As per title, looking to spend max £150 on some new (26″ QR) wheels with the following criteria:

– General trail riding/highland cross country epics. I don’t ride too hard but I don’t want something that’s liable to break when I’m miles from anywhere.
– Would prefer 6-bolt hubs but don’t mind running adaptors if needed
– Regular spokes would be nice for ease of replacement, but not a deal breaker

What’s around that fits the bill?

Have a look on the Rose bikes website for their wheel packages using DT Swiss 370 hubs – I picked up a pair of 29″ Mavic TN319-rimmed wheels for a very good price; quick delivery (just over a week from order), and they even came with some decent QR skewers for free. Web site lists loads of wheel options – some include tyres, tubes and rim tapes, but if you look closely you can buy just the wheels.

http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=40&products_id=536

Second hand Hopes.

I’d say superstar for value but the bearings are beyond shit!

Get second Hand hopes.

Think I would really prefer to buy new for this bike as they (should be) much less likely to need tinkering with initially, rather than taking a punt on something 2nd hand.

Normally I’m not afraid of maintenance but this bike that lives at my parents house so I only see it once every few months, and I usually want to get straight out for a ride when I arrive.

Any thoughts on Shimano MT65?

I did also see the classic Shimano XT / Mavic XC717 combo at Rose for about this price. A good option there?

Fulcrum Red Power XL from bike-discount.de – a little bit over budget at £168 but worth it, nice wheels, fairly light, have them on one of my bikes. Buy them from UK if you want to pay £50+ more. 🙁

Superstar AMX for £130. Did me a whole summer in Chamonix (rocky) riding a hardtail at 80kg with minimal truing required.

I’ve bought a couple of sets of hope hoops off the classified, none have ever needed any tinkering. Can’t say the same for my shimano hubs that have needed adjusting a couple of times..