Giant XTC - new wheels?
05-29-19, 06:13 PM
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Giant XTC - new wheels?
Just had my white lady (Giant XTC Composite 29'er) prepped for the summer (teardown/cleanup, new cassette, drivetrain, breakwires... the works..)... and she's very smooth again - but I can't help but feel that the wheels might deserve an upgrade. It's still got the factory wheels - and that's usually the first thing I replace on my road bikes... just don't know all that much about MTB parts. Any recommendations?
She pretty and perky though:
She pretty and perky though:
05-30-19, 02:46 PM
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Great looking bike! I would say it depends on your budget and what your doing. If you do any racing or want to keep it light weight, there are so nice carbon rims out there. There are also some really nice and lightweight aluminum rims too. A custom wheelset would be a good option to upgrade and could be the same price or maybe even cheaper (depending on how you build them) than a different brand wheelset.
05-30-19, 06:18 PM
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@PumpedUpKicks Thanks for your reply! Here in Denmark it's all forest trails - but I do enjoy the speed, hence the hardtail. Yet I wouldn't say racing is a priority as I use it quite casually/recreationally - a good set of alloy rim wheels would suit me just fine, not least to mitigate impact concerns I might have with composite wheels. You mentioned nice and lightweight aluminum rims... could you point me to a pair? This isn't one of my most frequently used bikes - so not intending to invest that heavily into it... within a $1000 range preferably 
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05-30-19, 06:31 PM
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Maybe a set of Hunt Trailwide?
05-30-19, 07:52 PM
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nice clean build
QR wheels aren't too expensive now and I see them for sale often at UK and German shops. Are the current wheels tubeless? Not sure if you have Stan's over there, but they make good wheels for not a lot of money
QR wheels aren't too expensive now and I see them for sale often at UK and German shops. Are the current wheels tubeless? Not sure if you have Stan's over there, but they make good wheels for not a lot of money
05-31-19, 04:38 PM
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@PumpedUpKicks Thanks for your reply! Here in Denmark it's all forest trails - but I do enjoy the speed, hence the hardtail. Yet I wouldn't say racing is a priority as I use it quite casually/recreationally - a good set of alloy rim wheels would suit me just fine, not least to mitigate impact concerns I might have with composite wheels. You mentioned nice and lightweight aluminum rims... could you point me to a pair? This isn't one of my most frequently used bikes - so not intending to invest that heavily into it... within a $1000 range preferably )
)Another great option for a high quality ally rim would be the Boyd Cycling Kanuga. I've never read one bad word about Boyd rims/hubs and this MTB wheelset weighs 1655g and runs $700.
But with a $1000 budget you could have a wheel builder build a custom wheelset with about any alloy rim and good hubs that weigh 1500-1600g.
