New wheelset/fork or boostinate?

I've been wondering whether you can more easily get by with a set of 28h rims if they are carbon vs aluminum rims? How much does the overall wheel stiffness come from the rim?

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I know you said your budget was 400ish but I have these Roval Traverse Carbons I would sell you for $750 since its local.

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Originally Posted by toast2266

The hub should be your top priority. Our trails aren't that rough, so I think rim strength and spoke count are slightly less important. But I'm pretty sure you can generate some torque, so a good freehub will be worth the money. DT Swiss, Hope, I9, King, Shimano, White Industries would be first choices. Sram and Raceface would be fine if you get their higher end stuff. Avoid Stan's, Roval, Novatec, and pretty much anything that's a house brand (which are most likely re-branded Novatecs).

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I agree for the most part other than nicer Rovals all use DT internals, some even use DT hubs.

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Originally Posted by sethschmautz

I've been wondering whether you can more easily get by with a set of 28h rims if they are carbon vs aluminum rims? How much does the overall wheel stiffness come from the rim?

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Most 32 hole Carbon wheels are way to stiff in my experience, 28 makes sense here. I always do 32 hole on alloy though.

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Originally Posted by sethschmautz

I've been wondering whether you can more easily get by with a set of 28h rims if they are carbon vs aluminum rims? How much does the overall wheel stiffness come from the rim?

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28h on most carbon rims is fine. For some carbon rims, I'd argue it's better. A lot of carbon rims are super stiff and kinda ride like shit. Reducing the spoke count makes them ride ever so slightly better.

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Originally Posted by Eluder

I know you said your budget was 400ish but I have these Roval Traverse Carbons I would sell you for $750 since its local.



I agree for the most part other than nicer Rovals all use DT internals, some even use DT hubs.

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Yeah. I guess just to clarify, I'd only avoid those brands if they have in house hubs in the wheels. Nice rovals have dt hubs. Nice stan's wheels have i9s, etc. Those are all fine, at least as far as the hub is concerned.

Hey Seth, These are posted locally here in Colorado, I can help purchase and ship to you if you're interested?

DT Swiss XM481/421 29" wheelset, boost, mint - incl. spare rim $450
EDIT, They just posted on craigslsit, here the link:

Craigslist ad

Thanks DH,

I noticed those on PB last night or this morning and they are on my watch list. I'll reach out to the seller and let you know if I need a local to help. Thanks for keeping me in mind.

Seth

Any feedback on the i9 backcountry wheels? Found a great local deal, but there are few reviews online. Wider than I have been looking for (at 36mm IW) and they have aluminum spokes which some say is really brittle.

Anybody have any real world experience or friends that are running these?

Seth

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YMMV, but I think 36 is too wide for 2.3 tires. I think 2.5 minimum and probably more like 2.6 plus on a 36mm id rim.

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Originally Posted by zion zig zag

YMMV, but I think 36 is too wide for 2.3 tires. I think 2.5 minimum and probably more like 2.6 plus on a 36mm id rim.

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This. 36mm is basically a rim for 27.5+.

Otherwise, I've had good luck with i9 wheels. No issues with the aluminum spokes.

From Stan’s but applies to all rim and tire combos. (36 is too wide for 2.3 as mentioned)