Surv0MTB Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Love my ZTR Arch EX. Never had to straighten them in over a year and Im about 109kg. Previous rims were like tin in comparison. Syncros.
Jigghead Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) I just picked up a set of ZTR Arch EX's (I weigh 95kg, so the Crests were not an option) hooked up to hope hubs, tailor made by CWC to order (color scheme of hubs, spokes and nipples as requested). Cost me R5,500 + around R500 to have shipped to JHB. These wheels are great, so are CWC. Edited December 28, 2013 by Jigghead Surv0MTB 1
akneethling Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 My experience with ArchEX is tgat not all tubeless tyres fit easily on them, then I could not get the tyre bead to seat perfectly either...... they would seat, but tge tyre always had a bit of a wobble, luke the wheel was out of true. This was With 3 different brands of tyre. The WTB frequency range is exactly the opposite. Tyres seat perfectly. The rims are stronger, and costs about 40% cheaper. ...... and there's about a 3g difference in weight. RockCoach 1
Surv0MTB Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 I noticed that with the Kenda Slant six, especially after putting in new sealant. Issue was that you actually need to clean out the inside lip of any old sealant, preventing a clean fit. Racing Ralphs have no issue.
jcza Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 American Classic..awesome wheels.. +1 American Classic Race, just not sure how much they are now.
Christie Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Nobody mentioned Tune King&Kong hubs. I have seen a few on xc bikes - are they any good? I dont think they take a thru axle, though. Also, any comments on Chris King hubs? Expensive, but they look nice. Im considering some for my next build, but are they worth the money?
Lone_Ranger Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Nobody mentioned Tune King&Kong hubs. I have seen a few on xc bikes - are they any good? I dont think they take a thru axle, though. Also, any comments on Chris King hubs? Expensive, but they look nice. Im considering some for my next build, but are they worth the money? Tune hubs are super light, but also super expensive. Similar price range to Chris Kings. Haven't used a pair myself, but I read a few forum posts questioning their durability. They are super sexy though. I'd be very surprised if the don't have adaptors for TA. My dream hubs if money was no object .
Christie Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) Tune King = R1700, Kong = R3500, abouk 3k less than a set of Chris Kings. Edited December 28, 2013 by Christie
ChUkKy Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Hi. The American Classic wheel set would be my recommendation. I have a set of these in 26" and they are awesome. http://www.buycycle....an-classic.html Ciao. These are great if you have a degree in panelbeating or are a trainee in a panelbeating shop...Great if you are the weight of a flea but if you have skipped a few toilet stops in the past few weeks for a k@k, avoid!
Lone_Ranger Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Tune King = R1700, Kong = R3500, abouk 3k less than a set of Chris Kings. My bad. Still double the price of Hopes. So still pretty expensive.
jcza Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 These are great if you have a degree in panelbeating or are a trainee in a panelbeating shop...Great if you are the weight of a flea but if you have skipped a few toilet stops in the past few weeks for a k@k, avoid! I'm not biting - let's just say 6000km & many races later I'm still a happy customer. Front & rear wheels each needed truing once. I won't comment on pretzels I've seen. Mike Bike and ChUkKy 2
rouxtjie Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 I'm not biting - let's just say 6000km & many races later I'm still a happy customer. Front & rear wheels each needed truing once. I won't comment on pretzels I've seen.You must have a few dumps on route then... Cough cough, where is your wheels at the moment oom?
jcza Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 You must have a few dumps on route then... Cough cough, where is your wheels at the moment oom? Rear wheel in - 1st time, can't complain. Must be my lack of skillzzz. ChUkKy, DIPSLICK and rouxtjie 3
GaryP Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 I'm not biting - let's just say 6000km & many races later I'm still a happy customer. Front & rear wheels each needed truing once. I won't comment on pretzels I've seen. I am not the weight of a flea and I have not needed to do anything with or to my AM's after about 2000 km of riding so my experience is exactly the opposite of chukky's.
Wyatt Earp Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Well, I have had one of the first set of American Classic 29'er race wheels on my SS rigid.Not a moments worth of trouble .Perhaps I need to do more miles of ride harder.
feetup Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 what riding do you do? If you ride hard then i recommend ZTR If you are gentle on your bike American classic both are great!
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