cx ray or dt revolution

gbr236
gbr236 Posts: 393
edited February 2008 in Workshop
Hi
I am going for a custom build
DT 240s
DT 1.1 rims 32s
Spokes?

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  • aracer
    aracer Posts: 1,649
    On road wheels I'd always be inclined to go for the CX-Rays for that ever so marginal aerodynamic advantage.
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    if you can afford it then CXrays

    revs are light but they build into a relatively flexy wheel. Okay on the front but the rear can produce some movement. I suspect the CXrays would build a laterally stiffer wheel, although I don't know that for sure.

    and pro=lock nipples...
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  • acorn_user
    acorn_user Posts: 1,137
    Dt's equivalent of the Sapim CX-Ray is the Aerolite. The Revolution is a bit more like the Sapim Laser (another option). If these are not for racing, I'd say use Sapim Race spokes.
  • aracer
    aracer Posts: 1,649
    maddog 2 wrote:
    revs are light but they build into a relatively flexy wheel. Okay on the front but the rear can produce some movement. I suspect the CXrays would build a laterally stiffer wheel, although I don't know that for sure.
    There's no difference in stiffness between wheels built with Revs and wheels built with CX-Rays.
  • TheGreatGatsby
    TheGreatGatsby Posts: 818
    DT Aerolites. I had Sapim CX rays and they snap.

    Gats
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    CX-Rays. Aerolites have a significantly lower tensile strength. CX-Rays can snap but only if they are incorrectly tensioned, too low or too high, just as anything badly built can fail.

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