Which light XC wheels for around £350

Ffluff

Hi All,

Which wheels should I be looking at for around £350ish top whack..

Need as light as possible, going on a hardtail which is ridden with both wheels on the ground at all times

Current set are Formula Element discs (which came with the bike) coming in around 2200g - would love a set of Crossmax but know that bank account couldn't take it so have looked at Crosstrails..

Thoughts/advice very welcome

Thanks

Steve88

Hope XC3 Wheel set are a fairly light set of wheels for around £340, friend of mine had them for a while, really liked them (till he mangled the front one, crashed in to a tree, funnest thing I have ever seen)

The Mavic Crossmax SLR UST 6-Bolt are also light weight at £320 this wheel won every major title in 2006, now that's one for you

supersonic

XTR hubs, Stans rims, Sapim spokes.

Ffluff

thanks guys , Super - i just knew you were gonna come at me with the Stans.. good advice

supersonic

And the hubs! Great hubs!

Weight should be:

275 + 145 for the hubs.
355 + 355 for rims.
275g for the spokes
50g for nipples

= a basic wheel weight of:


1455g!!!

Must add rim strips/tape for equvalent weight

Ffluff

thats good.. very good..

is there anywhere on line you'd suggest looking?

supersonic

try a place called Just Riding Along.

Ffluff

Yep, have used them a couple of times before - cheers..

ever had a any experience of the fulcrum wheels?

supersonic

About to! Very close to ordering the Fulcrum Red Metal 5. Looks a good weight and strength for the price. Think the RM3 is a bit much though, actually heavier.

BlackSpur

Fulcrum are an absolute pig for getting spares for IIRC.

supersonic

I have heard that too.

Finbar Saunders

Supersonic: Did you get the Fulcrum RM5s? Would be interested in what you though about them. Thanks.