[Closed] Specialized Pitch - Hope Hoops - Which Rims?

Flows definitely. I have a pitch and the flows are perfect. And you should try them tubeless IMO.

Flows. Tubelessed. I have had zero punctures on this set up and have ridden (proper) doonhillit on them and the Mega and they're fine.

flows but find somewhwere more interesting to ride make it worthwhile

Hebden is pretty interesting GW.

I went with Flows but haven't quite got round to going tubeless just yet....but will....when the garage is warmer.

Thanks

Mavic EX721s any good?

About as strong as flows, not as wide and a big chunk (over 1/2 pound for a wheelset) heavier.

Flows it is then

Thanks for all the input

Mavic 717's have been good for me with the pro 2 hubs!

Flows on my Pitch and tubeless 🙂

Flows without a doubt.

is there room for 1 more recommendation for a Pitch with Flows?- good.

I will try and squeeze in another pro2/flows on Pitch rec! Tubeless also.

Just to reinforce the points being made here.

I've run Flows for the last four years on my trail bikes. They are super tough for their weight and strong enough for light DH use by a smooth/light rider.

I'm niether of those things but so far I've never managed to ding, bend or crisp a Flow; although I've never actually crash tested one.

Just recently I bought a new set of wheels and decided to give Mavic 819s a chance. I had them built up using Hadley hubs, DT Swiss Competition spokes and shod with Maxxis Ardent LUST 2.25s

On my home scales, the complete wheel, with tyre is 80g heavier than the Flows, which are built on Pro2 hubs, same spokes but with a Maxxis High Roller set up tubeless with a rim strip and liquid.

So the morale there - the Flows are wider than the 819s, lighter and easily as strong.

I doubt the Flows are as strong or stiff as a Mavic 721 though; the 721 is a full on DH rim and as such it weighs considerably more so you'd expect it to be stronger and stiffer.

Just a final word about what people should be looking for from a wheel as people are often preocupied with 'strenght' when actually stiffness is probably the more noticeable quality. Put a bike sideways through a hard turn and you'll feel immedaitely the difference between a wheel that is strong but not stiff and one that is both.

I ran a set of Specliazed Roval Controles for a little while and while 'strong' enough not to collapse on me, they were a flexible as a piece of paper and the ride quality was poor as a result.

Feel a little embarassed to have asked the question now!!!!

Looks like its Tubeless Flows all the way..... Order placed.

Hopefully my Renthal Bars and Stem will arrive today too. I seem to be reverting to my spend thrift type!!!!!!!!!

I put stans arch on my pitch and they have stood up to all sorts of silly crashes and some light downhilling. shame hope dont offer them as an option on hoops though

On my home scales, the complete wheel, with tyre is 80g heavier than the Flows

Well, you can get 50-100g variation in two 'identical' tyres so that point is pretty much invalid....

Well, you can get 50-100g variation in two 'identical' tyres so that point is pretty much invalid....

As much as that? I didn't know that.

I use Stans for a tubeless set up but dont ride a wheel until 3 months have elapsed after installation, the water in the liquid dries out and you save 20-35g per wheel and no significant loss of air.

PeterPoddy - Member

"Well, you can get 50-100g variation in two 'identical' tyres so that point is pretty much invalid...."

It is... But despite that, the Flows are still lighter so though the example's not great the point's right.

FWIW...my Pitch Pro has Hope Pro2 with Mavic 521, seem ok but i am no expert.