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In true "recommend what you've got" style... Velocity Blunt SL are ~420g, cheaper than pacenti, wider than old Crest, no braking surface and tubeless if you want...
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I presume CX Rays would be too flexy for disc use?
Arent they meant to be some of the stiffest spokes around? Its lasers that are very flexy
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Re Novatecs: Bearings are OK to start with. Servicing is as easy as any cartridge bearing hub. Bearings are gone, buy some TPI/ Enduro bearings and roll on. It is also a good start to stick some marine grease behind them end caps to prevent water ingress.
Re rims : Kinlin xr22t disc. Offset and non machined , 19mm internal , about 430g each , Great finish , great price. tubeless ready.Let me know if you want some:)
People should get rid of the " madeintaiwanophobia"
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Kinlin xr 22 rrs ocr disc brake rims are ace. The ryde pulse sprint is all black. Both these rims have offset drilling. D lights spokes are fine but for high miles use trople butted spokes. You can get round this with a deep rim like the velocity aileron or the kinlin xr31 rts ocr. The dt rr511bd would be good too. I have found 24h deep disc brake rims are fine with load when laced with cxrays.
I ride a set of ailerons 24h laced to novatec hubs with cx rays. Weight under 1600g.
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I'm after some light, tubeless ready disc wheels with wider (25mm+) rims for use on a Croix de Fer which will be used for winter gears, light touring and the odd bit of light cross. I'll be taking advantage of the tyre clearances to run wider (30mm+) tyres.
Because the frame is heavier than I'd really like and I'll be fitting Shimano full hydro brakes all being well I'm trying to shave off weight elsewhere, I've got a carbon fork and am trying to build it up as the faster end of the CdF spectrum.
I'd prefer hand built and rim-wise have been looking at Pacenti SL25's (claimed 450g, £75), Stans Crest 29ers (claimed 380g, £49 in 28h), Ryde Pulse Sprint (claimed 395g, apparently actually 380g £70) and Ryde Pulse Comp (430g, £39 in 28h). I weigh just over 6okg so even with with touring kit I'd not be going north of 70kg all in. I'd prefer all black as silver braking surfaces seem a bit pointless for a disc rim, so that probably takes the Pulse Comps off the list.
Stans Crests seem to win on weight v. budget and although I've read that they have a 60p.s.i. limit this seems to only be for tubeless. Don't know how the wheelbuilders rate them though?
@amey mentioned an all black Ryde Pulse Sprint in this thread. I'm not sure if this is the Pulse Comp disc which Ryde reckon are 390g but are presumably lower, as I can't find all black Pulse Sprints?
http://www.ryde.nl/pulse-comp-disc
I don't know anything about spokes for disc wheels but Sapim D-Light seem popular so would be my default. I presume CX Rays would be too flexy for disc use?
I've looked at Novatec D772SB / D771SB hubs which I'd like for weight/cost reasons but have heard bad things about ease of servicing and bearing quality which are putting me off them. Tempted to default to heavier Hope Pro 4's (Hope are my usual go to for geared hubs) but I'm very open to ideas...