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I'm looking a set of wheels for my all-day bike and need something strong. I have only ever stuck with the stock Alex Rims but they are being tru'd too often and want/need something strong.
They don't have to be super light, just able to handle the punishment and not be made of cheese. Where should I start looking?
stans arch ex on hope pro 2
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Budget?
Mavic 321 for good robustness/weight ratio.
No Tubes rims are sturdy but can ding realatively easily.
No Tubes rims are sturdy but can ding realatively easily.
can they?
news to me... I've got 4 sets of them, with the oldest being flows which have had 4 years of abuse (including scottish and alpine trips) and I haven't dinged them.
I had better start being careful with them 😉
Dave
Funny someone else mention Mavic 321 but only the rim comes up for me when i search.
I'd be looking a full set for about £160ish.
Mavic Crossrides had been suggested too but the reviews are mediocre.
Sorted 😳
Oi take your hijack somewhere else bozo 😛
The 321 is a model of rim rather than whole wheel
For cheap ish strong wheels maybe look at halo stuff
Is a Custom wheel better than a Factory wheel?
Personal, but IMO yes. You generally pay a large premium on factory wheels and there are very few combinations you can't do stronger/lighter/stiffer/cheaper or a combination thereof.
I had better start being careful with them
No more so than you have been already of suggest. If you've not dinged them in 4 years then why suddenly change how you ride?
But yes, in comparison to Mavic, Stans rims do ding more easily, but then not as easily as DT Swiss cheese rims do.
For the OP's budget I'd visit On One, they're doing their own brand hubs (pretty decent quality and light and adaptable) on Sun Ringle EQ29's (similar to a Mavic 321 but 50g lighter) for £129 iirc. They'd do well for the OP.
Yeah, I agree with that, they're not delicate but Mavic rims tend to be pretty damn hard. Hard isn't the same as strong o'course.
Course, Stans are out of budget here too.
The Crossrides are a great wheelset for the cash, I had a set for 3 years and sodl them on here, ding free and in fine working oder.
No more so than you have been already of suggest. If you've not dinged them in 4 years then why suddenly change how you ride?
whooosh! 😀
But yes, in comparison to Mavic, Stans rims do ding more easily, but then not as easily as DT Swiss cheese rims do.
I disagree actually, I personally found my XC717s dented more than any Stan's rims I've used, dunno if it's in part due to the shorter bead hook, less to dent and that.
"DT Swiss Cheese"
God dammit! Was just on Merlin Cycles pricing up Custom wheels:
Shimano DT Swiss on XT Hubs, Mavic En321 Rims and DT plain gauge spokes...and now they're made of cheese?
For the record aidso
DT make possibly the best hubs on the market, they're industry standard when it comes to spokes and nipples, but their rims have a reputation for being made of a much softer alloy than their French and American counterparts.
I've just put a set of these on my hardtail
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They're an absolute quality piece of kit. And at this price I can't see anything that comes close really
alfabus - Member[i]'No Tubes rims are sturdy but can ding realatively easily.[/i]'
can they?
news to me... I've got 4 sets of them, with the oldest being flows which have had 4 years of abuse (including scottish and alpine trips) and I haven't dinged them.
My 6 sets are the softest rims I've had. Although, they seem to ding in really innocuous circumstances. Trashing through rock gardens and being generally ungracious and nothing. Go out for a pootle in the woods and they ding.
Any thoughts on this custom build:
Shimano XT M756 Hub 7-bolt;
Mavic 2013 XM719 Disc MTB Rim
DT Swiss DB 2mm Spokes
19mm Velox Rim Tape
£109 from CRC and they build it?
£95.99 for the front with the same setup...
Had my stans flow rims for about a month, 1 week in alps and that's about it really. Already noticed several little dings in the rim wall. Not impressed at all. Would have expected much more.