WTB or Trade for: 27.5 wide carbon wheelset

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Looking for something wide with quality hubs. Would love something with hope, CK, or I9. 15x100, 12x142 for XD.

Would like to have in hand within a week.

Willing to trade a size small 2015 Knolly Warden alu in day-glo green frame (actually glows in the dark too) with BRAND NEW Cane Creek inline shock. (Shock will be arriving with my new frame sometime in the next 7-10 days....I am keeping the CCDB that I have now.)

Frame has some decent paint scuffs from big rocks flying up off the trail, etc.

[homemadesalsa]

If you don't get any takers, you might look here:
http://www.light-bicycle.com/

I just got a set for my Rocky Mtn Altitude. 27.5 x30mm,
All Mountain glossy 12K 28H
DT SWISS STANDARD Red Aluminium
Hope Pro 4 44T Red 100mm 15mm 28H J-bend 6-bolt
Hope Pro 4 44T Red 142mm 12mm 28H Shimano MTB 10/11S J-bend 6-bolt
Pillar Aero X-TRA 1420 black J-bend
for 953 US including shipping.

[backcountry1pr]

I have a pair of Enve m70's on 240's I have been considering parting with. Shoot me an offer if interested.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Bump

Got about $1500 I'm willing to drop on good stiff wheels.

[mangle]

They're blowing out the Ibis 741s now that the 742s are out - About $1k with DT Swiss 350 hubs with the 54t ratchet.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

They're blowing out the Ibis 741s now that the 742s are out - About $1k with DT Swiss 350 hubs with the 54t ratchet.

Good looking out. That's hard to beat.

Rail 50s I have now feel seem so flimsy and flexible.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Just bought the last set of 741s on Fanatik. Score.

Not the DT 350 version though. We'll see how the stock hubs hold up.

[mangle]

I did the same a few weeks ago from Competitive Cyclist. I like the wheels so far, but trail conditions will have to significantly improve for me to really see a difference. It's dusty enough right now that my senses are way off.

Also - I'm running DHF 2.5 and DHRII 2.4. They seem pretty decent, but will eat up most of the weight savings from going to a carbon rim. The dual-compound DHF 2.5 is available on steepandcheap right now for $48.

[Dee Hubbs]

Sounds like you bought something, but in case others are looking I will second what homemadesala said

If you don't get any takers, you might look here:
http://www.light-bicycle.com/
I just got a set for my Rocky Mtn Altitude. 27.5 x30mm,
All Mountain glossy 12K 28H
DT SWISS STANDARD Red Aluminium
Hope Pro 4 44T Red 100mm 15mm 28H J-bend 6-bolt
Hope Pro 4 44T Red 142mm 12mm 28H Shimano MTB 10/11S J-bend 6-bolt
Pillar Aero X-TRA 1420 black J-bend
for 953 US including shipping.

I built some lightbicyle 27.5, 30mm, 28 hole, carbons to DT swiss 350 straight pulls. My build (shop price on hubs, spokes, nipples and no labour) brought them well under $500.
I have rode them hard for 3 years and have not had to put a single spoke key on them. Stiff and strong.

[rideit]

Does LB offer shop pricing to qualified dealers? I hadn't heard this.

[jm2e]

FWIW, my 125# wife just blew up a Nextie carbon rim. She's a ripper for sure, but I'm guessing she's smaller than all you mags. Lightly cased a 2ft gap with a soft rounded dirt edge on it riding a 6" trail bike. Not somewhere you'd expect to damage a fully suspended wheel. Which, I guess, is the reality with carbon. It's strong as shit, strong as shit, stiff as shit, light as shit, keeps defying logic with its awesomeness ........... then BAM! all cracked up and shit. 14 months old. Glad it wasn't the carbon handlebar on her DH rig.

[Dee Hubbs]

Does LB offer shop pricing to qualified dealers? I hadn't heard this.

No shop price from the Asians. My discerption meant to say I paid retail for the rims and shop price on hubs, spokes and nipples etc. I just edited that part. I typed "rim" instead of "nipple"

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

So I got the Ibis wheelset today and was pleasantly surprised that the rear hub is indeed a 350 with the star ratchet. Fucking stoked.

[Dee Hubbs]

So I got the Ibis wheelset today and was pleasantly surprised that the rear hub is indeed a 350 with the star ratchet. Fucking stoked.

Which one is in there? 18t, 36t, or 54?
I recently upgraded to the 54 and the 6.6* engagement is awesome.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Which one is in there? 18t, 36t, or 54?
I recently upgraded to the 54 and the 6.6* engagement is awesome.

It's the 54t. I somehow missed it in the product description when I made the order.

[jm2e]

Well that worked out. Just saved yourself $100 bones.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Did 11 miles today on the new hoops. Almost all super loose baby head granite, but the couple sections of actual dirt were awesome. So fucking grippy. Very stiff laterally which will take a little getting used to. 350 with the 54t is dope. Almost instantaneous engagement. Very stoked so far.