What are lightest retro wheels for reasonable money....?

[LikeClockwork]

Thinking for the Explosif, want something as light as possible but not something that's silly money or going to be difficult to source easily....

I say 'retro' but it's not strictly a totally period build, and in reality I would like sealed bearings too

Any advice, could be that what I have on the karma Kona is actually the most suitable in terms of quality to pound ratio!!

 

[Rampage]

Origional Mavic CrossMaxx:

Mavic Crossmax front 689g
Mavic Crossmax rear 876g

The rear tend to crack around eyelets and also bulge the rim out around the eyelets, so you'll be lucky to find a good set.

 

[Gruff]

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Try the original Mavic CrossRide wheels, the model below the CrossMax as they don't seem to have the rim cracking problem.

 

[ishaw]

Mavic cross trails are nice with sealed bearings. The problem with older Mavic is you can't get free hubs easily, or so I was told when I had some.

I had some rolf dolomite or something ending in ite that were really good and light too, ceramic braking surfaces etc.

 

[wadsy]

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I've just built a wheel-set for my Axis TT:

White Industries hubs
Mavic 230 rims
DT rev spokes with alloy nipples

Front (suspension Tracker) = 688g
Rear (titanium free-hub) = 798g
Total = 1486g

Cheers

 

[LikeClockwork]

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Hmm, thanks guys. Had some early Cross Max a while ago but let them go... :facepalm:

Looks as if I might have found something nice now, XT rear and a sealed bearing Coda front, goes with the 'Dale forks at least

 

[hamster]

Mavic 230 with Hope Lightweight front and M739 or M900 rear. However I always found 230s to be too fragile for my (admittedly clumsy) 10.5 stone.

 

[Fatal Swan]

For 'standard'/factory wheels, my vote is the 1st Gen Crossmaxes but they're hard to get hold of and don't normally come cheap (lucky enough to still have 2 very good pairs). A bit less sought after, I've had some Rolf Dolomites in the past (about 1725g for the wheelset), and some Rolf Vectors which I think were about 100g or so lighter again, with tubeless and ceramic coated rims.

 

[RobMac]

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If your gonna use Mavic 230's keep a eye on the brake surface I've had two go BANG! On me :shock:

 

[Rampage]

I've not seen a 230 that isn't cracked in the last 10 years!