Stumpmeister Posted November 9, 2013 Share I see CWC is selling XT 785 wheels for 3599 are these any good and is it worth swopping my Crossrides for them. I know they are centre lock, what is the rider weight limit on the XTs? Edited November 9, 2013 by BB Giant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR ◣◢ Posted November 9, 2013 Share I see CWC is selling XT 785 wheels for 3599 are these any good and is it worth swopping my Crossrides for them. I know they are centre lock, what is the rider weight limit on the XTs? Very good wheels. Strong also and handled my 100kg ass quite well on the single speed. I wouldn't swop the Crossrides though. The XTs require more maintenance. Not sure about actual weight difference between the sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvdp Posted November 9, 2013 Share XT = Cup and cone bearings, meaning maintenance, and not fit and forget.Plus side they are full UST.Crossride = Bulletproof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent_bob Posted November 9, 2013 Share I would stick with the Crossrides Edited November 9, 2013 by silent_bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinh Posted November 9, 2013 Share have the Xrides and love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 9, 2013 Share Stay with the Crossrides, dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted November 9, 2013 Share Interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumpmeister Posted November 9, 2013 Share Very! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underachiever Posted November 9, 2013 Share XT all the way, actually very little to maintain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRA Posted November 9, 2013 Share Ive had the xt's on and Im a clumsy rider hitting rocks etc and weighing 95 .You cant break them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowta Posted November 9, 2013 Share Personally would take XTs over the crossrides. Nothing wrong with cup and cone bearings gummibear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 13, 2013 Share Personally would take XTs over the crossrides. Nothing wrong with cup and cone bearings Would you sell the crossrides to buy XT's though? Personally I'd rather keep the crossrides and aim higher on the wheel spectrum - like a flow / arch & hope combo... Something that will last and is adaptable to different standards. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted November 13, 2013 Share Not sure on the XT785 but my concerns with my XT775 wheelset are that the spokes can only be ordered from Shimano, there are apparently 3 different spoke lengths (inside, outside and rear wheel driveside) and you need 2 special spoke spanners to install/tension! Bit of a headache! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowta Posted November 13, 2013 Share Would you sell the crossrides to buy XT's though? Personally I'd rather keep the crossrides and aim higher on the wheel spectrum - like a flow / arch & hope combo... Something that will last and is adaptable to different standards. Thoughts? Possibly, depends. I've heard of people having issues with Mavic freehubs, also spokes like this scare mehttp://static.bike-components.de/images/product_images/popup_images/17241_26_mavic_crossride_ub_.jpg But then again the XTs have a similar type.Give me J-Bend spokes any day. gummibear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 13, 2013 Share Possibly, depends. I've heard of people having issues with Mavic freehubs, also spokes like this scare mehttp://static.bike-components.de/images/product_images/popup_images/17241_26_mavic_crossride_ub_.jpg But then again the XTs have a similar type.Give me J-Bend spokes any day. Yeah, that hub system is horrible! But I wouldn't swap them out for XT's - too similar ito the level they're at, imo. I'd much rather go for a better, custom wheelset that doesn't have all those problems... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted November 13, 2013 Share Nothing wrong with cup and cone bearings It takes me 15-20 minutes once a year to clean and grease them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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