Lewis Gething Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Been weighing up my options as far as building a 24" wheelset for a trialsy Echo build, and have been contemplating which rear rim I should get. I am curious as to how this Bionic rim performs, in terms of its weight, strength and ability to hold a grind. Has anyone had any experience with these rims or does anyone have any knowledge of them? The design seems to be based off the Try-All No-War rim that I am using on my mod now, which I rate very highly. This site suggests the weight is 628g, which I think is suprisingly heavy looking at the size of the cut outs in relation to other rims. If anyone could help me out that would be cool. http://www.trial-bikes.com/bionic-rear-46mm-p-536389.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 rim designs like that always annoy me. wouldnt putting the spoke holes on the other side make the wheel much stronger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Yup, that's much the same as the onza diamond rear rim. I've got the Zhi stock rear rim in that same profile ( zHi and bionic are one and the same ) its been great for me. Pretty strong and grinds well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlingpowers Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 (edited) Bonz F.T.W. (for the win is censored?), if you do not weigh too much. Edited September 21, 2013 by stirlingpowers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 that rim comes in 26" and is heavy compared with the others of that style think its about 700g i think alot of people are using the neon rims which are cheap and still perform good. http://www.trial-bikes.com/llanta-trasera-neon-24Â’Â’-47mm-p-536397.html?language=en&azx=1440 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkdougie Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 That looks so cool, but heavy for a single walled rim... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Same as the old viz 24 singlewall rim... mine split on every spoke hole on the driveside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted September 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Thanks for all the replies guys, your help is much appreciated that rim comes in 26" and is heavy compared with the others of that style think its about 700g i think alot of people are using the neon rims which are cheap and still perform good. http://www.trial-bikes.com/llanta-trasera-neon-24Â’Â’-47mm-p-536397.html?language=en&azx=1440 I am going to be getting a neon on the front with a disc setup, but my rear brake will be a maggie. How do you reckon those rear Neon rims take a grind? May think about getting 2 Neon rims as they are light, cheap and look great. If these Bionic rims are the same as the old Viz rims then I will steer clear as like Sam said they are reportedly very weak and the metal used doesn't like rim brakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkdougie Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 My viz 2013 was shocking for holding a grind, however managed to get cousts to work on them (tried tnn, heatsink etc with no luck). I'm running a echo tr rim again and I love it, nice and strong and amazing for grinding. for the sake of 150g. I know which one i'd pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted September 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 My viz 2013 was shocking for holding a grind, however managed to get cousts to work on them (tried tnn, heatsink etc with no luck). I'm running a echo tr rim again and I love it, nice and strong and amazing for grinding. for the sake of 150g. I know which one i'd pick. Hmm, well I use Cousts, but Im not really risking it Yeah everyone says TR's are great, I just don't particularly like the look of them or the little bit extra weight, but will definitely be considering them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dd Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 These are terrible for holding any kind of grind. Unless you do it before every ride. Echo are great rims that hold grind for few weeks, although do weigh a ton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Just be cool and run smooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted September 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 These are terrible for holding any kind of grind. Unless you do it before every ride. Echo are great rims that hold grind for few weeks, although do weigh a ton! Looks like its either the TR or another Neon then Just be cool and run smooth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Because rims hold grinds like a beast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Thanks for all the replies guys, your help is much appreciated I am going to be getting a neon on the front with a disc setup, but my rear brake will be a maggie. How do you reckon those rear Neon rims take a grind? May think about getting 2 Neon rims as they are light, cheap and look great. If these Bionic rims are the same as the old Viz rims then I will steer clear as like Sam said they are reportedly very weak and the metal used doesn't like rim brakes Yea avoide viz if your going rim brake. I'm sure these rims hold a grind ok as Kevin Liu uses the 26" versions of these. But personally iv not used them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted September 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Cheers for the advice Dave, think I am going for Neons front and rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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