dt swiss xr400/4.2

richg1979

how durable are these rims? will thay take general trail abuse with small jumps n drops? 14stone rider weight.

currently running 5.1d with no probs what so ever just thought i may be better off with a lighter rim.

Dazzza

Nope well not for me i completely mullered one with some spirited xc riding, and im 13st.

I would suggest mavic x717's they lasted me years and there's very little difference.

peter413

They may be ok.

Depends how smooth you are, I have seen people doing the freeride park at Glentress fine in them and people doing trials with them to great effect but I have also seen people who have destroyed them on the red route

bails87

You mean these rims?

bike-a-swan

my rear one has held up pretty well over the last few years. been to the peaks, coed-y-brenin and countless miles around the north & and south downs and east midland. Used on a hardtail, I'm about 12 stone (depending on time of year) and while I'm not the mental of riders I wouldn't say I'm nice to my wheels either.

On the other hand, I'm on my third front in the same time. The first was excusable- it got all my weight landing on it at full tilt whilst trapped between roots at 45 degrees to my landing line. Show me a rim of reasonable weight that'll survive that and I'll be impressed. The second happened on a slippery downhill on the south downs, and I'm still not sure how. That said, I managed 35 miles to Eastbourne on the partially re-straightened wheel, and the replacement has been impeccable in the nearly two years I've had it

Father Faff

Front Hope 2/DT Swiss XR4.2Ds weigh 931g inc a 160mm Hope Disc, Hope 2/Mavic 717 inc Formula 180mm disc weighs 938g - so nothing in it. 717 is supposed to be stronger and recommended by my LBS - 717 rims are also a lot easier to get tyres on/off than the DT Swiss rims. I've not bent either type of rim on a Commie Meta 5 with 2.2 tyres on but then I don't ride very aggressively but do small jumps/drops etc on red/black routes., natural rocky trails, rock gardens, Alps etc without busting them yet.

MarkLG

Been running a set of Hope Hoops with the newer XR400's for about 6 months now without any problems. I do some very rocky trails in the Peaks and they're still as straight as the day I bought them.