New 29er Wheelset ….. Hunt, DT or something else ….

Tempted by a pair of Hunt Trail Wide wheels to run some 2.6in tyres as my current rims are too wide and the Hope Enduro wheels I have are too narrow #firstworldproblems

They appear to get really good reviews but the DT Spline 1900 appear to be their biggest competition and are a similar price.

The DT have a slower engagement and I don’t know if that can be upgraded.

Both come taped with valves.

Any real world experience of either or good alternatives?

I just got a new set of Dt Swiss Ex511 on 350 hubs for £380 ish for Fitwheels.eu. Great service too.

Hunt are decent wheels but I’d go for DT Swiss all day long personally.

I have a pair of the DT Spline 1900, tried them out as a toe in the water for a 29r wheelset (had a 27+). I’m not a big weight, they have held up well, fully rigid though not much in the way of though trail riding. Thy seem fine for the money.

I think I needed to swap the bearings in the rear at least after a couple of years.

I was in the same boat a few weeks ago…

Cheapish Wheelset Battle… Hunt vs DT Swiss… Round 1, FIGHT!!

I ended up getting some DT Swiss 29″ XM481 rims on 350 boost hubs including the 36 tooth ratchet upgrade for about 380 quid from Fitwheels.

I had doubts at first but I contacted Lukasz at fitwheels and he was brilliant, the patience of a saint. I bombarded the poor sod with emails and questions. He built me exactly what I wanted and even threw in 10 spare spokes.

The wheels are great, arrived taped up and have been a massive improvement over my Specialized stock wheels.

They weighed in at about 100 grams more than the Hunt Trailwides.

Definitely worth getting in touch with Fitwheels to get a price.

rampagerandy, what’s the crack with the weird decals on those rims?

@ogden, you mean the Cube OEM ones? Yeah, I didn’t like the look of them so I asked for the standard XM481 rims with the normal decals.

Just found a boost xd hope pro 4 for £135 so looks like I’m gonna go custom, I do enjoy the faf anyway.

I’m looking 650 but thinking stay mavic or go carbon

I’d build EX511’s onto the Hope hubs in that case. Will be lighter and possibly stronger than your existing wheels.