Anyone else running D521 on an XC bike?

mechagouki · May 16, 2011

I recently got given a nice set of Mavic D521 rims laced to ATAK cartridge bearing hubs, and think I'm going to put them on the Xizang. I know these were sold as an early downhill-specific rim, but they are lighter than my Araya RM17/XT M735 wheels - anyone else running these as an XC rim?

IbocProSX · May 16, 2011

My 521's are doing just fine on the (modern) Spot for a bit of sturdy XC:
Probably over the top for my riding, but they are very nice high quality rims.

http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/500/medium/pasen_018.jpg

Enjoy!!

Barneyballbags · May 16, 2011

In my opinion, 521s were one of the best rims that Mavic ever made. It's testament to their quality that they're plenty light enough to use on a XC bike, but strong enough for Peaty and a few others to use on their DH rigs back in the day.

Use them

Broady · May 16, 2011

Yeah I used to swear by these for DH, laced to red bulbs was probably my favourite wheelset ever.

taffy · May 16, 2011

I had 521 ceramics on M950 XTR hubs on my dekerf teamSL (i miss that bike) purely as i couldnt get 217's in ceramic. A fraction heavier but a pretty hardy wheelset.

Barneyballbags · May 16, 2011

Broady":2igab72g said:
Yeah I used to swear by these for DH, laced to red bulbs was probably my favourite wheelset ever.

Exactly the same wheelset as I used to use! 521s, red Bulbs, straight gauge DTs, Maxxis High Rollers and Hope DH4s

Aaaaahh, memories! 521s rock

jimo746 · May 16, 2011

yep, I'm using D521's with LX hubs on my Dyna-tech xc bike (see sig), they seem to be wide, strong, and not overly heavy, they were intended as a short term stop-gap measure until I got some lightweight xc wheels but tbh I'm going to keep using them. They even have slicks fitted half the time for road work

Drencrom · May 16, 2011

Ran/run 521's and prior to those the 121 on a few bikes, and agree with the above. Fantastic rims for durability, and given the longevity, they were great value.

orange71 · May 16, 2011

Yes, used them for a while for XC laced to XT hubs. Very strong and hard-wearing, but on the heavy side.

cornholio's RC200 · May 17, 2011

I ran them with CK classics on my Proflex. didn't budge a mm whilst still being (comparatively) light. Excellent in my mind.

Anyone else running D521 on an XC bike?

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