27.5" wheel help please

timbo_tim
timbo_tim Posts: 199
edited April 2017 in MTB buying advice
Hi all

Was thinking of upgrading the wheels on my boardman comp though it looks even more complicated than upgrading road wheels!

I only have a 9mm QR fork, and I am guessing 6 bolt SRAM (not centrelock) 27.5 wheels but I am struggling to find anything at the more bargain end of things (<£150). I know it isnt much £££ but if i was upgrading road wheels i would have loads to choose from, do MTB'ers not upgrade wheels from stock so readily or quite simply am i being a cheapskate? There are lots of 15mm thru-axle versions - can i adapt these to fit a 9mm QR fork or does this compromise strength etc?

If anyone has any personal recommendations i would be all ears, also I am thinking of going tubeless but guess at this price range, if i find anything, its going to have to be a homebrew tubeless rather than tubeless ready? I am only riding trails and XC, no crazy downhill / enduro stuff was just thinking a wheel upgrade might be sensible?

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