I am thinking of buying a Niner Rip 9. I comes with stans flow wheels on stans hubs. I cannot seem to find the spec of the hub (prawls, how many point of engagement etc). I am thinking of upgrading the wheels out of the box if it is worth it. I am looking at Industry nine trail wheel 24's and maybe a DT swiss wheel. I think my budget would be at the $1200 or less area. I do have a local guy that can get me a set of I9's for about $850. I weigh 170lbs with gear. I ride XC to light AM trails. To this point I have not had issues with damaging my Duster or Rhythm pro wheels (non carbons). I would consider myself a smooth rider. I figure I can sell the Stans and reduce my cost of an upgrade if I don't use them. Or could I just get a set of hubs (I9's 32h example) and have them relaced (need new spokes because of length?)
Thoughts?
Thoughts?