Hey all I have a Giant Trance X2 that I bought 2nd hand with Alex Rims - cannot remember which ones but something basic. Have done a tubeless conversion but they are still pretty heavy. I am doing the Berg 'n Bush 3 day ride in October and want to upgrade my wheels. My riding partner has a specialised epic carbon 29" so in terms of gear, I am at a bit of a disadvantage and don't want to be holding things up so any benefit I can squeeze out of my bike makes sense. A friend suggested getting XTR Crest Olympics. I see there are other XTR's as well - podiums etc - for sale 2nd hand. I don't have a clue what wheels might be a good option to consider. I was even wondering if I ought to consider a 650B wheel? Would this fit my bike? Bad idea? I dunno! But here are some bits of info that might help. I weigh 75kg I tend to ride the spruit in JHB quite a bit, northern farms etc, some small jumps and technical stuff and so on but mostly marathon type riding I wouldn't want to spend much more than maybe R3000 Any suggestions as to good rims to get? What about hubs? Any brands to avoid? I want to start scanning the classifieds for new wheels in the next month or two.
