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honourablegeorge
Full MemberFor 500 quid, you can get Newmen A 30 or DT EX1700
You realise that the EX1700 are just 350s with EX511s and a new paint job? Nothing wrong with them but no better or lighter than getting the same wheels built elsewhere
You realise that the EX1700 are just 350s with EX511s and a new paint job? Nothing wrong with them but no better or lighter than getting the same wheels built elsewhere
Not wrong, but the hubs on the factory wheels have had more machining done to them so they work out a little lighter.
I'll add another voice to the DTrims on 350s crowd, I've run hope for years, have now swapped everything in the garage to DTswiss (makes keeping spares easier too) I've gone for XM481 front EX511 rear on my current set.
mashr
You realise that the EX1700 are just 350s with EX511s and a new paint job?
They're fancier straight pull hubs, with nice spokes - you can probably spec the same in your build, but will cost more (or you might prefer j-bend)
I’ve got straight pulls 350s, still under £500 (about a year ago admittedly). As I said, nothing wrong with the factory builds (not buying that they’ve machined off 200g extra material though)
That's surprisingly crappy behaviour, wondering what level at Nukeproof it came
from
and we’re a direct threat to Nukeproof due to our specification, technology and price points.
Are you? To their aftermarket wheels dept yes, but not to the brand as a whole
Guys, we (SILT) became aware of this thread earlier today. dhrider was quick to jump on with lots of disinformation about SILT
As ever 2 sides to a story, one side seems to have disappeared. Mighty strange 🤔
No denial of what was said!
Both Scribe/Silt and Nukeproof are based in Belfast so there may be a bit of local rivalry there.
NP are part of Hotlines along with Ragley, Vitus, Blank (BMX), Prime and goodness knows that else. I’d be surprised if (beyond one, possibly, disgruntled person) they are even on the radar
Gotta say i side with Silt/Scribe to some extent but either way, whatevers happened, The original OP asked about best wheels sub £500. Not whats the most ethically run / employee friendly etc etc company that sells wheels. Thats for somewhere else IMHO and something most of us havent got any knowledge of.
Virtually everything comes from the far east be that open platform or bespoke custom and there’s only so many factories making bike stuff. And the ethics. Phone any small brand and they can tell you about all sorts of antics at big companies.
“Best” is subjective but Silt is a fairly small brand. I think the performance of the wheels should do the talking. In that arena mine outshine my Hope pro 4 Tech Enduro and Pro 4 with Halo rims from a ride feel point of view.
i’ve never ridden Nukeproof wheels but the Silt are way lighter so will spin up quicker and i expect feel livelier.
Back it up with top notch customer service……
Nukeproof is 32 years old (I had to look that up)
Suggest you do some more looking, the Nuke Proof of years ago is not the same company that chain reaction revived for it's own brand parts.
As an ex product manager for NP I'm surprised you didn't know that to be honest.
For 500 quid, you can get Newmen A 30 or DT EX1700, both will be about 200g lighter than anything mentioned above. and both are brilliant wheelsets.
Straight pull can get in the sea, pain in the ass to look after with spokes spinning, having to stop them spinning.
Dt 350s on 511 rims
Job done
Dt 350s on 511 rims
Job done
agreed
Looks like the posts on the first page that got taken down have been restored....
Getting the thread back on track slightly… I had great service from Ryan Builds Wheels last year, he was recommended when I was asked on here.
I went for Bitex hubs with EX511 rear and XM481 on the front.
Been very pleased with them so far 👍
Two companies involved in this thread have made requests of us at Singletrack to remove their posts. I've gone through the thread and have agreed that there have been some things said that shouldn't have been said in public so I've removed their posts. The rest of the thread contains useful contributions from users and so I'm not simply deleting the entire thread, which would be the easiest solution. I know some users have responded to the posts that have been removed and as such this thread may not read entirely logically to anyone who comes in to this thread for the first time after the clean up. Apologies for that.
Cheers Mark, think that's the best outcome.
Mark
Two companies involved in this thread have made requests of us at Singletrack to remove their posts
Interesting - one was clearly identifying themselves as the company involved, one was not. Did the company request the latter's post be removed, or the user himself?
this thread may not read entirely logically to anyone who comes in to this thread for the first time
This could be a sticky on any thread.
This could be a sticky on any thread.
I'd probably recommend Shimano XT for that.