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Mavic D521 (2003)

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Weight: 590 g
Drilling: 32 or 36 Width: 28 mm

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Mon Sep 15 2003 Reviewed By: Robert f (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths strong and light Weaknesses none Similar Products Used a lot Review ive got the cd version on the back and have hit it hard on a lot of drops,often after one of these landings i would look around expecting the rim to be bent but its never ever broke one heck of a strong rim ,light and not to expensive!!
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Tue Oct 28 2003 Reviewed By: mark collinson (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths lite chape Weaknesses mine creased Similar Products Used ddg tango, sunn maoth Review i did a 6ft drop and it eged the rim i recommend these for natural, as they are reasonably lite and sort off strong, i would try 1 again as mine was off my dads bike about 3 years old.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Wed Jun 30 2004 Reviewed By: woodie doo (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths light, bombproof Weaknesses not wide enough for low psi/natural etc Similar Products Used many Review i love this rim. i got it second hand about 3 years ago and used it for learning trials/jumping a little/street throwaround kinda bike. sold it with my xc bike and as far as i know it is still going strong. apart from building it on to different hubs now and again it practically never needed truing. i'm not sure if i flukingly got an extra-uber-mega d521 but i have been impressed with the hardiness, especially for the weight. that said, i sold it and bought an echo rear rim because the 521 was not wide enough to run a comfortable PSI on natural without rolling everywhere. since i got the wider rim my natural riding has improved to no end. without having a clue on the price, i would rate my d521 5 stars for urban riding, but only 2 or maybe 3 for anything on rocks.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Thu Apr 08 2004 Reviewed By: Damon groom (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths nice brake surface Weaknesses bad in the wet on v brakes Similar Products Used none Review the mavic D521's are the rims to get if you are just starting to ride and really light and strong.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Sat Sep 18 2004 Reviewed By: KP Martin (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths super strong, super light, excelent braking surface with plaz pads Weaknesses kinda pricey Similar Products Used dm 32, dm 24, rhyno lite. Review these rims are the best i have ever ridden on. Havent had to true them yet. They have taken drops of 6+ feet to flat concrete, with ridiculously low tire pressures and are still perfectly true. Totally worth the money, i have a friend who rides a norco team trials he has broken a frame every year but kept these rims for 3 years. That says something doesn't it.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Sat Jan 24 2004 Reviewed By: Jonny (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths Strong, fairly light, Weaknesses brake area is slippy on standard black magura pads Review I just got dis 521 on a dmr revolver about 5 months ago. I have done 9 foot drops n its is still perfectly true.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Sun Apr 04 2004 Reviewed By: tom (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths very strong, light Weaknesses none Similar Products Used sunn mamouth Review i think that this rim is great its been really strong and stayed in true ive rimed it alot and it hasnt dented it is also really light which is a added bonus. best rim ive ever tried
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Wed May 25 2005 Reviewed By: fat boi (anon) Rider Level:
Review they are the best rims ever!
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Tue May 11 2004 Reviewed By: Sebastian Doughty (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths Everything, Ceramic Weaknesses Nothing Similar Products Used EX 721 Review Twas a great rim! Mine got knicked so what can i say! It must be that good!!! Yeh its great I learned how to ride trials on one of these on a deore lx hub. Very strong.!!! Yeh (Colchester England)
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Sat May 15 2004 Reviewed By: Chris H (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths very light, and strong Weaknesses bit narrow Review very good trials rim, light and strong, mine is still true after a lot of beginner street riding, the only problem is it is a little narrow for my koxx
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Tue Nov 09 2004 Reviewed By: nick (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths good rim one of the strongest ive come across, good weight also Weaknesses none Similar Products Used planet x lmf,try all Review This is a great rim, very strong quite light, very good, never buckled any of mine. I have had three in total would recommend to any trials biker.
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Tue Jul 12 2005 Reviewed By: David Lynch (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths strong, double walled rim Weaknesses narrow. Similar Products Used mavic 721 Review always used these rims...only managed to fold one and i cant believe i did do that!! excellent rims for trials...they are quite light aswell
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Mon Nov 14 2005 Reviewed By: matt (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths double walled Weaknesses Too flimsy bent like a peice of paper Similar Products Used mavic x221 Review these rims should be used for a barbacue rather than on a bike they are too weak. i had these laced onto a hope big un hb with super cop dt swiss spokes and i recon the spokes are stronger than the rim.
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Fri May 19 2006 Reviewed By: Chris Mansford (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths Super Strong Weaknesses None spring to mind Review These rims have lasted through a mixture of riding (Downhill, Cross Country and trails)and suffered little wear and tear. Whereas other rims have buckeled these have never needed repairing. Would highly recommend to any rider. They even outlasted the internals of the Deore LX hub which failed due to my style of riding.
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