Stans MTB wheels

[thysmeades]

Hi guys and gals, looking for some advice on Stans MTB wheels.

Looking for a very light set of MTB wheels. I have heard that Stans are really light and strong. there are quite a few in his range, which ones are around R1350grams or lighter? What cost? where can I source? which habs and spoke are used for that?

 

Thanks all

Thys

 

[Guttersnipe]

If you build up ztr olympic rims with american classic hubs and a mix of dt swiss revolution and competition they come in at around 1350g - probably not the best idea if you are heavy or do big wheelie drops, but works fine for me at 64kg and moderately aggressive. I had mine built at BMC in woodstock.

I think I paid about 5k, but that was before the rand crashed vs the dollar.

People moan about AC hubs, but the new ones are much improved, and the bearings are cheap to replace. Of course if you are flush DT Swiss 240 hubs would be nicer.

 

[Thug]

Stans ZTR rims are one of the better rims around. Can't go wrong with them!!

 

[Wolweseun]

Thys judging by your name I assume you are in PE

 

Rob at Cyclo Pro is probably the best wheel builder in PE and I saw stock of these there the other day

[MintSauce]

What are those new Stan's rims called again...? The ones that are something like 100 grams lighter than the Olympics...? Get those.

 

Shane at Bowmans builds some sweet custom wheels and he's a weight weenie so will be able to tell you what exactly is available.

 

 

 

[Guttersnipe]

ZTR Race 7000 - they don't sell them as rims only, you have to buy the wheelset, as far as I know. Saw some at Bowman recently. Very nice, 1210g, and R10 000 before the rand fell - probably around 14k now?

 

But he did say strong ... which means different things to different people.

[singletrackmind]

you can just get the rims, i got quoted R1800 per rim though, that was before the rand crashed.

 

Was done on 1 of the online store in SA, cant remember the name

[Guttersnipe]

Interesting ... Stan has a new local distributor, and they seem pretty organised (they got me the cyclocross kit and tyres at a slightly painful price, but they did get them).

 

If you just buy the rims, you should be able to build up a set with American Classic hubs and Revolution spokes for around 9k, but you'll need a really good wheel builder, and remember not to pump them up more than 2 bar. Also, the prebuilt ones have a weight limit of 77kg, so that's something to keep in mind.