The hardest hitting wheel EVER!

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The hardest hitting wheel EVER!
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flag thepackhorse
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 10:40 Quote
so im just wondering what do you guys think is the most robust wheelset on the market, stock or custom, dont care about the wieght dont care about the price, so let me know
flag Hummeroid
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 10:47 Quote
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flag motoxrider913
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Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 10:47 Quote
Hummeroid wrote:
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flag hendu
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 10:47 Quote
ahhhh he got to it before i could
flag samnation
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Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 10:48 Quote
Its disputable from company to company some will say Mavic is stronger than Sun others will say Tag rules both some will day Tag is all crap. But TAG wheels are claimed to be the toughest.
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Man I was really slow
flag sk1792
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 10:51 Quote
thepackhorse wrote:
so im just wondering what do you guys think is the most robust wheelset on the market, stock or custom, dont care about the wieght dont care about the price, so let me know
HALO ALL THE WAY
flag oryxbike
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 10:56 Quote
sun doubletracks on hadley hubs...
flag dkidd
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Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 10:59 Quote
Arrow DH 36H 24"... bender uses them... so do I.
flag saturnine
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 11:02 Quote
bender uses tags as well
flag Unhallowed
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 11:05 Quote
oryxbike wrote:
sun doubletracks on hadley hubs...
haha doubletracks are the most durable thing I've ridden...
I swear you can land 20ft to flat on bare rims and barely scratch the paint.
I really want to try those tag wheels though
flag mr-wilson
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 11:13 Quote
Hard to beat Tag...nothing like an 8.2 pound wheelset.

Maybe 24" or 26" Arrow DHH rims with Seismic Hubs, brass nipples, CX-Ray spokes in a 3 cross pattern (think it's three cross, the lace pattern I'm thinking about).
flag dezim
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 11:37 Quote
mtx rims are pretty effin tough
flag DanPells
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 11:43 Quote
Mavic 729 on Hope Pro II.

Although the quality of the wheel build itself is just as in important as good components.
flag ctd07
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 11:55 Quote
729's have got nothing on the Bombshell Crushers:
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flag hampsteadbandit
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 13:35 Quote
as a wheel builder I would say the ability of the wheel to deform under impact and distribute the stress throughout the structure is considerably more important than running a heavy rim

in fact, many overbuilt (heavy and superstiff) rims will not allow the wheel to work in the correct way, and end up snapping spokes or shearing nipples, which can cause the wheel to fail, the lack of stress distribution throughout the wheel can also cause localised damage such as a ding, flat spot or big bend

something I have often found is that wheels with heavy, stiff rims are hard to true because it takes alot of spoke tension to have any influence on the wheel shape (both vertical roundness and lateral straightness)

you would be better off going for a mid weight, more pliable rim and good quality spokes from Sapim or DT Swiss and using brass nipples, built by a good wheel builder, than just buying the heaviest, burliest wheel you can get...

the most important factor after having a wheel built using good components, is actually "maintaining" that wheel so that it remains in good condition

any wheel no matter how well built initially, will fail if you let it lapse into bad condition as the wheel relies on uniform tension and maintenance to keep its strength and stiffness


those TAG wheels are simple horrible - a well build "wire wheel" (i.e. conventional rim, spokes and hubs) will ride so much nicer than any moulded nylon or carbon wheel, and give you the ability to actually maintain it using spoke tension
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