Which trail wheels

rockmonkeysc

I want to replace the standard Mavic XM117/Shimano M475 wheels on my Trance X.
I'm 15.5 stone & ride fairly hard so want something fairly strong, the XM117 rims have held up fairly well so far though.
Front is 15mm bolt thru, rear is standard QR budget is £200 at most.

Best value I have found so far is these, are they good?
http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=348

These are 100g/pair heavier, would that be noticeable?
http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=347

rockmonkeysc

Any ideas?

davildo

Sorry, I don't have any knowledge of superstar wheels but they seem to get pretty good feedback on here from people that have them.
If you search the buying advice forum, there are loads of threads about wheel choices and superstar wheels.
Cheers.

submityournentries

ive got the superstar am490s and they have been really good. im only 10 stone though, so maybe less harsh, but im also pretty useless lol, so have hit stuff faster and dropped off higher than i really should of, and prob landed wrong and they are still true.

pastey_boy

im over 17 stones and ride a trance x0 and have just ordered the superstar special offer of stans flow rims with switch evo hubs sapim butted spokes and all the gear to make them tubeless. £30 over budget but an amazing deal. you can specify what axle option you want for no extra and you can have red or black hubs. not far off £200 quids of rims at full retail. they weigh 1900 grams and should handle almost anything.

antfly

RockmonkeySC wrote:

I want to replace the standard Mavic XM117/Shimano M475 wheels on my Trance X.
I'm 15.5 stone & ride fairly hard so want something fairly strong, the XM117 rims have held up fairly well so far though.
Front is 15mm bolt thru, rear is standard QR budget is £200 at most.

Best value I have found so far is these, are they good?
http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=348

These are 100g/pair heavier, would that be noticeable?
http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=347

Those wheels you have got came on my bike too, they are strong so if that's the only reason to replace them why bother, and if you look after the hubs they will last for years.

supersonic

M475 is not a front bolt through though. What is your front hub?

117 are the entry leve XC rim, so if this level is working well, the logical step is the 717. As it stands, I don't see much improvment for your 200 quid.

rockmonkeysc

Front hub is a Giant badged 15mm bolt thru. Nice shade of red

lostboysaint

I'm 100kg and ride quite aggressively. I've gone for Hope Pro 2 hubs with Mavic EN521 rims on both my bikes. Never yet needed truing, let alone anything more major and yet still (just!) under 2kg for the pair.