When truing my Atomlab Pimplites attacthed to Hope pro 2s yesterday I found 11 cracks in my rear rim and 3 cracks in the front rim, all dispersing from seperate nipple holes towards the edge of the rim. I've owned these rims for about 6 months. I do tend to be hard on wheels, often leaving my whips hanging sideways when I land, and I tend to plow my way through rock gardens hitting as many rocks as possible.
I've been thinking about getting Mavic EX823's. But are they really the strongest?
Can anyone suggest any super strong rims that I won't destroy? I also run tubes, not a fan of tubeless.
When truing my Atomlab Pimplites attacthed to Hope pro 2s yesterday I found 11 cracks in my rear rim and 3 cracks in the front rim, all dispersing from seperate nipple holes towards the edge of the rim. I've owned these rims for about 6 months. I do tend to be hard on wheels, often leaving my whips hanging sideways when I land, and I tend to plow my way through rock gardens hitting as many rocks as possible.
I've been thinking about getting Mavic EX823's. But are they really the strongest?
Can anyone suggest any super strong rims that I won't destroy? I also run tubes, not a fan of tubeless.
to be honest the atomlab wheels / rims are really strong i dont think there much difrance to mavic. Maybe your do better pulling your whips back and takeing time picking your lines. Think smooth not reckless )
BraveMachine (can't remember the name of the strongest), really strong rims (even when lacing and trueing them, they won't move )
As for your whips, no problem as long as you true your wheelset every few rides. I always check the tension (just pinching the spoke and listening to the sound) after a ride, and you can easily notice any irregularity in the tensions. That will make your wheelset last a lot longer
Thanks for all the replies. roxtar, i used to have a Mavic 729's on my previous wheels, which I ran for about 5 months, they're still in good shape and are on my dirt jumper now but I managed to dent them really easily.
Thanks for all the replies. roxtar, i used to have a Mavic 729's on my previous wheels, which I ran for about 5 months, they're still in good shape and are on my dirt jumper now but I managed to dent them really easily.
Can't imagine how. At 200lbs I ran them hard and fast through everything I could toss at them for years. They just smiled and asked for more. Now that I'm 175 they just laugh at me.
i flat spotted an 823 on my DJ bike by casing a gap, so they are by no means bulletproof but the rim has held up for 3+ years since with no further issues.
I have Mag30s on my Bullit and 729s on my Glory 729s are reasonably tough, but will flat-spot much easier than a Mag30. I've beaten the hell out of both, but I've found that the Mag30s will alot take more abuse without flat-spotting. downsides to the Mag30 - heavy as hell, and they're the most difficult rim I've owned to get a tire onto or off of LOL.
I think I'll get some Mavic 823's because most of the other rims mentioned here are really wide and I don't like rims wide rims so much. It gives the tyre too much of a square profile for my liking.
There was an article some months ago on PB where they were discussing why wider was better. Google it, it's interesting.
And the 823s are still good rims, don't worry about that.
I remember reading that article, It was saying that when running tubeless wider=better which I agree with. But I run tubes so it all comes down to preference. From experience with wide and skinnier rims I've found that I prefer a slightly skinnier rim (around 28-32mm) because for me the side knobs feel grippier and have more feeling in flat corners.
Fair enough, all down to personnal preference I've always ran 'skinny' wheels (Mavic Crossline which are 21mm on the inside and EX721) so I can't really compare, just that next set of wheels (if I ever manage to go through my pair of Reverse/EX721) I'll look at wider rims, haven't decided yet which one though.
After 3 weeks of having an 823 on the rear I had a smallish case onto a pointy rock and I have put 2 huge dents in the sidewalls and it cant be run tubeless anymore as a result, I also flat spotted it real bad and the rim isnt exactly round anymore. I think i'll have to give the MTX 39's a go.
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