|   Freeride Wheelset | dakar_rider
Nov 29, 2002 4:39 AM | | I'm in the process to change my trail bike (Jamis Dakar) for a freeride rig (Giant AC2) and I would like advice on a good wheelset for freeriding.
Also, does tubeless wheels work good for freeride? I have a set of CrossRocs on my Dakar and they're sweet. |
| re: Freeride Wheelset | Cyco
Nov 29, 2002 10:56 PM | | I built myself up an Id about 2 months ago and the wheels I built up for it are as follows:
Hugi FR hubs (32h)
Mavic F219 rims
DT Competition (Black) spokes 3x, 3 sides
DT Revolution (Black) spokes 3x, non-disk front
DT Alloy nipples (Black)
I build lots of wheels and I wanted something light and strong. I was considering DT Alpine III spokes on the drive side but there was no black ones in the country at the time I was building them. |
| anything strong | Seb
Dec 5, 2002 9:55 AM | | I can't say I've seen many "fancy" freeride wheelsets. XT hubs work dandy, unless your picky (and wealthy) and want rapid rear engagment. Replcament solid axles are a viable option, but lots of folks won't need them. If you've got something heavier, thats nice, but that's the realm of special bike setups, not just a wheelbuild.
For rims, there's getting to be a nice selection of frre-ride oriented stuff.
Rhino XL's are a real bargain in theis catagtory, and are well suited in width, weight, ands strength. The are great for rim brakes (machined brake track) and also work fine on disc brake wheels (strong spoke bed).
Trailpimp makes some disc-only rims that are a bit heavier, a lot costlier, and have a great rep.
Salsa makes a good mid-weight freeride rim, and Mavic makes a good disc-only rim (f219) that beats the XL on weight, doesn't cost much more, and is otherwise very close in performance.
I don't know much about tubless, except that the tire slection is mostly xc-oreiented from what I've seen. The traction and no-pinch benefits might well be out-weighed by the lack of suitable tire widths. Most free-riders use pretty dang wide tires. I actually haven't seen many pinchflats from free-riding, except on urban rides. Most urnab free-riders I know pump up fat tires to 40 or so PSI, so tubless might actually be a very nice thing in those situations. Then again, traction is rarely an issue for urban rides, so the high preassure isn't a big deal.
Myself, I just run DH tubes. Yes, it is quite heavy. |
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