BaGearA Posted November 4, 2021 Share 13 minutes ago, splat said: You are right. I am too heavy for them. I suppose that I was hoping that the MK4's would be a bit more robust as I was considering them for a gravel bike build with some Hope RS4 hubs. They are no longer on my radar How much heavier is the arch ? I assume it'll handle you just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted November 5, 2021 Share On 11/4/2021 at 12:51 PM, splat said: You are right. I am too heavy for them. I suppose that I was hoping that the MK4's would be a bit more robust as I was considering them for a gravel bike build with some Hope RS4 hubs. They are no longer on my radar There are quite a few rims I'd rather put on a gravel bike, if Crests aren't your cup of tea. For one thing, many gravel bikes are more road focused, and you may want to use the 24h hubs that come with them. In this case, opt for the DT Swiss GR531 - heavier than the Crests but rock solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapunzel Posted January 27, 2022 Share Has anybody been riding the Crest mk4's long enough to comment on rigidity and durability? My 11 month old rear mk3 is like spaghetti with 9 cracked nipples and need to decide if I should pay in for warranty replacement and upgrade (but will either have to replace front at full price or ride mis-matched wheels). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan Posted May 30, 2022 Share It's almost been a year on from the launch of the new rims. Has anyone got some experience to say whether these new generations rims are better than the previous generation? Have they fixed the cracked nipple issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondinator Posted May 30, 2022 Share I've been running the MK4 crests for about 6 months and they seem to be holding up at the moment. All the sets of MK3 crest rims that I had started to crack on the rear by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOBIKES ONLINE STORE Posted May 30, 2022 Share No problems or warranties reported so far from our customers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan Posted May 30, 2022 Share Good to know. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted June 30, 2023 Share On 5/30/2022 at 11:26 AM, Stephan said: It's almost been a year on from the launch of the new rims. Has anyone got some experience to say whether these new generations rims are better than the previous generation? Have they fixed the cracked nipple issue? Not a single instance of a crack at the spoke holes, that I'm aware of, since the Mk4 range was launched. Safe to say they've solved the problem. Also, from my perspective, they're one of the only brands who have a healthy rim stock-holding in SA in all 3 versions (Crest, Arch & Flow) in 28 and 32h versions. I'm busy with an article now explaining their rim range with specs, weights and recommended use cases. Seriously one of the best alloy rim options on the market right now. I'll post a link to the article here once I'm done writing it later today. Mongoose!, Underachiever, El Duderino and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted June 30, 2023 Share Here's the link to that article: https://wheelbuilder.co.za/mk4-rims/ ...and some pics of wheels I've built using the Mk4 range. hboli4, gerriemtb, splat and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted June 30, 2023 Share Nicely done. Those builds look great! (Check your width on the Crest rims) 23 minutes ago, nick_the_wheelbuilder said: Here's the link to that article: https://wheelbuilder.co.za/mk4-rims/ Underachiever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted June 30, 2023 Share 8 minutes ago, splat said: Nicely done. Those builds look great! (Check your width on the Crest rims) Thanks for catching my typo! Underachiever and splat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted June 30, 2023 Share happy with the set of mk4 flow on my hardtail too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26er Posted February 13 Share Just an update,my Crest mk4’s have cracked , Submitting a warranty claim through LBS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrob Posted February 13 Share 23 minutes ago, 26er said: Just an update,my Crest mk4’s have cracked , Submitting a warranty claim through LBS. Can you share some pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26er Posted February 13 Share The wheel is at the bike shop, I might be able to the pics from them. They are thin cracks next to the nipples… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPC Bikes Parts Concept Posted February 13 Share 2 hours ago, 26er said: The wheel is at the bike shop, I might be able to the pics from them. They are thin cracks next to the nipples… Sounds familiar, have had that with Flows, and AMC wide lightning! Do they look similar to these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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