Easton Velomax Orion 2 evolution?
06-03-22, 09:55 PM
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Easton Velomax Orion 2 evolution?
I have a set of these laying around from another bike that I’d never actually ridden. I decided to take a look at them and the first thing I discovered was they spin FAR better than either of the two sets of Mavics I have on my distance bike.
In this informal spin test I placed all three wheels in a front fork and gave each the same amount of force to spin (best I could to be consistent) the Mavics spun around 20 rotations before stopping and the Eastons could have hit 100 but I stopped counting.
I just had the hubs serviced on both Mavics so I’m assuming they are working at their optimum.
In what little info I can find it appears Easton bought out Veloflex but kept the name Orion 2 however one of my wheels has Easton graphics while the other has Veloflex and both have Veloflex hubs. The Veloflex wheel also has some additional decals marking it as a 3rd generation or such. Can anyone add any further info as to the evolution of these wheels through the ownership change? I’ve seen a few reviews that people stated they really didn’t care for them but (at least for now) I’m enjoying the heck out of them. I’m not sure my Fulcrum Racing Zero’s will spin that freely.
In this informal spin test I placed all three wheels in a front fork and gave each the same amount of force to spin (best I could to be consistent) the Mavics spun around 20 rotations before stopping and the Eastons could have hit 100 but I stopped counting.
I just had the hubs serviced on both Mavics so I’m assuming they are working at their optimum.
In what little info I can find it appears Easton bought out Veloflex but kept the name Orion 2 however one of my wheels has Easton graphics while the other has Veloflex and both have Veloflex hubs. The Veloflex wheel also has some additional decals marking it as a 3rd generation or such. Can anyone add any further info as to the evolution of these wheels through the ownership change? I’ve seen a few reviews that people stated they really didn’t care for them but (at least for now) I’m enjoying the heck out of them. I’m not sure my Fulcrum Racing Zero’s will spin that freely.
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06-04-22, 01:21 PM
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+1 with davidad. Also, most unloaded spinning will have varying friction more from the seals than anything else. Could be the Mavics just have better seals.
