic!

Performance		100%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

93%

Aaron Poulson (www.trialsin.20m.com)

Posted: 04/08/01

'truely the best rim u can buy'

Strengths:
well errm strong and fairly light, good looking, cheap, hard 2 buckle, and easy 2 true

Weaknesses:
none really, those "stress marks" rnt really stress marks, cause u can wipe em off!

Overall:
classic super rim 4 n e thing!
BUY SOME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

Nick Heywood

Posted: 23/08/01

'Unbreakable'

Strengths:
Bloody strong
Round
Silver
Cheap

Weaknesses:
Heavy, but you get that...

Overall:
I've tried to break these rims for 2 years. TWO YEARS! Can I do it? Can I hell. I want to replace my rims with F519s to shed some weight, but will only do it when I kill the D521s. Which looks like it'll take a LONG time.
Great rims, really.