Alpine 26er or Kom 650b

[Neil Mc]

hi Hubbers,

I have a question that I am sure the knowleadgable peeps can help me with,

I am currently on a GT Zaskar carbon expert, with DT swiss 1800 wheels which have DT swiss hubs.

 

I have a birthday coming up and am thinking of a wheel upgrade :-)

 

I have narrowed it down to the following:

 

ZTR Alpine 26er with DT swiss hubs rims are 330g+_

 

or

 

WTB KOM i-23 TCS 650b with DT swiss hubs rims are 400g each

 

obviously a 650b option would be nice, however the Alpine is not on offer as a 650b,

next is the pricing, the Alpines are on special at around R666 per rim

whereby the WTB are R792 per rim, not a huge diff in what is a cheap price, however the WTB are 70g heavier per rim.

 

so my question is which ones should I get, does the fact that the WTB are 650b override the fact that the Alpines are lighter or is it the other way around!

 

Just for the record I am 71kg, I ride a few races but don't throw the bike over jumps and what not, basic single track and jeep track riding and a bit of road now and then :-)

 

Anyfeedback is welcome.. PS I was thinking of dropping the DT swiss for a Dirty Flea Hub as the Dt swiss I am using would be off the Zaskar, would their be much weight difference?