Upgrading my Bike.

[willz013]

Hey all,

I'm looking to upgrade my STP1, and have decided to to put Pike 409's up on the front. What I need help with is wheel choice. I am a little guy, weigh 40-50kg and learning DH and do alot of DJ. So not that smooth. I was looking at the Sun MTX and I like the look of them, especially in chrome. My price range is about $200-$230 on rims. Also for a front hub, and like the look and price of this one from FTR:

Cheers,

Will

 

[leitch]

which hub on FTR, will? you cant link straight to items...

 

[urbanrider]

don't bother andrew.....will always says he is going to buy stuff but he never ends up actually buying it.

 

[Randy Rhoads]

Mavic EX721's are very strong rims. You can get a ceramic version to which I think lasts longer. They're around $120 each

 

[willz013]

lance get outta my thread...... I am gonna buy it, trust me.

 

[norco_rival_06]

da bomb

mate personally i would go with the complete da bomb 26" racing front wheel its only $240. not too far over your budget. i've ridden one on my bike before but had to sell it sadly but yeh deffinitly woth the money

 

[willz013]

mate personally i would go with the complete da bomb 26" racing front wheel its only $240. not too far over your budget. i've ridden one on my bike before but had to sell it sadly but yeh deffinitly woth the money

Yeah, I'd definitely go that setup, but I meant Just rims, front and rear. Eg. MTX=$115 ea.X2=$230. I have room in my budget for spokes/labour etc. If only I had more money

Cheers,

Will

 

[willz013]

Anyone else??

 

[norco_rival_06]

price?

let me know ur price range. but i doo know for $400 i think u can get a wheelset of dabombs from ftr

 

[fleshbone]

um,dont get pikes,i don't really know the reason why i say this,besides them being an all mountain fork.save some more money and get some better rims.if your keen to save up to $500 you can get a set of mag 30's with ringle' abbah dh hubs with dt swiss comp spokes from torpedo7.if you wanted a rim build it will end up costing alot.i find no point of having killer rims and spokes with a standard hub.

 

[robmundall]

Randy is right, the 721 are a nice rim and only $10 over your budget, go for them.

 

[donthucktoflat]

dont listen to fleshbone and get pikes! they are pretty much the greatest DJ/street fork aver made (suspension) i have heard maybe 1 or 2 complaints about them since they were first conceived in the bowels of the RS HQ