Just had a set of wheels built with 30mm shallow btlos rims, dt swiss 180 rear hub, and a carbon ti front hub. 1310 grams with aerolite spokes. My local wheel builder who has been doing it a long time was very impressed with the btlos rims. He felt they were an excellent balance of weight and stiffness. So I'd go the btlos route with the 350s if I were you. The exp problems are real and the money you'll save vs dt swiss almost makes the warranty a wash. Just buy new rims if need be. I'm a huge dt swiss fan too btw.
Dt swiss xrc 1200 vs Chinese wheels
I have a really problem, I can't choose wheelset. Should I go for dt swiss xrc 1200 width 30 or btlos i27as on new 350 hubs? Maybe light bicycle or new EIE new concave shape?
I like dt swiss but the weight is about 1500g. Dt swiss wheelset looks like old model wheelset with big weight, I have to pay a lot for hubs and I'm afraid of having exp ratchet issue. But the quality... I have read that the quality of building is very important for wheels.
With btlos I can build 1350g shallow rims on 350 new version of hubs without ratcher exp. But it's chinese.
Can you help me? Any ideas?
I like dt swiss but the weight is about 1500g. Dt swiss wheelset looks like old model wheelset with big weight, I have to pay a lot for hubs and I'm afraid of having exp ratchet issue. But the quality... I have read that the quality of building is very important for wheels.
With btlos I can build 1350g shallow rims on 350 new version of hubs without ratcher exp. But it's chinese.
Can you help me? Any ideas?
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Do you have problems with your 180 hub? Are all spokes aerolite? What's model of carbon ti?
I reached out to dt swiss and installed the replacement parts before ever riding the hub. I've only had a few rides since getting the wheelset built so time will tell. Sounds like the majority of people don't have issues with the replacement parts but some have. Yeah, all aerolite spokes. It's a carbon ti X-hub SP model. Pretty sweet little hub.
I second that feedback. I have several BTLOS wheels and all have been fantastic.Weights are accurate, quality is great, and not durability issues so far. I'm about to buy another set, but I'll avoid the EXP hubs and likely go with 350s.
Aren’t DT Swiss carbon rims made in China?
I think dt swiss wheels are made in Taiwan although it's said top version of hubs and wheels are made in Switzerland. lot of things now are made in China or Taiwan but from my point of view it doesn't mean that they are same: different factories, different technologies and engineers, different tools and stuff, different workers, different QC. Now sram and fox, for example, do their goods in Taiwan but they are great anyway
Check out Cenos wheels. https://cenos.cc They offer great value for money IMHO (30mm rims), 3y warranty, crash replacement. Building with DT Swiss and their own hubs. Always much easier to deal with Europeans if you have issues.I have a really problem, I can't choose wheelset. Should I go for dt swiss xrc 1200 width 30 or btlos i27as on new 350 hubs? Maybe light bicycle or new EIE new concave shape?
I like dt swiss but the weight is about 1500g. Dt swiss wheelset looks like old model wheelset with big weight, I have to pay a lot for hubs and I'm afraid of having exp ratchet issue. But the quality... I have read that the quality of building is very important for wheels.
With btlos I can build 1350g shallow rims on 350 new version of hubs without ratcher exp. But it's chinese.
Can you help me? Any ideas?
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