What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
The sun rim looks really strong, has pinned spoke holes and appears really well made. The joint on the rim is pretty smooth and doesn't seem to have any issues where they are pinned with excessive brake-pad rubbing at the lip on either side of the joi... Read More
Highlights
Quality
They are very tough and longlasting and usually present few issues
Built up nice and strong and true
That is unacceptable and embarrassing for a wheelbuilder
This eventually led to spoke fatigue and breakage right at those nipples in under 2000 miles of riding
Price
The cost of these rims is so low and i think that this isolated issue was a rare qa glitch but i am taking 1 star off of what i... Read More
Other than that isolated issue this would have been a 5star review because the high value of this budget rim and how tough it is
Competitiveness
I tend to build wheels using the cr18 on most of the wheels i build up for a customer unless they spec out something else like ... Read More
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
built, good, great and joint. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 15 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 12 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive built touring gravel and commuter wheels with these rims
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Never had a rim failure and brake surfaces wear well
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
All have arrived deadflat and round making building easy
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
These came in at 530 grams equipped with eyelets
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Make sure to get new rim tape and a spoke wrench and at least a 6 pack to get you through
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I needed to replace 3 rims on my two 1986 vintage nishiki tria road racing bikes and this rim is too wide for those bikes
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It would would great on my hybrid that uses 700x35c tires however i bought a rim for that bike already so this sun rim would end up being a spare as the rim for my hybrid vintage trek 720 multitrack that i bought has a msw machined sidewall and the sun rim does not
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However the sun rim looks really strong has pinned spoke holes and appears really well made
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