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Best super heavy duty rear wheel?

norbar

norbar

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Jun 7, 2007
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Just go 48H, Halo is a good idea, funn had a 48H rim a while ago but it was brick heavy. For most usage 729 is strong enough. Imo it's not much weaker than the Double track.
 
al-irl

al-irl

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mavic 823 lightish and bombproof have been rocking the same pair for 2 years and there still pretty true with not too much attention. Hope pro II for the hub good value, light and fairly bombproof
 
norbar

norbar

KESSLER PROBLEM. Just cause
Jun 7, 2007
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al-irl said:
mavic 823 lightish and bombproof have been rocking the same pair for 2 years and there still pretty true with not too much attention. Hope pro II for the hub good value, light and fairly bombproof
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But they only make sense as an ust rim as they are a bit heavier than 729. Been rocking 729 for quite some time and now on 823 and they seem similarly strong. The only dent I've made on my 823's was from landing short from a 3.5-4m drop. It's a small one though.
 
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tk1085

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for a rim the atomlab pimp rims are almost indestructable! and only around 50 bucks for the rim, 32 or 36 hole, which will save you a bit for a better hub, the only prob is there pretty heavy
 
Bulldog

Bulldog

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Sep 11, 2001
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WOW not one mention of the Arrow DHX yet?! Are they out of business or something?

BTW - 48 spokes might make a wheel stiffer but it won't do much for strength (probably worse). Seems more wheels fail from straight up rim collapse (cases, squared edges) than from taco's these days, no?
 
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downhillracer

downhillracer

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Jan 28, 2005
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Mike Buell said:
Personally I've had terrible luck with mag 30's, much better luck with 729's
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wow you must really beat on wheels. the only guy i have seen have huge problems with the mags/double tracks was a dude who overshot a 45ft. gap and landed flat 20ft. past the landing and broke both ankles. Needless to say that rim was destroyed. I know that 729s are good strong wheels too but I have seen those fail way more than mags/double tracks.

edit: what constitutes terrible luck?
 
Spunger

Spunger

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Another vote for the Arrow DHX rims. I've had mine for 4 years now, with no issues or problems out of them. It was one of the better bike choices I've made concerning the wheels. As long as you keep things tensioned enough, they'll last and be strong.

EX729's were the only other option I'd consider for a strong built wheel. A lot of the other rims have had issues with the rims. Plus the weight of them (Arrow DHX's are heavy) but you will have to pay for the strength.
 
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DIRTWRKS

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Aug 13, 2003
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OK I have experiance with most of the rims mentioned in this thread and my vote goes to the ARROW DHX, very strong without being stupidly heavy.
 
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atb

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i'v had lots of rims, and the best by far is the syncros dsp36, 3 whistler seasons, and **** loads of shore rides, and its still good.

one time when i first built it up we tried using some aluminum nipples that where in the shop (just say no), one day 7 of them broke, so i just kept riding for the rest of the weekend, it was fine.

and when ever i get a flat tire, i just keep riding, doesnt matter if it the top of garbanzo or some place on the shore, i just ride it out. its more fun that way, you can really slide in the corner. and the rocks dont even dent the rim.
 
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ronan

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Dec 7, 2007
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atb said:
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and when ever i get a flat tire, i just keep riding, doesnt matter if it the top of garbanzo or some place on the shore, i just ride it out. its more fun that way, you can really slide in the corner. and the rocks dont even dent the rim.
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i did this last season with single track rims and never had any problems/dents

everyone called me crazy though, but im not walking down a 20 minute run, you're right you can get it to slide, so much fun D:
 
Kntr

Kntr

Turbo Monkey
Jan 25, 2003
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My buddy breaks everything. He has broken almost every frame he has ever owned. He use to go through a bunch of rear wheels every season. He tried Double Tracks, Double Wides, and Arrows, but broke them all. I kept telling him to just run a 729. He finally listened and the wheel lasted a few seasons. The 729 had cracks at a lot of the eyelets, but it never broke like the others.
 
Sandwich

Sandwich

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May 23, 2002
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Another vote for the arrow dhx. They are heavier than most modern DH race rims, but you'll never have a problem. Arrow is a small company and gus makes a good product. I have never had a problem with my wheels. My buddy runs FRXs and he's never had a problem with his wheels. He'll hit doubles with flats, I tend to be more cautious.

As for hubs, I have had good luck with my Hope Pro2. I don't maintain it, either.

I wish arrow made an in-between rim. The DHX is a little too heavy for DH racing, and the FRX is a little too light for a weighty rider.
 
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JRogers

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Mar 19, 2002
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If you look at past threads, you'll probably find that the Mag30 and Arrow DHX are the most consistently recommended as the strongest rims when weight doesn't matter. I only have personal experience with the Mag30s and found them to be the strongest thing I've used. I don't think I ever had to true my wheels when I used those. The weight difference between those and a lighter rim is quite noticeable, but they sure are strong and wide.

729s and 823s aren't bad choices either. 823s are very strong for some reason. I only have 819s (xc version) and have beat them pretty hard, cased jumps badly and have never had one dent or otherwise have an issue.
 
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KevinR86

Chimp
Aug 13, 2006
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i rode an arrow DHX on the back of my bighit for a summer. I bombed through too many rock gardens w/ a flat tire to even count, and I never had to true the wheel.
 
ScarredOne

ScarredOne

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Here's another vote for the Intense Mag30 and Arrow DHX, I had those rims built up on the front and rear (respectively) of my downhill bike for years, pinch flatting all the time on hard hits, yet the wheels never got tweaked. The wide profile is nice, but as stated the weight is very noticeable.
 
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