RallyRob Posted November 8, 2011 Share I originally purchased my 2011 Giant Anthem X29er in February of this year and have been exceptionally happy with all aspects of the bike.....even started doing some racing and have progressed quite quickly through the batches so performance is certainly adequate. According to my wife there will not be a new bike for 2012 (something to do with a new baby) and I was therefore thinking of upgrading my existing bike instead. Someone suggested the best performance improvement would be achieved by upgrading the standard wheels but have no idea where to start.......any advice or suggestions??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubber88 Posted November 8, 2011 Share I don't know if I must congratulate you on your baby or be sad that you're not getting a new bike A good go to wheel set with adequate weight saving is probably the ZTR Crest 29" in my opinion. I'm more than happy with mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BergForce Posted November 8, 2011 Share I got the same bike and looking to upgrade the wheels also...Stans ZTR Crest wheelset from buycycle.co.za @ R4480. You will also need to buy a thru-axle adapter for the ZTR front hub, but should be only R150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted November 8, 2011 Share A good go to wheel set with adequate weight saving is probably the ZTR Crest 29" in my opinion. For sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Posted November 8, 2011 Share What do you guys think of the standard hubs that come with the Giant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted November 8, 2011 Share They're not bad. The whole wheelset is not bad, just on the heavy side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichnusa Posted November 8, 2011 Share wheelset for sure! Hope/Chris King/DT Swiss hubs with ZTR Crest rims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLuvsMtb Posted November 8, 2011 Share http://www.mavic.com/en/product/wheels/mountain-bike/wheels/C29ssmax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted November 8, 2011 Share American Classic 29er Tubeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannosmit Posted November 8, 2011 Share Does anybody know the weight of the Giant wheelset? I see the Mavics are 1755g which is not exactly light I suppose, compared to a Hope/Crest Combo of 1550g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted November 8, 2011 Share P-XC2 is just over 2.1kg - hefty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted November 8, 2011 Share I see the Mavics are 1755g which is not exactly light I suppose, compared to a Hope/Crest Combo of 1550g 200grams? Are you kidding me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannosmit Posted November 8, 2011 Share 200grams? Are you kidding me? I was more thinking a long the line of if you were to upgrade, one would like the best weight and strength combo for your money. I like my bike as strong as possible, not a weight weenie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RallyRob Posted November 11, 2011 Share Many thanks for all the advice.............definitely looks like the wheel upgrade will be a worthwhile investment and intend doing some further research on the available options (ZTR Crest 29" certainly looks the way to go) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted November 11, 2011 Share Easton EA90 is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted November 11, 2011 Share Many thanks for all the advice.............definitely looks like the wheel upgrade will be a worthwhile investment and intend doing some further research on the available options (ZTR Crest 29" certainly looks the way to go) R4488 @ Buycycle (They do have an 80-85kg weight limit though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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