patches Posted July 13, 2012 Share In less than 1 moon I will be going over the great water to ride my bicycle in the land of frog and cheese people. I have 2 DH wheelsets and I'm not sure which isthe better one to take. DT Swiss FR 2050 (left), Spank Spike (right) I'm not concerned about which looks better... cos lets face it... they both look awesome. I'm purely wanting to know which one you think is a better wheel. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad bout mtb Posted July 13, 2012 Share Go with hope and spank. If the DT hubs give any sort of trouble you might not find spares. Hopes are easy and basic to fix. Just get those banjo spokes fixed then they should be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariusC Posted July 13, 2012 Share dont know much about downhill, but go for the Red ones they should be faster Coenie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E1A104 Posted July 13, 2012 Share and i thought this was spanking Candelabra for going home early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 13, 2012 Share Go with hope and spank. If the DT hubs give any sort of trouble you might not find spares. Hopes are easy and basic to fix. Just get those banjo spokes fixed then they should be good Both sets have some banjo spokes I think the DT's are better "race wheels"... I think lost of the WC riders use them. But as you say, for low maintenace wheels, the Hope-Spank combo might be better!? Edited July 13, 2012 by patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad bout mtb Posted July 13, 2012 Share Oh, either way I'd get the banjo spoke fixed. Yea hopes should be better on the maintenance side of things imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted July 13, 2012 Share Go with hope and spank. If the DT hubs give any sort of trouble you might not find spares. Hopes are easy and basic to fix. Just get those banjo spokes fixed then they should be good A voice of reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtbBarbie Posted July 13, 2012 Share dont know much about downhill, but go for the Red ones they should be faster is he part of your crew patch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 15, 2012 Share Yesterday I put the Spank wheels on and went for a little ride. Sound wise the Hope hub and DT-Swiss hub are night and day. Feel wise... both are pretty rigid. Weight wise, the Spank wheelset is lighter, but hard to compare apples and oranges because of different tyres on each set. I also bought all the goodies necessary for a ghetto-tubeless conversion. Still undecided which lucky rims get that prize Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted July 15, 2012 Share Spank it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted July 16, 2012 Share http://wildomarmagazine.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/spanking1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 17, 2012 Share With the Swiss With the Spank EDIT: Sorry for the instagram pictures hairy. They're theeto hide how dirty the bike is Edited July 17, 2012 by patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted July 17, 2012 Share Okay. Swisses sit the bike better ito colour co ordination, but I know you like colour co ordinating as much as Barney likes the teletubbies. Also, I still would take the SPANKS. I think they're more suited to that riding, and will stand up to the punishment you're going to give them. Go safe, go white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted July 17, 2012 Share I don't know, I was just attracted to the "spank" reference in the thread title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted July 18, 2012 Share With the Swiss With the Spank EDIT: Sorry for the instagram pictures hairy. They're theeto hide how dirty the bike is Mountain Bikes should always have a little dirt. Some one has previously commented that the Spanks with Hope hubs would be the easiest to repair should the need arise. Anther comment from my side is that you are running that I-Beam seatpost and saddle combo ... should you take a tumble you might struggle to find spares in a hurry, so maybe take the other set that is on the older Morewood with you ... just in case and I hope you do not need to have to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePubSA Posted August 7, 2012 Share Spank Morzine i rekon .Do like those fr2050's tho,what did they set you back if i might ask.Was shure the Fr's would be lighter ,are the hubz just heavier then the hopes,rims must be lighter on thier own>? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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