New Wheel Set

[Jordansrealm]

Looking for some suggestion in a good wheel set? I ride a 06 FSR and enjoy the bike but it would be nice to lighten it up a bit so I have been swapping out parts here and there. Next up I think should be the wheel set. Im running what came with the bike I believe its Mavic x317 Rims and Specialized hubs.

Looking for some suggestions something light but still strong.

Suggestions? Thanks! I ride mostly XC stuff and All Mtn stuff. I thought the collective wealth of knowledge here could help! Would rather not spend what it cost to buy my bike lol.

Jordan

[Waldo]

What's your price range?

I've got a hand-built set of Mavic 717's with DT Revolution spokes & XT hubs. My riding is XC, but being in the 200lb range and having a bad case of "see the rock - hit the rock" syndrome, I'm not exactly easy on them. I've had them for about 8 months and am very happy. They were a great combo of weight, strength, & price.

Of course, if you have a bigger budget than I did, that opens things up a lot. If I could have afforded it, I'd have built some DT's with Chris King hubs. (you also have to be able to tolerate hubs that sound like a swarm of bees, but that's part of the cool factor)

Whatever you go with, get them hand-built by a skilled person. Mine were from Adrenaline; I've seen good reports from the Path too. And there's that sale coming up at The Bike Co that someone posted here - might be a good opportunity.

[Jordansrealm]

Thanks I am also a 200lb guy so I know what you mean. I will look into what you have and said thanks for the words!

[Shu]

Make sure you go to The Bike Comapny for the parking lot sale....I picked up a Mavic Crossride wheel set from them...and they're great...stiff and light....I weight 200# w/ gear...I have them on my Heckler

[Fearless Fly]

Get Hope Pro2 hubs with Dt swiss 4.1 Rims and Dt Revolution rims. They are 1596g with a 20mm front and 10mm bolt on rear, they will make you a champ.

[SAR_boats]

Originally Posted by Jordansrealm

Looking for some suggestions something light but still strong.

Would rather not spend what it cost to buy my bike lol.

Jordan

Ever heard of Keith Botranger?

"Strong, light, cheap. Pick two."

[Pho'dUp]

I second the Hope Pro II hubs. For a high quality hub I think they're the best bang for the buck. I like the DT rims too.

[Jordansrealm]

Decided on

Mavic 819 wheels
Hope Pro II hubs
DT double barrell (butted) shotgun spokes 14/15 gauge
Pro Lock brass nipples



and a side of fries...

Thanks for the good words in the thread!

Jordan

[Foesnasty]

that's a sweet set of wheels....I ride them on my FXR and I have had no problems....I ride really hard..I mean I look for rocks to hit!!!! good choice..enjoy

[tkblazer]

Originally Posted by Jordansrealm

Decided on

Mavic 819 wheels
Hope Pro II hubs
DT double barrell (butted) shotgun spokes 14/15 gauge
Pro Lock brass nipples

Jordan

what spoke model is that? i'd go with everything the same, but run DT competition spokes. If you can order the rear hubs, go with the 10mm hub and run a hadley 10mm rear axle (costs about $25)

[Jordansrealm]

good advice lemme look into it thank u!

[2wheel_lee]

Sounds like a good setup. Most important, though, is who builds them. The Path builds great wheels.

[BeantownRider]

The wheelbuilder is very important, especially with the 819 rims. I recently built a hadley/823, which is just the fat guy version of the 819 and it was a tough wheel to build. I ended taking it to the Path to have them fix it up for me.

I would also recommend the 10mm thru axle, nice and stiff.

[Jordansrealm]

Kevin over at The Bike Co in Irvine is going to build them for me. He seems like a pretty knowledgeable guy and builds all his own wheels he races on. So I hope he will do a good job I think he will!