As the title says I need a budget set of 27.5 wheels. I'm looking for the best value possible. I know that one shouldn't cheap out on wheels but I'm a bit short on couch change at the moment.
I'm converting my 05 Cannondale Prophet over from 26 so the catch is that I need 135mm rear spacing. I'd like a 12mm rear hub. I'll run a qr adapter to start. I've been searching for the ultra rare MX variant for years and that has a thru 12 rear axle. So I'd like to be prepared in case I find that legendary golden unicorn.
Why bother with an old ass frame? Because I love projects like these and I actually really like the way my current one rides. I got it as frame and I have very good components on it. 27.5 would be the 'final' piece. Of course no project like this is ever truly finished. If I found an MX frame for example I could run a 170mm fork with the much higher max 570mm a2c compared to the 530mm max of a standard Prophet. I could also run a 200x57 for 160mm of travel instead of the stock 200x50 that gives it 140mm. That would give me a heavy weight old school enduro beast.
Anyway I've got a fox 34 factory 27.5 on it now and I have a wtb vigilante/trail boss tire combo so all I need are wheels.
I saw these on ebay: Sun Ringle Black Flag Expert for $200.
Would they be strong enough for trail and lighter AM?
Thanks for any advice on this, friends.
I'm converting my 05 Cannondale Prophet over from 26 so the catch is that I need 135mm rear spacing. I'd like a 12mm rear hub. I'll run a qr adapter to start. I've been searching for the ultra rare MX variant for years and that has a thru 12 rear axle. So I'd like to be prepared in case I find that legendary golden unicorn.
Why bother with an old ass frame? Because I love projects like these and I actually really like the way my current one rides. I got it as frame and I have very good components on it. 27.5 would be the 'final' piece. Of course no project like this is ever truly finished. If I found an MX frame for example I could run a 170mm fork with the much higher max 570mm a2c compared to the 530mm max of a standard Prophet. I could also run a 200x57 for 160mm of travel instead of the stock 200x50 that gives it 140mm. That would give me a heavy weight old school enduro beast.
Anyway I've got a fox 34 factory 27.5 on it now and I have a wtb vigilante/trail boss tire combo so all I need are wheels.
I saw these on ebay: Sun Ringle Black Flag Expert for $200.
Would they be strong enough for trail and lighter AM?
Thanks for any advice on this, friends.
