Suggest some decent MTB wheels

Hmmzis

Hi Everyone,

I currently have a Cube hardtail and was wondering how much would a set of decent wheels set me back and what would be considered decent for trails like Ticknock and Ballinastoe.

With the current ones (came with the bike) after a few loops on the Ticknock trails I need to sit down with the spoke wrench quit a bit to get everything round and straight again.

I haven't yet budgetted anything but would like to know what should I get ready for. I've seen a overwhelming choice of wheels on chainreactioncycles and I'm completely baffled by all the specs and features.

The only thing I'm concerned about is the wheels keeping true (they all say they do). I don't care if they're made out of depleted uranium and weigh as much as the Sun itself. These wheels would be only for some abusing on trails, I'd keep the current ones for commuting and some casual road stuff, that they seem to handle quite well.

Cheers.

Holyboy

I would always suggest hand built, 10 times better than the best factory built wheels, maybe Mavic or Sunn rims and probably Hope hubs of some type,all that can be made bomb proof if built right.

glennbhoy

have CUBE LTD PRO and find it adequate for both trails and ballyhoura/
Have had a few crashes and wheels kept no problem.

Whats are u doing to your wheels??

C3PO

Mavic 819 or Stans Crest rims - Hope 2 hubs - James in OC Tuning (085 728 0614) - end of story!

Hmmzis

glennbhoy wrote: »

have CUBE LTD PRO and find it adequate for both trails and ballyhoura/
Have had a few crashes and wheels kept no problem.

Whats are u doing to your wheels??

Well, I'm probably* not exactly one of the most technical trail riders out there and would sometimes** blast through places at higher speeds than it would be recommended (those rocky looking tabletops for example) and I haven't got the hang of jumping correctly just yet (I tend to come down with quite a thud). And I have a Cube Analog, the wheels most likely aren't that good as on the LTD Pro.

Could anyone maybe put me in the ballpark area of the moneys I'll need to get some of those bomb proof custom wheels? I'd really like to know how much should I be preparing myself for .

* most definitely
** that would be more times than I would care to remember

Tenzor07

Hmmzis wrote: »

Could anyone maybe put me in the ballpark area of the moneys I'll need to get some of those bomb proof custom wheels? I'd really like to know how much should I be preparing myself for

For Hope pro2 Evo on Mavic 819's, in and around the €400 mark...

...or Spend that money with Niall Davis of Biking.ie and learn how to MTB properly...

zil

Hope hub on stan's ztr flows are another option. More expensive than 819's but both lighter and stronger.

langdang

Used to have superlight wheels, pain in the backside for Ireland - you get that fine spell of weather and want to hit the trails, but wait! - the wheels are in the LBS again :-(
Upgraded to mavic d519 semi downhill rims (old old model at this stage I'd say!) and never looked back. Using cheapo clones of HALO Combat rims at the mo, need to be tweaked once a year max, and they take some heavy hits with me on board!