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Really need to get some new wheels pretty quickly now, they'll be for XC / trail centre use, on a HT currently 100mm but soon to be 130. My budget is £130 - £150, so I've narrowed it down to these:
Deore XT M756 / Mavic XM317 - £128
Fulcrum Red Metal 5 - £132
Superstar Tech 2 Switch - £150
Deore XT M756 / Mavic XM719 - £156
Hmmm, any help appreciated!
My own vote would be for shimano hubs - spares ARE available. 719s are stronger and heavier - buy them if that's what you need.
I like the look of the superstars but have no experiance of them
Yeah, the sensible me just says go shimano/mavic you won't be disappointed, but the more adventurous me says heck, try the SS or Fulcrums...
I really like the [i]sound[/i] of the SS's too, but can't find one owners review/comments on them... a little wary as a result.
Forgot to list these too, just to cloud the debate:
Deore XT M756 / DT Swiss XR400 - £135
XT Hubs require a bit more servicing / tightening up on a regular basis but run better and longer than Deore. Depends what woul will use the wheels for and when - ie hardtail over the winter i'd go for stronger and Deore.
XT Hubs require a bit more servicing / tightening up on a regular basis ... than Deore.
Nonsense - xt are better sealed and require less work.
From glancing at the tech pages on Shimano web, it appears the XT hub has two seals as opposed to just one on the M525 Deore, other than that they look very similar.
Having only had cup & cone, currently M563 LX (15 yrs old) and M750 XT (8 yrs old), I suppose I just wonder if cartridge bearing hubs are any better? I mean, will Shimano still be doing C&C in 10 years time?
Not sure about the 2:1 spoke ratio on the Fulcrums either... apparently makes them stronger, but whether thats just compared to other 24 spoke wheels or in general I don't know.