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You are 89kg a bit more with kit. depending on how hard yo ride will depend on what you can get away with.
You could have a set of DT Swiss XR350 rims or XR400's built with Race spokes brass nipples and Novatec hubs. That will be around 1520g. I would be cheaper than £500 and be just as good as the stans wheels.
You could have a set of DT Swiss XR350 rims or XR400's built with Race spokes brass nipples and Novatec hubs. That will be around 1520g. I would be cheaper than £500 and be just as good as the stans wheels.
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finally ordered some wheels getting american classics disk 130 / 225 hubs stans crest rims and sapim d-light spokes should come in at 1400 grams
also i am after some advice on tires i have been running rocket rons and find them great just wanted to find out if there is anything faster i ride mostly hardpack with lots of gravel in places and its normally dry dandy soil thanks
also i am after some advice on tires i have been running rocket rons and find them great just wanted to find out if there is anything faster i ride mostly hardpack with lots of gravel in places and its normally dry dandy soil thanks
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You won't be disappointed with Stan's wheels. I have beaten the snot out of a pair of ZTR's (with Hope II hubs) for the past 6 years and am just now getting to the point where the front rim is probably done.
Tires? Ask 10 people and you'll get 10 different answers. For summer hardpack in my area I'm currently digging a Conti Race King up front w/X-King rear, but I'm sure there are other (and probably better) options. With Conti, I've learned the hard way that their Supersonics never seem to seal with Stans. The slightly heavier Racesports seal up nicely, however. Others will have completely different opinions, so take this with a grain of salt!
Tires? Ask 10 people and you'll get 10 different answers. For summer hardpack in my area I'm currently digging a Conti Race King up front w/X-King rear, but I'm sure there are other (and probably better) options. With Conti, I've learned the hard way that their Supersonics never seem to seal with Stans. The slightly heavier Racesports seal up nicely, however. Others will have completely different opinions, so take this with a grain of salt!
arnoldx3 wrote:ok rocket rons and racing ralph it is then by the way what does everyone use size wise
I have a 2.4 RaRa on the front of my rigid SS, but otherwise I run the 2.25" Schwalbes and 2.2" Conti Race Kings. Both are pretty high volume tires. Anything else is overkill for my terrain.
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My Easton Havens were horrible. Probably the worst bike related purchase I made in 2012!
My Stand Crests were trashed after less than 6 months of XC use, but I would rather buy another pair of them than anything that says Easton on it.
My Stand Crests were trashed after less than 6 months of XC use, but I would rather buy another pair of them than anything that says Easton on it.
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