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Any recommendations on a new back wheel for my Transition Scout?
I got it up and rolling with a cheap set but have bent the rear rim to the point that burping is more frequent than after a roast dinner.
I am thinking:
Hope Pro II
Sapim Spokes
Brass Nipples
Stans Flow EX
Adds up to £235 at JRA.
Wondering if I should go lighter with a Stans Arch EX or wider to join the new fangled way of doing things but not keen to spend a whole lot more.
My riding is a mixed bag of trail centres, natural and holidays. The rim bent whilst in Finale. No particular incident and a bit dissapointed as I have ridden a Mavic XM719 for five years with no such issues.
Any confirmations/alternatives/recommendations?
It's not often that I am that right 😉
DT EX471, loving mine, most of my mates run them as well. Slightly lighter than Flows, a bit cheaper if you shop around and they are apparently impossible to ding! None of us have managed to yet
Pro ii hubs obviously, yes
WTB KOM i25 on DT 350
I have a Superstar Tactic on mine and it's simply not tough enough I'm thinking of getting it crash replaced with the DS25.
WTB i25 KOM would be a good option.
Thanks. Both i25 KOM and DT EX471 look like good recommendations and a bit wider than what I am on now (21mm internal width) compared to the 25mm odd of Flow/i25/EX471.
Seeing as you can't get a Hope hoops flow ex anymore that build sounds good. Ive been on flow ex rims on my scout since March and they've taken a beating and a lot of fun. You really don't want to go less tough and use an arch if your riding the places you do.
Alternative would be a Hope enduro or wait for the dh pro..is that out now stw peeps?
So I am tending towards the DT350 and the WTB KOM i25.
But will typical tyres work well on these wider rims? I normally use a 2.2" ish tyre (Nobby Nic at the moment). Am I going to need to use bigger tyres in future? Or do they just take a different shape on a bigger rim?
Pro 2's on my Covert. See the other Pro 2 thread. FWIW I think folk run low pressures esp in Alps which contributes to rim damage.
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