Self explanatory. I'm looking at these and want to know if they can take a beating. I have Hugi 440's laced to 6.1 rims, and they tend to dent easily. Thanks.
Strenthwise, what do the new deemax wheels compare to?
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if they're anything like the crossmax sx's....they're ridiculously tough
or better yet, replace the rims with Mavic 823s, they're the same rims on the deemaxs.. you'll have the good part of the deemaxs and not the bad part..
823's...the rims are basically the same, but the hubs are mediocre and everything is proprietary
Not anymore the 09 deemax has some new rims not the 823's. Look closer at the photos.
Unless you want tubless I would still do Arrows. American made and stronger the just about everything else
American made is good, and those are nice, but they aren't tubeless and they weigh something like a pound more for the pair. I'll take the Mavics, they're a really nice rim, but I'll put in another vote to skip the Mavic hubs, they're too much work to keep running well.
I'm pretty sure they have the same profile and measurements, but they're machined between the spokes to save weight. The rims on my Crossmax ST's are identical to 819's except for the machine work/spoke count.
I'm looking to go tubeless, which is why i had an interest in the Deemax. The rear hub is a 150mm spacing too, not that it matters. I guess i could go ghetto tubeless too. I also have crossmax xl on my trail bike. The rims are strong, but the hubs are not that great.
as was said in a prior post the 823 is the same rim as the deemax Keep your hubs use 823 rims and go tubeless as the 823 rim is a tubless rim.
Only other tubless rim specifically would be a Stan's DH rim. At least that I know of. But, I can't comment on their duribility because i have never used them.
Have you even bothered to look at them or read the entire thread? They don't even look the same.
With some parts machined out. That means it's no longer the heaviest mavic rim on the market. I doubt that saves less than 50g a rim. Wouldn't be suprised if they weighted around the 721 weight. I'd love to try them as a rim only. I only worry if they'd last with dt revolutions.