4X wheels

DabanannaDude

Im building up a new 4x/general thrash about bike but have no idea what wheels to get. Please help!

JamesBrckmn

mavic en521 or ex721 rims on shimano saint hubs with dt swiss double butted spokes. go on chain reaction cycles custom wheel builder

jay12

like james said but pro2 or xt hubs

marinman1

Halo Freedom Disc on any of the mentioned hubs sounds good

peter413

Hope Pro 2 with Spank Stiffy or Tweet Tweet rims and DT Swiss black DB spokes would be my choice of wheels for thrashing

JamesBrckmn

jay- what's wrong with saints? i thought you would need the extra strength over xt for 4x?

jay12

JamesBrckmn wrote:

jay- what's wrong with saints? i thought you would need the extra strength over xt for 4x?

fair point but for 4x you want the bike to be light, alot of weight can be saved on wheels

ESHER SHORE

Hope Pro II hubs on Stan's ZTR FLOW rims with DT Swiss Competition D/B black spokes and DT Swiss brass nipples

then use Roval blue tape and Stan's valve cores, and Specialized Control FAST TRAK tires (dual compound, kevlar bead, tubeless ready, sub 500 grammes), run with 2-3 cups of Stan's Solution (tubeless sealent, so no inner tubes = no punctures or pinch flats)


you will not find a tougher, stronger, grippier set of wheels at such a low weight and affordable price, as this combo

I personally run Pro IIs on ZTR Flows on both my mountain bikes, and the Fast Trak tires with Stan's No-Tubes on my Mythic Rampant which is my 4X / DS / Pump Track bike - soon to be seen in MBUK's forthcoming article on Esher Shore's new "Pump Track"

DabanannaDude

Cheers guys. How much would the pro 2 and ZTR flows be and would I have to build them up myself? Also, would I have to run them tubeless because I dont know if I can be bothered with the extra hassle.

JamesBrckmn

it's not much extra hassle and CRC build good wheels