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Suggestions for new rims?
NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.
I'm looking to ugrade the rims on my 2008 Trek Fuel EX-7. The bike came stock with Bontrager Select rims which have held up fairly well but they are relatively heavy and I have had to replace a number of spokes on the rear over the years.
I want to get something Tubeless compatible, sturdy enough to suit my occasional dodgy line selection in around WA trails but light enough for racing club rounds and/or enduros.Budget would be limited to under $1K for the wheelset.
Thoughts & suggestions?
Cheers,
Chris.
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I have just picked up a new set of rims for my Anthem from Two Wheel Enterprises in Newtown Sydney. The rims are great and were delivered to the front door for $650, there's a few options available with colours etc.
www.twebikewheels.com.au
they are over-rated and parts back up is appalling.
i bought a set of crossmax slr 2012 about 9 months ago and its been a sharp learning curve.
The rims are probably good but the rest is just merde.
I will be having a chat to Adrian at Belrose Bicycles about some "Fat Barstard" proof rims for my olde Comencal Combi s as the rear rim has been has been pretzeled and stomped back into shape at least twice and is starting to get wiggly again. Weight isn't a big priorty as I can lose 20kg somewhere else and the bike is set up fun for the local tracks and not racing. I'm not keeping up with the Jones as one and a half hours around Manly Dam would be good by my standards at the moment and anything under an hour would be a miricule (or a heart attack).by the way I'm a little over 100 kg Clydesdale.
Greg at TWE will build you whatever you like.
Weight weenie, strong as an ox downhill rims, carbon wheels etc he does the lot
His warranty is also second to none as he believes keeping the customer happy is the best advert anyone have for their business. Which in the past has included repairing rims and hubs which any other wheel builder would have laughed at as a warranty claim
+1 for Belrose. Either do your own research into what you want and just get him to order and build for you. Or just go in and get him to advise you on what you would need for your requirements. He's a gun wheel builder!
With that budget you could get new rims fitted onto your old wheels as well as get some sweet race wheels for those special occasions.
I run Hope Evo hubs on Stan's flow rims on my Enduro as the front hub will run 9mm qr, 15 or 20mm thru axle (with adaptors).
This set up is light but has proved reliable.
As far as rims only are concerned I like to use Mavics with DT Swiss DB spokes with brass nipples. Nothing fancy just the std 3x is tough & durable.
You can probably do the rim swap yourself by taping the new rims to the old & attaching the spokes one by one.
Good luck
T
I saw Adrian this morning and we both came to the conclusion that it would be better value to go with a set of basic but good Mavic's for $400 than mess around with what I have. Lets hope that my back wheel can hold out that long as I've broken 2 spokes already.
Thanks for the feedback so far.Keen to hear from anyone running Stans or Cranks Bros as well..
Cheers,
Chris.
I have been thrashing around Red Hill for 2 years on my 721's on my hard tail with regular drops of 3-4 feet to flat and all good so far. No tuning required.
Running 2.3 Spec tyres which give me a bit of give on the back.
Dual ply on the back too, if I remember correctly?
excellent rim,mine are the 2007 that came with my bike,been ultra reliable ,trued maybe twice in 5 years and abused weekly, havent even had the rear hub serviced and is still smooth and quiet, really easy to mount tyres onto as well, especially maxxis..i also have a set of sun ringle cherger experts, about the same weight as my mavics and im really impressed by them,i have a mate with the same rims and he thinks so too.for 650 bucks, tubless ready and 20mm front end.the black flags are good too and the charger pros are even better,but more expensive..a little harder than mavics for mounting tyres but definately not a problem