FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset Review

FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset Reviews

Review score: 8.8/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £371.99 – Save 40% (RRP: £619.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset worthy of a review score of 8.8 out of 10.

FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset Review


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FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset features

FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset specs

FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset
Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 6387

Spec 2

Size: 25mm

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 3

Spec 3

Wheel Size: 29″

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 216

Spec 4

Option: SRAM XD

Other Wheels found with this Spec: 20

Feature 1

Rim Material: Alloy, asymmetrical

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

Rim Type: Clincher

Other Wheels found with this feature: 85

Feature 3

Rim Width: 26.1mm

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Rim Height: 25mm

Other Wheels found with this feature: 2

Feature 5

Spokes: 24x straightpull, double-butted (per wheel)

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

Hub Bearings: Stainless-steel

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

Freehub: 6-pawl, SRAM XD compatible

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 8

Axle Sizing: Front: 9mm QR or 15mm thru-axle; Rear: 135mm QR or 142mm thru-axles

Other Wheels found with this feature: 1

Feature 9

Tubeless-Ready: Yes

Other Wheels found with this feature: 110

Feature 10

Brake Type: 6-Bolt Disc brake

Other Wheels found with this feature: 2

Price

£371.99

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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 FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset.

The first thing is material. Looking at what FSA Afterburner AGX 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 FSA 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 FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of FSA Afterburner AGX 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 FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £371.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.1 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 £371.99.

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 311 cost more than FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset and 197 were cheaper.

Cost of FSA products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 165 products from FSA, of which 1 were in the Wheels category.

For now though we’re looking at FSA branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £73.21 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest FSA product we found was £0.79 and the highest price we could find from them was £689.99.

Of the 165 from FSA, 8 were more expensive than FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset and 156 were cheaper.

How much are FSA Wheels?

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

The average price of the 1 products that match this search was £371.99, with the cheapest coming in at £371.99 and highest price was £371.99. With the average being £371.99, FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset comes in below average.

0 products that meet this search were more expensive than FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset and 0 were cheaper.


FSA Afterburner AGX 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 FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.1 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 FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset or another similar product, like Miche Altur Aero Wheelset reviews or DT Swiss Arc 1100 Dicut 62mm Front Wheel 2020 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 FSA, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of FSA Afterburner AGX 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 8.8/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25503789459
  • Product ID 2: 758008UK
  • Brand: FSA
  • Model number: 720-0003186052
  • RRP: £619.99
  • EAN: 4713170262821
  • Description: FSA Afterburner AGX MTB WheelsetGeared towards the gravel-grinding rider, this sturdy and durable Afterburner wheelset by FSA carries you from terrain to terrain with power, reliability and speed. All set to dominate every cyclocross race, each wheel boasts an asymmetrically-designed, aluminium rim for maximum strength and composure as you soar from section to section. The 26.1mm rim width also delivers a brilliantly balanced performance on the most inconsistent surfaces. Durable and Reliable, Alloy-Made Gravel Wheelset Both wheels come kitted out with friction-reducing hubs with stainless-steel bearings, letting you maintain a buttery-smooth spin, whatever the under-wheel conditions. The rear wheel also houses a six-pawl, SRAM XD-compatible freehub to send you through trickier parts of your ride with confidence, power and control. Tubeless-ready and optimised for 6-bolt disc brake setups, the FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset is an ideal option for the speedy, XC rider. Features: Rim Material: Alloy, asymmetrical Rim Type: Clincher Rim Width: 26.1mm Rim Height: 25mm Spokes: 24x straightpull, double-butted (per wheel) Hub Bearings: Stainless-steel Freehub: 6-pawl, SRAM XD compatible Axle Sizing: Front: 9mm QR or 15mm thru-axle; Rear: 135mm QR or 142mm thru-axles Tubeless-Ready: Yes Brake Type: 6-Bolt Disc brake Buy FSA Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Wheels & Tyres > Wheels
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 40%
  • Size: 25mm
  • Unisex
  • 248
  • 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 FSA Afterburner AGX MTB Wheelset included,
DT Swiss M 1900 SP 35mm Front Wheel reviews, DT Swiss EX 1501 SP 30mm Front Wheel reviews, or we really liked the look of DT Swiss TRC 1400 Dicut 65mm Track Front Wheel 2020 reviews as another alternative.

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