Is carbon wheels on a MTB wise?

[AndreZA]

I see DT swiss is bringing them out.

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2007/tech/features/mtb_worlds07/DT-carbon-rim.jpg

[Mauritzvw]

Dunno strength should be ok.... until you bash it against a rock

 

Looks wickedly cool tho

[Tumbleweed]

they look nice. but i'd be scared. i suffer from carbon-phobia. 

[dirtrider]

Never !!!!

[_Daemon_]

HAHAHAHA.....let's think about this...unless your Christoff Saucer...NO

[Mudsimus]

No.

[AndreZA]

Even Ritchey's got some.

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2007/tech/shows/eurobike07/eurobike0710/Frischknecht_Scott_Spark_Limited_non-driveside.jpg

 

 

[ewep]

UHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMM, nope.

[I FLY]

Even Ritchey's got some.

  

 

He also has a big bushy mustache and I don't aspire to follow suite.

[ewep]

HIJACK!!!!

 

IFLY, saw aunty Dav and the cronies at Sugarbush yesterday.  Why didn't you join them>

 

[I FLY]

HIJACK!!!!

IFLY' date=' saw aunty Dav and the cronies at Sugarbush yesterday.  Why didn't you join them>
[/quote']

 

Because I was busy dying at D2D.

 

My daughter and I are in training for 94.7 so we  thought that we would get some race day enviroment.

 

They said their 120km ride took them 9 hours.

[ewep]

Eish, ek sal dit glo!  Sugarbush Ridge on the road is not always fun, but offroad, EISH!

[Sammajoor]

Eish' date=' ek sal dit glo!  Sugarbush Ridge on the road is not always fun, but offroad, EISH! [/quote']

 

Carbon is definitley not for off road

[Racer X]

That scott is Thomas Frischkenet's (think I got that right), those wheels are not OEM, Ltd for the Scott team.