Jehosefat Posted November 22, 2017 Share So I had a little (somewhat less than gentle) lie down recently and I need to replace my rear rim. I'm currently running the standard Syncros XR2.0 rim that came with the bike (Scott Spark 910 2017) but I'm seeing this as an opportunity to upgrade to wider rims and I'm looking for some advice. I would like to keep my current hubs so I need 28 hole rims. I'm about 80kg for reference. And the rims need to be 29". What would you guys recommend? Edited November 22, 2017 by Jehosefat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christofison Posted November 22, 2017 Share DT Swiss XM 421https://www.dtswiss.com/en/products/rims/mtb/all-mountain/xm-421/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droo Posted November 22, 2017 Share Stans Arch FTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marshall Posted November 22, 2017 Share What Droo said - but ditch the hubs and get 32 spokes. Goodbadugly, cpelser, ChUkKy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr lee Posted November 22, 2017 Share Rapide 25mm or 30mm. Cheaper decent option. Seeing as though you are in JHB you can take your buggered wheel to Wayne and have it rebuilt using his rims ...well that is if he has a 28 hole option...or just swap the hubs out too for stronger 32 hole variants as mentioned above Edited November 22, 2017 by Mr lee henningvr and scubes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr lee Posted November 22, 2017 Share While you are at it....do both rims!!! You will be happy you did! There is a reason the 2018 sparks have 25mm id rims ...it's the future Edited November 22, 2017 by Mr lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehosefat Posted November 22, 2017 Share Thanks for the input everyone What Droo said - but ditch the hubs and get 32 spokes. In that case, which hubs would you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehosefat Posted November 22, 2017 Share While you are at it....do both rims!!! You will be happy you did! There is a reason the 2018 sparks have 25mm id rims ...it's the future Oh, I'm absolutely doing both rims Would be a bit silly to just do 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChUkKy Posted November 22, 2017 Share What Droo said and then what David said afterwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knersboy Posted November 22, 2017 Share Oh, I'm absolutely doing both rims Would be a bit silly to just do 1.Oh, I'm absolutely doing both rims Would be a bit silly to just do 1.Hah now you have opened a can of worms. Thought you were gonna get a simple answer and now you gotta wade through 154445 more choices of wheelset or hub-rim combos. It is a lekker can of worms though. Best of luck with your choosing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehosefat Posted November 22, 2017 Share Thankfully I have time, broke my wrist in the accident so I can’t ride for another 5 or 6 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpelser Posted November 22, 2017 Share IMO if you want to go budget (not too wide) the CWC sale on the American Classic AM28 wheelset @ R3500 If you want the bees knees, go with the CWC special Arch rims on Hope Pro4 Evo hubs @ R5500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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