stans ztr olympic rims.....anyone use them

speshyalex

i'm thinking of replacing my trusty crossrides for something a little lighter, i'm thinking of building up some wheels with white ztr olympic rims........does anyone use them, if so what are they like?

cheers

carbonfiend

got two pairs one on a set of DT Swiss 240's and the other on American Classics. They are awesome rims light but not featherweight and stiff but not solid. If you are a relativley light rider and do run of mill XC/enduro and a bit of trail but nothing too extreme cant be beaten especially with the stans tubless set up. They have been updated as well now with a version called alpine.
http://www.justridingalong.com/shop.php ... 487&r=y5e4

speshyalex

thanks for the reply, yes i've been looking at those!!!

jpb08

Yep...Im using Stans ZTR 355 rims, with hope hubs...Bought them 3 or 4 months ago and ive been really impressed with them. Getting the tubeless set-up right takes a couple of attempts, but you end up with light, fast and reliable wheels (so far!), at a pretty cheap price (£250 ish)...I used non UST tyres (conti supersonics) to save even more weight. I was told that they might be a problem when it comes to sealing on the rim, but they have been fine and dandy, although I dont run them at low pressures (XC stuff only). At low pressures there may be some issues.....Anyway, hope this helps....

Et Tu Titus

I have ztr 355 rims on Hope Pro 3 hubs with DT spokes. Like jpb08 above, I also run just standard tyres (Rocket Rons) and they are super lightweight and a great XC wheel. However, they are also quite flexy for larger riders (75kg plus) so bare that in mind when you are speccing it up

Cheers

Forbsey

They are a bit soft and you will need to re-true them quite often depending on what spokes and nipples you use but the weight saving is worth it.

Neil Macleod

Don't know if you've got them yet or can wait longer but there are some new ones coming out soon, 340's.

Check out the link, spec and prices are at the bottom too:
http://bit.ly/bVGiN4

Hey, Scott! Nice pic, we need to catch up soon!

Cheers,

Forbsey

Neil.

Have a look at the new Stans Alpine Rim. Lighter then the ZTR Olympic and new for 2010.

http://www.notubes.com/product_info.php/cPath/685/products_id/491

You doing the Southerns at Pippingford? We could chat then or at the next round of the Nationals.

Neil Macleod

Yep, should be at Pippingford. See you there,

Thanks

speshyalex

Forbsey wrote:

Neil.

Have a look at the new Stans Alpine Rim. Lighter then the ZTR Olympic and new for 2010.

http://www.notubes.com/product_info.php/cPath/685/products_id/491

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yes i think i'm going to hold out for these hopefully......for the time being i'm going to get some lighter tyres to cut a bit of rotating weight.........thanks for the replies..

neninja

I'm running Stans Olympic rims on Dirty Flea hubs - tubeless with yellow tape and non-UST Schwalbe tyres. Very light set up and not let me down yet.

I've had them for 4 or 5 months - averaging 50-90 miles mostly off road each week. They have been fitted to a carbon hardtail and an Anthem X - performed perfectly on XC/bridleways and a few trail centre visits. When they need replacing I'll get another set of Stans rims.

BUR70N

I have just ordered some Stans Olympic rims with hope hubs but I am unsure what to do next.

I take these can only be run tubless, so what kit do I need to buy?!

Do I get the ZTR rim strip and then a sealer?!?!

I am completely lost..

stubs

I was enquiring about a build with Stans ztr 355 rims last year and one of the questions I asked was could they be run with normal tyres and tubes. The answer was yes the tyres will fit fine with an inner tube.

neninja

You can definitely run Stans with an inner tube.

They're dead easy to set up tubeless though so both my sets of ZTR are run tubeless.

I managed to bend a couple of spokes on my ZTR Olympic wheel when a bit of branch got flicked into the wheel. No damage to the rim though. They've been pretty well mistreated and still going strong.

Got Stans Flows on the other bike and they seem to fairly indestructible.

BUR70N

stubs wrote:

I was enquiring about a build with Stans ztr 355 rims last year and one of the questions I asked was could they be run with normal tyres and tubes. The answer was yes the tyres will fit fine with an inner tube.

Do you have to run the ztr tube due to the valve hole size on the rim being smaller?

neninja

Not in my experience.

I've used normal tubes in my Flow and Olympic rims

BUR70N

Ok cool so I can just go out and buy a normal inner tube with a presta and stick a normal tyre on and away I go.

stubs

BUR70N wrote:

Ok cool so I can just go out and buy a normal inner tube with a presta and stick a normal tyre on and away I go.

Yes that will work fine

BUR70N

Sweet cheers for that!!

I am still waiting for the rear to arrive.. Maybe one day I will try tubeless.

stubs

Tubeless has advantages ie fewer thorn punctures and snake bites and supposedly better grip (not that I noticed any difference).

However I gave up on it when I got a split in the tyre and sealant squirted everywhere whilst I struggled in the rain to get the tyre bead off the rim so I could get a tube in there so I could carry on riding.

Its worth trying just to see if you get on with it. Though if you are going to give it a go I would reccomend you use a brand new tyre. Put it on with a tube and go for a ride 1st then start the tubeless process. I found it made it easier to get a good seal.

BUR70N

Cheers stubs thanks for the advice.