|   lightweight freeride wheels | trailgrunt
Nov 22, 2002 1:58 PM | | I need to build a set of light freeride wheels for a guy who has a QR 20 front hub, wieghs #200, and does, at most, 4 ft drops to flat on a Bullit. Please post your ideas for both wheels and tires. |
| that's an oxymoron - "lightweight freeride" | gonzostrike
Nov 22, 2002 4:08 PM | | why does he need a "freeride" wheelset if all he does is 4-foot drops?
best cheap wheelset for a Clydesdale riding XC -- which is what I would call someone doing 4-foot drop MAX -- would be Sun Rhyno Lite XL rims, 14 ga spokes, Deore disc rear hub and Formula 20mm front hub.
tires - Nokian Gazz DH 2.3 |
| But I would not call that an XC wheelset | shiggy
Nov 22, 2002 5:38 PM | | I would call it a freeride wheelset. four-foot drops to flat is
i not
XC riding either. |
| relativity | gonzostrike
Nov 23, 2002 9:23 AM | | I know what you mean, shiggy. But if you ride XC hard and aren't afraid to drop and hop, you might need that type of wheelset. Sure, it wouldn't satisfy many leg-shaving XC racers at Sport levels or above, but works well for "no worries" hard riding.
Since I've stopped racing XC and started riding more FR/DH, my definition of XC riding has changed considerably. Light XC wheelsets will work for me, but I have to be gentle on them.
I do several rides around Missoula that are XC rides but contain drops of up to 4 feet. There are sneaker lines around some of them, and some of the drops are "ride or walk" without a sneaker.
Maybe I should have said "all around"? |
| That works for me (nm) | shiggy©®
Nov 23, 2002 7:58 PM | | |
| "lightweight freeride" and a term used by MANY bike mags and... | DeeEight
Nov 24, 2002 2:49 PM | | manufacturers to describe various models. Also a term that could be
applied to almost any freeride hardtail since compared to a dual suspension, they're several pounds lighter. Apparently you're one of those narrowminded folks who can't grasp that freeriding is a style of riding, not a particular style of bike or component. |
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