Damm if you are going to spend that kind of money why not just go Chris Kings with DT Revo's and Stans 355.Hardtails Are Better said:The DT's are the better of thise two. I'd suggest DT 240 hubs, Stan's Olympic ZTR rims, and, if you have lots of cash to spend, Sapim X-Ray spokes. I want a pair......
Because it cost more, be heavier and not be as solid feeling?Ratt said:Damm if you are going to spend that kind of money why not just go Chris Kings with DT Revo's and Stans 355.
Ya I get what you mean, if I was to build new wheels it would probably be either DT 240s or Hope XCs (if weight doesn't matter) and $35 317/717s or VXCs.shiggy said:Because it cost more, be heavier and not be as solid feeling?
The cost of CK hubs is ~65% more than DT 240s.
My build (compared to the above) would be 240s hubs (lighter, cost less), Velocity VXC rims (tough, stiffer, reasonably light, cost less), CX-Ray spokes (builds a more solid wheel, same weight, costs more) with alloy nips.
Overall weight would be ~66g less, it would be a stiffer/stronger wheelset, and cost ~30% less than a CK/Stans/Revo wheelset. "My" whole wheelset would cost just a few dollars more than the CK hubs alone, and that is with spokes that are more than twice the price of Revos.
After hunting around on MTBR, I decided to go with the DT Swiss 240s/ Velocity VXC/ Sapim XRay wheel build as it seemed each of the components get high marks on the 'boards (except I went with brass nips). Thanks for the set-up tip Shiggy. They were a great upgrade from the stock wheels on my Stumpjumper FSR.shiggy said:My build (compared to the above) would be 240s hubs (lighter, cost less), Velocity VXC rims (tough, stiffer, reasonably light, cost less), CX-Ray spokes (builds a more solid wheel, same weight, costs more) with alloy nips.
Overall weight would be ~66g less, it would be a stiffer/stronger wheelset, and cost ~30% less than a CK/Stans/Revo wheelset. "My" whole wheelset would cost just a few dollars more than the CK hubs alone, and that is with spokes that are more than twice the price of Revos.