CX Wheels

[Patchelicious]

Upgrade bug is starting.

 

Whats a good, not too expensive CX wheel?

Bike is a Crux Sport, so no point in going bananas with massively expensive hoops.

[Wil6]

Define "not too expensive"

[Patchelicious]

Define "not too expensive"

R5k- R6k?

[Skinnyone]

basically you could use an MTB wheelset, so long as the axles are compatible...

[V12man]

What tires and how hard you plan to run them really defines what you could use - I run a set of Spez mtb alloy rims on my cotic - but I never plan to run anything past 4 bar on them - works just fine for me.

[Patchelicious]

What tires and how hard you plan to run them really defines what you could use - I run a set of Spez mtb alloy rims on my cotic - but I never plan to run anything past 4 bar on them - works just fine for me.

Im not sure about pressure to be honest.

 

This whole CX/Gravel grind is pretty new to me.

 

I am wanting to do races like the Swartberg/Hell n Back on it. The idea would be to race them, does that help with the pressure question? 

[jcza]

Go speak to Grant at Sprocket & Jack and ask him to build you a set of wheels.

[Skinnyone]

also depends on the tyre size as well, to what pressure you run. but I wouldn't go over 4 bar...

[Monark]

the crest / Hope combo off CWC - great bang for your buck

[V12man]

Im not sure about pressure to be honest.

 

This whole CX/Gravel grind is pretty new to me.

 

I am wanting to do races like the Swartberg/Hell n Back on it. The idea would be to race them, does that help with the pressure question? 

4 bar is plenty hard for gravel if you ask me - I have some nice Ritchey extra thick tape on carbon bars, and that certainly helps the hands a bit.

 

https://www.bike24.de/p1149204.html?_ga=1.152825470.638533451.1465288091

 

If you set 4bar as an upper limit, then you could use pretty much any mtb rim - clearly not the super wide ones... (and I am assuming you don't have rim brakes) - given that the wheels are properly built and tensioned I don't really think there is much to be gained performance wise from the rim (not really going to take any big knocks) - but certainly a quality hub set will be a good thing  (I have a hope addiction)

 

Notubes have some nice cx rims - but sourcing cx rims locally is a bit of an issue - so that was why I decided to go the mtb rim route.

[Patchelicious]

4 bar is plenty hard for gravel if you ask me - I have some nice Ritchey extra thick tape on carbon bars, and that certainly helps the hands a bit.

 

https://www.bike24.de/p1149204.html?_ga=1.152825470.638533451.1465288091

 

If you set 4bar as an upper limit, then you could use pretty much any mtb rim - clearly not the super wide ones... (and I am assuming you don't have rim brakes) - given that the wheels are properly built and tensioned I don't really think there is much to be gained performance wise from the rim (not really going to take any big knocks) - but certainly a quality hub set will be a good thing  (I have a hope addiction)

 

Notubes have some nice cx rims - but sourcing cx rims locally is a bit of an issue - so that was why I decided to go the mtb rim route.

Thanks so much! That really helps.

[Skinnyone]

All else fails, I know Trek SA has bought in CX bikes and gravel bikes...

[the nerd]

build em

[LOOK695]

This is a nice rim if you wanted to go the handbuild route, or even to buy it as a complete wheelset. Slightly over your budget.....Send me PM if interested

 

[the nerd]

Im using my old velocity VXC hoops on hope pro 2's 

 

Basically a good old school xc wheelset put to good use again. 

 

Hand built wheels last lifetimes in my experience and that is the way I will always do wheels. 

[Sitting slip]

any 29er rim will do just fit 40c tyre or more to avoid snake bite from rim