WTB SX23 wheel set weight?

Angus Young

Anyone know where I can find the weight of the WTB SX23 650b wheel set (on Shimano Deore hubs, if that makes a difference)? I've been Googling furiously but come up blank.

cooldad

Find the individual components and add them up.

Angus Young

cooldad wrote:

Find the individual components and add them up.

Now that's a thought.

supersonic

The hubs are pretty heavy - the QR versions are about 800g a pair. If the rim is based on the SX24, then looking at 480g each at a guess. Plain gauge, 14g spokes? About 400g for 64. Brass nipples about 60g. So I'd say you are looking at about 2.2kg for the pair.

Angus Young

supersonic wrote:

The hubs are pretty heavy - the QR versions are about 800g a pair. If the rim is based on the SX24, then looking at 480g each at a guess. Plain gauge, 14g spokes? About 400g for 64. Brass nipples about 60g. So I'd say you are looking at about 2.2kg for the pair.

Thank you. So, quite chubby, then.

rockmonkeysc

It would be worth upgrading to XT hubs, they don't cost much more than Deore.

supersonic

The 6 bolt ones are no lighter though. The centrelock ones are a decent weight saving though.

Angus Young

How hard is building your own wheels? I'm a know nothing when it comes to bikes but very handy in general when it comes to most things mechanical.

supersonic

Have a read:

http://sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html

Though usually cheaper just to buy ready built.

Angus Young

Ta.