Review of Dimension Rear 27" Formula Freewheel 130mm, 32h, Alexx 2000 Silver

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Ordered these to replace my older 27 X 1 1/4 steel road bike wheelset. these are lighter and very good quality, they use Alex X404 rims and DT swiss spokes, they will last a long time and keep my 1980's boad bike competitive. I took them right out of the box and put them on my road bike with no problems. I even used my original freewheel. the wheel also came with quick release skewers . can't beat the quality for the price.

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The description of this product did not clearly indicate that it was a 1-1/4" rim. The photo of the wheel looked as if it was a 1" wide rim, so I was disappointed when I opened the box. However, it is a good-quality wheel and the packaging said it was built in the U.S., although the components are doubtless made elsewhere. The hub was initially sticky and required re-greasing. Why someone would skimp on grease when packing a hub, I don't know. The cones on the hub were surprisingly easy to adjust. So far (one week) it's been a good city commuting wheel and I think I'd recommend it for touring. We'll see how well it holds up. Other 27" X 1-1/4" wheels of the same specs are available for ~$25. I think this one is a grade better than those, but don't know for sure. It feels really solid and is pretty light for such a big rim. The hub takes an old-style threaded freewheel, which is fine if that's what you want (they're harder to get off than a cassette, but if you already own a freewheel, it'll save you $20).

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I have an old Centurion 10 speed that needed a new rim due to some broken spokes on my old one. This one did the trick. It's nothing fancy but it holds up a 230 lb plus rider. So far so good.

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I have this wheel and the ability to take it off so easily is great. However I ran into a problem specifically on my bike where it wouldn't fit the sprocket, so be careful.

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The wheel does not advertise having high quality DT Swiss spokes, despite some erroneous reviews. If it had, it would have been in LARGE RED BOLD FONT, Flaunting, Bragging, Proudly Flashing! I also know from my personal buying experience (I buy ALL and EVERY wheel on Amazon that claims DT Swiss): such cheap wheels have low quality materials. Impossible to have DT Swiss. Perhaps, later corrections were made to the wheel description, from DT Swiss to something other. In general, this wheel has very low quality chinese spokes which are severely undertensioned and will break, all of them, if your weight is average or above. Undertensioned spokes constantly bend during ride and thus, they will and must break soon. This is my personal experience.