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In need of new wheels...

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By Ivo - Posted on 12 February 2011

Hi guys,

I am in need of getting some new wheels for my XC bike.
Has anyone heard of Alex wheels?

ALEX DP20 Novatec HUB Disc wheelset WHEEL SET RED WHITE found them on ebay...

Rob's picture
MTB Gear?
Submitted by Rob on Sat, 12/02/2011 - 09:15.

This really belongs in the MTB gear forum.

VTSS350's picture
I use Alex Supra D rims on my
Submitted by VTSS350 on Sat, 12/02/2011 - 09:19.

I use Alex Supra D rims on my DH bike. They are so much better than most rims out there.

I cant comment on the XC rims but if they are as good as there DH rims then your on a winner.

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thanks mate, i'll look into
Submitted by Ivo on Sat, 12/02/2011 - 13:02.

thanks mate, i'll look into it.
TBSM have a sale on the UMF pro's. might get them...

Scottboy's picture
Where u been hiding ?
Submitted by Scottboy on Sat, 12/02/2011 - 20:35.

Alex wheels have been around for a few years now !

Ivo's picture
Hiding under a rock
Submitted by Ivo on Mon, 14/02/2011 - 10:09.

Only been riding for a year. Good to know they've been around for a while though. cheers!!

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Alex wheels
Submitted by hawkeye on Mon, 14/02/2011 - 10:25.

Generally specced on bikes at the lower end of the range, and lack that cachet like Mavic and DT Swiss that sees people aspire to upgrading to them.

I had a set a few years ago that looked pretty trick with stickers all over them and they were eyeletted for extra strength, but I was just as prone to busting spokes commuting as the cheap and soft WTB SX24's that came on the bike, and they ended up with a wicked wobble despite constant attention to truing.

That said, they'd have a range of different weights and strenghts to choose from.

And I just busted a spoke on my Mavic Open Pro's last week... but it was a monster pothole and I broke out a piece of concrete the size of a golf ball when I hit it. Sticking out tongue No pinchflat, though. Weird, eh? Puzzled

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Cheers
Submitted by Ivo on Mon, 14/02/2011 - 13:45.

Yea, i havent had the best of luck with purchasing bike things on ebay. i think i might just get the UMF pro's from TBSM!
I have mavic's now but keep getting pinchflats!

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pinchflats on mavics
Submitted by Scottboy on Mon, 14/02/2011 - 19:38.

sounds like u need more air or tubeless , never had a pinchflat im my 3 years of riding just punctures

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mavics
Submitted by Ivo on Tue, 15/02/2011 - 10:45.

went through 3 tubes in 1 hour. might be because it has a massive dent on the side of the rim!

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Can usually be straightened
Submitted by hawkeye on Tue, 15/02/2011 - 12:42.

Can usually be straightened with care, and a shifting spanner.

Even so, that says to me that you are running insufficient air pressure. I'm assuming this is the rear wheel?

+1 to tubeless. Better grip, better rolling resistance, reduced overall weight for the package.

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air...
Submitted by Ivo on Tue, 15/02/2011 - 14:35.

could be the air pressure yeah its the back wheel.
also could be because i had micheline folding tyres on there. dont really rate them.
but in saying that it was buckled at menai flying down a hill with loose rock!

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