Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset Review

Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset Reviews

Review score: 9.5/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £283.99 – Save 53% (RRP: £599.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset worthy of a review score of 9.5 out of 10.

Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset Review


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Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset features

Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset specs

Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset
Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 6387

Spec 2

Size: 135/142mm

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 2

Spec 3

Wheel Size: 29″

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 216

Feature 1

Material: High Performance Aluminium

Other Wheels found with this feature: 2

Feature 2

Inner Width: 30.5mm

Other Wheels found with this feature: 5

Feature 3

Outer Width:35mm

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Hole Count: 32

Other Wheels found with this feature: 8

Feature 5

Valve: F/V Presta

Other Wheels found with this feature: 26

Feature 6

Rear Hub: 12×142

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

Front Hub: 20×110

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 8

Free Hub: SRAM XD, 1×11-Speed

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 9

Rear Adapter: 12×135 or 12×137

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 10

Front Adapter: 15×100 or Boost 20×110

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 11

Spokes and Lacing: J-Hook, triple butted 2.2/1.8/2.0, Brass External Nipples; 32H – 3cross lacing

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 12

Tubeless: Tubeless equipped (tape and valves included)

Other Wheels found with this feature: 10

Feature 13

Technologies: Vibrocore, Radial Compliance, Torsional Strength, Lateral Stiffness, BeadBite Anti-burp, OohBah Inverted Inner Wall

Other Wheels found with this feature: 7

Price

£283.99

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Wheels. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Wheels. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Wheels. Brands like Spank are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Wheels category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Wheels.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £283.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.9 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Wheels

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Wheels.

We found 509 in the Wheels category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £731.16, making it below average at £283.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Wheels. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £3489.49, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £5.99.

With 509 products available we worked out that 354 cost more than Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset and 154 were cheaper.

Cost of Spank products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 120 products from Spank, of which 33 were in the Wheels category.

For now though we’re looking at Spank branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £110.36 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Spank product we found was £4.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £379.99.

Of the 120 from Spank, 7 were more expensive than Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset and 112 were cheaper.

How much are Spank Wheels?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Spank products that are listed in the Wheels category.

The average price of the 33 products that match this search was £258.41, with the cheapest coming in at £169.99 and highest price was £379.99. With the average being £258.41, Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset comes in above average.

7 products that meet this search were more expensive than Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset and 25 were cheaper.


Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.6 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Wheels category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset or another similar product, like Fulcrum Red Zone 5 TR Boost MTB Wheelset 2019 reviews or Rixen Kaul Spokey Nipple Wrench reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Wheels.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Wheels. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Spank, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.5/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 27252249817
  • Product ID 2: 646470UK
  • Brand: Spank
  • Model number: C08SK35312XASPK
  • RRP: £599.99
  • EAN: 4717760768786
  • Description: Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB WheelsetPrepare for an explosive descent down the trails with the Spank SPIKE 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset which is wide, strong and light. For unbeatable performance and control at any speed, you will be shredding with confidence with this smooth-riding, built for thrills wheelset that is guaranteed to rip up your next rideStrong and Light Downhill WheelsetWith a unique low-profile height and width, this is a rim that you can trust for maximum performance as you dominate your ride across tough terrains and conditions. Thanks to the addition of the XD Hub this wheelset is compatible with 11-speed drivetrains for an outstanding gearing experience as you climb and race away. With the advantage of being tubeless, you can fit tyres inflated to lower pressures for optimized traction when cornering and braking, while the enhanced Vibrocore injected foam in the inner well keeps your balance stable by reducing harmful vibration frequencies from the roughest of terrains. Supporting the wheels is the J-Hook triple butted spoke system which provides excellent strength and durability to keep their shape run after run. These wider designed rims will fit 2.0″ to 2.6″ and plus size tyres perfectly, making them the ultimate choice for downhill and free-riding.Features: Material:¬†High Performance Aluminium Inner Width: 30.5mm Outer Width:35mm Hole Count:¬†32 Valve:¬†F/V Presta Rear Hub: 12×142 Front Hub: 20×110 Free Hub: SRAM XD, 1×11-Speed Rear Adapter: 12×135 or 12×137 Front Adapter: 15×100 or Boost 20×110 Spokes and Lacing:¬†J-Hook, triple butted 2.2/1.8/2.0, Brass External Nipples; 32H – 3cross lacing Tubeless:¬†Tubeless equipped (tape and valves included) Technologies:¬†Vibrocore, Radial Compliance, Torsional Strength, Lateral Stiffness, BeadBite Anti-burp, OohBah Inverted Inner WallTechnologies: Vibrocore:¬†Vibrocore technology is injected into Spank Vibrocore products and dramatically reduces vibrations that can lead to hand and arm numbness, fatigue and arm-pump. This additional technology also increases overall stiffness and fatigue life of the product. Vibrocore is one of the biggest innovations in Rim technology as it increases the radial compliancy, lateral stiffness and torsional strength while also damping vibrations from the trail. BeadBite:¬†At an incredible range of pressures, Bead Bite is the solution to keeping your tires burp free and fixed in place. Bead Bite rim technology enhances tubeless use with tires of all types and with a greater range of air pressures. Bead Bite rims have 6 rows of tiny ridges that run along the vertical and horizontal faces of the bead seats. These tiny teeth create air seals between the rim and tire as the bead conforms into them under air pressure. They dramatically increase frictional forces on the tire bead, reducing the beads’ ability to move vertically or horizontally (thus improving tire stability and reducing burps). The bead literally becomes trapped between the vertical and horizontal ridges, even at very low air pressures. Even in tubed applications, Bead Bite rims tend to allow much lower air pressures with reduced risk of pinch flats. OohBah:¬†The unique OohBah profile allows Spank to manufacture thinner walled, wider profiled, lighter rims without sacrificing strength or rigidity. Wider rims mean stiffer wheels and more tire spread, leading to greater traction and improved comfort, and tire performance. The “wave” shape of the OohBah inner tube adds strength and support to the vertical rim flange walls and prevent buckling. Normal straight or curved tube wells must be much thicker, and by default heavier, to offer the same support.Buy¬†Spank Wheels & Tyres¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Wheels & Tyres > Wheels
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 53%
  • Size: 135/142mm
  • Unisex
  • 316
  • Adult

Other options for Wheels

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Wheels. 509 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Spank 350 Vibrocore XD MTB Wheelset included,
FSA Spacer Carbon reviews, Nukeproof Sam Hill Enduro Race Grip Oil Slick, Oil Slick reviews, or we really liked the look of Selle Italia Kronos Kit Carbonio Flow Saddle 2018 reviews as another alternative.

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