Wheels and cassette selection for new or existing build

wschruba said:

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This post seems to be all over the place. 29" wheel mountain bikes were (almost) all disc brake bikes? Carbon fiber rim brake wheels? On a mountain bike? That would be lunacy--the brake track would be destroyed in short order...

Is this for a 'monstercross' bike? What frame are you trying to fit wheels to?

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006_007 said:

Subscribed. Need to see where this goes.

Been living under a rock.never heard of monstercross before - wider tire gravel bikes alternate name. Check.

List of 650B Gravel Bikes, 27.5" Monstercross Bikes - BIKEPACKING.com

The complete list of 650B gravel bikes and 27.5" monster cross bikes that fit 2.1" tires and wider. Find nearly 40 bikes that fit this category...

bikepacking.com

Also curious about this zip aluminum carbon fiber front hoop. Sounds exotic.

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mtrbiker said:

It is just a roadie wheel. The older Zipps were al hoop with cf deep (60mm for 404) v profile. The bike was built to serve as a gravel bike and has worked reasonably for such as well as bilepacking...swapping wheels for diff desired performance (32mm front 35mmrear; 42mm front 40mm rear) as per conditions regulate. I'm seting up to do the Huracan 360 again. And be a little easier off road, on single track?...with the 2.1 rear and 2.2 front

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006_007 said:

Subscribed. Need to see where this goes.

Been living under a rock.never heard of monstercross before - wider tire gravel bikes alternate name. Check.

List of 650B Gravel Bikes, 27.5" Monstercross Bikes - BIKEPACKING.com

The complete list of 650B gravel bikes and 27.5" monster cross bikes that fit 2.1" tires and wider. Find nearly 40 bikes that fit this category...

bikepacking.com

Also curious about this zip aluminum carbon fiber front hoop. Sounds exotic.

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xcandrew said:

Light Bicycle can make a rim brake version of many of their rims if you ask them to specifically. I think they use a graphene brake track with a grooved surface. It doesn't come that way by default. This one might work:

RM29C06 Carbon MTB Rim - Light Bicycle

I might do it in the future on this 26" rim when my current rim brake track wears through because I can't find any aluminum rims that I like in 26".

RM26C02 Carbon MTB Rim - Light Bicycle

Underneath in the comments someone asks:
Brent 2019/09/15
Hello, Do you think there is enough interest in making a rim brake version? I would really like some carbon rims for my vintage bike. Thank you

LightBicycle 2019/09/16
Hi Brent, It is okay to manufacture this 26er bike rim with rim brake version. We just sent you quotation through email. Please check. Thanks, Lightbicycle

Here's a road wheel that has the rim brake grooves they use. It's wide enough for you, but heavy and you probably don't need the aero shape:
AR56 Carbon Road/CX Rim - Light Bicycle




Carbon wheel and rim brakes have been use for years for muddy cyclocross. I don't think it's a problem. In my case, I stay out of the mud anyway.

Lots of QR hubs are still available, and also lots of choices for hubs that can convert between QR and thru-axle. Here's a budget hubset with DT star ratchet (non-EXP) compatible parts (54T might not be reliable according to this thread DT Chinese 240s (ZTTO M1 Boost hubs) | Page 3 | Mountain Bike Reviews Forum (mtbr.com) , but can swap it out for 36T DT units):

ZTTO NEW Ratchet 54T Disc Brake MTB Hub 32H 32 Hole Thru Axle Quick Release XD HG MS Ncleo 142 12 100 135 Sealed Bearing|Bicycle Hubs| - AliExpress

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mtrbiker said:

I try to stay out of the mud also...but inevitably ended up going through it in order appease my friend once, and also to get away from the gators/snake/mosquitos and wild boars, in the swamp, escaping the darkness, while striving for a safe place to set camp and sleep.

There is a lot of info/options here...so ty for the link...I'm trying to process what im learning/reading/seeing.

Would it be beneficial to use a centerlock hub on order to aid disc alignment? Or would that force a shimano hub purchase which would be too much heavier compared to the Zitto...and what about these industry9 hubs...i just dont get why they are so sought after? I dont know much about hubs either...but universal/versatile fitment is up my ally for the wheelset. 24T might even be ok, but 36T sounds better

I checked out the ar56 30mm and rm 29c06. But will have to call for correct feature/ characteristics choice(s) thanks again xcandrew

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