PSA: 66% off Superstar wheelsets

I think I’m on six sets of SS wheels, all been great. Only one problem which was a Pecenti rim and SS dealt with it perfectly. Pretty gutted I’ve got to spend daft money in future.
Tempted to get a set of wheels for the ebike for ‘commuter mode’.

Just got some 650b wheels for my commuter for less than I was willing to pay 2nd hand… tremendous PSA

to answer questions.

pretty much anything other than DHX is tubeless ready design, just tape and goo like stans.

arc on 40c, yeah will work lovely, probbly wouldnt go much bigger but tyre shape is frame and personal prefernce really

crash rebuild has been withdrawn purely because we dont have the stock left to be able to operate it any more. free truing is the same as over the last 10 years i can probbly count on one hand how many returns for that actually were a “true” and not a crash rebuild… we apolagise for the inconvenience

bit of carnage yesterday, DPD could only fit half of the weekends sales on. apparantly they are sending a lorry today…. everything is going out, we apolagise for any delays.

im listing a load of rims at the silly clearance price over the next few days. ive realised some of the juicy rims were missed off the original list (as another builder bought them but never paid for them in the end). keep eyes on facebook/email for news so you dont miss out.

Neil (Superstarcomponents)

Ah man,

Finally convinced myself I needed some and ordered a pair of DHX this morning, didn’t realise they weren’t tubeless ready

Have pinged an email to superstar, hopefully I’ve found out quick enough

I love a good PSA…even if not for me.

So before pulling the trigger on what appears to be a full set of wheels for £98, my daughter has a Trek Roscoe which has the 650+ rims and tyres. Big balloon things. The fork says it’s a 29r, but do you reckon the rear would accommodate a 29r? Just for trying/spares really. WTB i29 rim maybe, and she has the 141qr boost rear axle which don’t come up very often.

Thanks

I’m looking for something to upgrade the EXR30s on my whippet. I’m I right in thinking the elements will be too narrow? Are the alpine 30’s going to be suitable?

I love a good PSA…even if not for me.

So before pulling the trigger on what appears to be a full set of wheels for £98, my daughter has a Trek Roscoe which has the 650+ rims and tyres. Big balloon things. The fork says it’s a 29r, but do you reckon the rear would accommodate a 29r? Just for trying/spares really. WTB i29 rim maybe, and she has the 141qr boost rear axle which don’t come up very often.

Thanks

From Trek wesbite

Max tyre size Frame: 27.5×2.80″ or 29×2.40″

WTB i29 rim maybe

Worth a few quid more for the Isotope rims if they still have that option?

i always chuckle to myself when i read the superlatives given by some of the “order it in a container selected from a catalogue” products selling for twice what we would sell them for. im always amazed how many of these people have never been to taiwan let alone been in the factory or had any involvement in the manufacturing/design of their “custom and ultra special” parts. I play a silly game at trade shows where i try and work out who has made something for a brand by looking for little clues like how they laser the serial number on….

Interesting insight – someone will be along with Dark Install’s Fake Wheel Company video soon no doubt!

Yep – I’ve always thought that magazine/website reviews do us a disservice there – almost all the hubs in particular are Novatec/Bitex and it should be easy enough for a reviewer to recognise them and tell us. Generally a positive for me as I know spares will be available long after <Fake Wheel Company> has gone. Hunt and Wiggle are a particularly useful source of spares for my fleet of Novatec (/Superstar) hubs.

Great PSA really, but I won’t be buying – Superstar’s older offerings turned me into a Novatec shop, I like to be able to run my wheels QR/15mm/12mm which would get quite pricey with these wheels.

Thanks for this – just ordered a set of the Arch Ultras to run as 700c road/winter wheels on my 650b gravel bike.

aww nuts, hadn’t clocked that DHX rims weren’t tubeless ready – the page talks about not coming with rim tape or valves so you can do it to your own preference.

so… does that mean I can or can’t set them up tubeless? I had the despatch note already so I hope there’s a way.

Apparently I’ve been running my DHXs tubeless since May without knowing they aren’t tubeless ready!
Did take a lot of rim tape to get a tight fit with Maxxis DHF/DHR (2.8s too) but they’ve been fine.

Cheers, sounds like I’ll get busy with the Gorilla tape. And knowing me and my skills, a frustrating afternoon in the shed but I’ll get there eventually.

Isotope wheels arrived this afternoon.

They’re very nicely finished and weigh in a smidge over 2kg for the pair.

I’ll probably put some lighter tyres on them and use them for my less gnarly, more pedally rides.

Will a 12 speed Shimano cassette fit on the V6 hub with the 11 speed Shimano freehub?

Thanks.

Will a 12 speed Shimano cassette fit on the V6 hub with the 11 speed Shimano freehub?

Thanks.

No, Shimano 12 speed is microspline.

You could use a third party 12 speed cassette which is HG fit, e.g. sunrace or SRAM 1230 (the only SRAM 12 speed cassette which would fit).

Shame, thanks.

Ordered Element V6 wheelset this morning, due to arrive tomorrow, happy days.

Both my sets turned up. Lovely, seem very nicely made as per previous SS wheels.

New wheels can’t come quick enough… Especially after breaking a spoke on tonight’s gravel/mud/leafy ride.

19mm rims when I got into mountain biking (back in 2005) was for more hardcore mountain biking. The standard rim width was 17mm, which were fine up to 2.3″ tyres.

My Fulcrum wheels have an internal rim width of 19mm and they’ve been ideal, if a little soft in the rim.

I ordered a set of alpine trail24 27.5s.

It’s just been refunded.

Out of stock maybe?

Update – boost size only remaining of this model

19mm rims when I got into mountain biking (back in 2005) was for more hardcore mountain biking

Yep, this is the one I was thinking of…

I have the Arc Ultra with 38c tyres and it works fine, the profile is obviously a bit lightbulb but as they’re my road tyres I don’t notice any squirm at the pressures I run

Anyone having issues with delivery? I ordered the Arc Ultra on Monday, got a DPD email Tuesday saying delivery on Wednesday, then nothing happened yesterday. DPD tracking showing as having not even received the parcel from SS yet.

Anyone having issues with delivery? I ordered the Arc Ultra on Monday, got a DPD email Tuesday saying delivery on Wednesday, then nothing happened yesterday. DPD tracking showing as having not even received the parcel from SS yet.

There was a post from Neil@superstar above regarding an issue with not enough space on the DPD collection vehicle. Sounds like they’ve had a lot of wheels ordered! Possibly affecting collections for a couple of days I guess.

Ah thanks, I missed that!

…and did you ever get that Kona unit frame going?

@xcpootler I got exactly the same message from DPD, arriving yesterday apparently but not collected from SS yet.

Same here – had an email saying they’d be delivered yesterday but DPD haven’t collected them from SS yet.

I need some wheels for my hybrid. Those are all disc only tho.

thankfully no issue with my DPD. Picked up Tuesday delivered Wednesday

Email recieved that they were due to be delivered today but the courier hasn’t received them yet.

I had a reply from SS confirming that DPD are still struggling with the volume of parcels but they should be picked up today or tomorrow. 👍

I encountered the same – email notification from DPD saying delivery was due yesterday but still showing as not collected. I had also missed the post from Neil earlier in this thread (sorry!).

I had a prompt reply to my enquiry today from a helpful chap at superstar who told me the same – lots of parcels and awaiting a lorry from DPD, maybe today, maybe tomorrow.

Cheers

This deal had me pricing up a new bike build – haven’t had a bike since July, I’m such a big fan of SS wheels I was going to buy a set of V6 29ers and a 29er Jackflash from PX and get myself rolling but I can’t bring it in cheap enough to be a whim! Might keep trying because they’re sort of too good not to get a set for £120.

Isotope 27.5 back in stock too. Bargain! Ordered a couple of days back and not moving yet though.

My road wheels are delayed. £102 for 1550g set of road wheels that I know are good 👌🏻

I’d been debating a second set of V6 road wheels for the last few days (have got some that are 2 years old) despite not really needing them.
I see they’ve only got the red rims left now.. . Even at that price I’m not going there!

Considering a pair of the Isotope rims on the V6 hubs. Any views on their suitability for ebike use. Mainly trail / enduro type riding. Cheers.

This is maybe the best PSA for an age on here –

I bought a (bargain, from CRC) new gravel bike a few days ago and was looking for a second set of wheels for road duties – just ordered a set of the WTB rimmed XC wheels with road adapters for £93.50 – inc free postage – absolute stonking bargain!

On top of that, I’ve found a source of 160mm Clarks rotors on ebay for less than a fiver each! So with some road tyres and a cassette already in the parts bin at home, I’m sorted big time – thanks OP!