Anyone using silt wheels, looking at the 27.5 alloy or maybe carbon, they se pretty good value but are they strong enough for my 100kg mass?
At 1,750g for the pair I’d say they aren’t going to be the one for you. Heading to a wheel builder and taking some advice there (36 spokes possibly as a starter) might be a better idea
Email them.
Maybe the XC ones wouldnt be but i used to run American Classics at about 1300g a pair and 80kg with no issues. And stayed straight far longer than my current 1700g pair with my same body weight.
Weight of the wheel IMHO is a tiny part of the equation.
Maybe the AM would work. Maybe the Kilowatt would work.
Either way, i run Scribe & Silt and their customer response has been awesome. Drop em a note and see what they say.
I have 27.5 AM silt wheels and these are still going strong after 7 months. I weigh in around 95kg and over the last couple of years have broken 2 rear DT SWiss E1900s and 3 WTB i29s. Yes I run inserts and think that helps but maybe I'm just unlucky, but probably down to lack of skill on my part.
