Stans rims: how light can i get away with?

mr.tradesman

Hi looking into getting a new wheelset for a whyte t120. nothing wrong with the standard rims but would like less heft.
Heres the dilemma.
im 9,6 stone and do mostly xc/trail but i do a fair amount of downhill runs at the weekends, so whats the lightest wheelset i could get away with?
i was looking at Crest but maybe Alpine would be more suitable? Or should i look towards more Flow territory?
Budget less than £375

http://www.notubes.com/ZTR-Rims-C18.aspx

thanks

supersonic

Depends on how hard your downhill is - 10 foot drops and 40ft gap jumps with hard flat landings? Or a bit milder ;-)

mr.tradesman

frequent 0.5-1m ski jumps, doubles etc roots and ruts but no road gaps!

mr.tradesman

basically steep, and jumpy

supersonic

I'd probably opt dfor the flows to be on the safe side as will allow more mistakes, but I'd look at the rest of the bike too - is it the right bike for you?

mr.tradesman

its my only bike. im quite happy to risk a little for more enjoyable/easier xc rides, and when i don't use the uplift!

agg25

Look at the Arch EX, lighter than the Flows but still quite tough.

mr.tradesman

ah yes probably the arch ex , thanks although i might take a risk with the crests?

felix.london

If you're hitting the DH at the weekends why go for the XC rim? I'd go for the AM rim (Arch EX) they're the same price and only about another 100g or so for the pair.

Chunkers1980

I think you can go lighter (less strong) in the front.

mr.tradesman

mostly likely the arch ex then, thanks for the help

jairaj

Why not just get a strong but cheap pair of wheels when you want to do DH. They'll be heavy but doesn't matter so much for DH.

Or vice versa if your current wheels are strong enough for DH but you want something lighter for XC why not buy a set of super light XC wheels?

Just swap them over depending on what type of riding you fancy doing takes 5 mins and very little compromise and risk to take.

If your riding is just aggressive trail riding then I think getting a light but strong all mountain type of wheelset makes sense as you are cycling up as much as down but if you're doing DH runs then I think the risk of damaging the wheel is too high from a dodgy landing or something.

fat_homer

I don't do any DH and I've just ordered a set of Arch EX's for my Soul from Moonglu, seem the perfect gap between the Crest and Flow, though I do weigh about 4 stone more than you. I considered the Crest very strongly but for an additional 60g per went with the Arch EX for piece of mind!