Higher spoke counts front and rear with the ballistics grade tubeless certified ea90 series rim make.
Do easton ec90 xc have ceramic bearings.
Easton ec90 sl tubulars in nice shape with a few minor scuffs in the decals clearcoat but strictly cosmetic.
Easton ea90 sl road wheel is the undisputed workhorse in the easton high performance wheel lineup.
Easton r4 sl hub with ceramic bearings.
I m not sure what easton would do my expensive ceramic bearing campagnolo cassette compatible freehub r4sl bearings have pitted balls now.
2012 ea50 ea90 slx ea90 sl ec90 sl slx ec90 aero tt use r4 hub.
From the spring classics to rough and tumble cyclocross racing you ll be hard pressed to find a condition where the ec90 sl is out of its element.
If they feel rough and or have excessive amounts of slop they are ruined they need to be replaced.
If the shock load goes above the limit of the ceramic bearing catestrophic failure.
Hub wheel bearing easton r4.
Same echo hub as wheels costing twice as much or more.
Just to be clear i am not interested in a comparison of dt vs easton i roll dt now and know they rock.
Easton ec90 xc hub reviews i ve heard some not so good things about easton hubs and i ve also heard about changes to the late 2011 and all 2012 versions that might be improvements.
I have the stan s iron cross pro set up tubeless with clement pdx 700x33 clinchers for the cross specific trails and decided to mount the clement las diamond pattern tread on the easton ec90 xc 29er for on road pavement use.
Installed new fully sealed ceramic bearings in my ec90 aero wheels.
The bearings in both the freehub and r4 hub should feel very smooth when turned with a finger.
The ec90 sl takes the proven fantom rim shape and scales it down to a shallower 38 millimeter depth.
Overall ceramic is more expensive than steel with a slight performance advantage in limited situations such as full ceramic bearings in the absence of shock loads.
Velomax r4 series ea70 ec70 sl ea90 sl ea90 slx ec 90 carbon.
Easton ec90 sl wheel review therma tec treatment on full carbon rim.
I can t stress enough how important it is to get your hub model correct.
Really tough for how light they are i think they tip the scales at just over 1200 grams if i recall correctly.
I purchased this wheel set as i wanted a second set of wheels for my cyclocross bike.
These wheels offer fierce acceleration smooth dependable braking and impressive aerodynamics.
