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@gbj_tester cheers for replies btw. Paid £135. Ideally go like 2.2/2.3 but was wondering how wide I can go on that 17mm rim. If 2.1 works won't be forking out £180!
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wondering how wide I can go on that 17mm rim. If 2.1 works
As Netakure suggests, the original MTBs used pretty skinny rims. IIRC, Mavic G40 was the rim of choice for the 29er originators, and they're only 15mm wide. A 2.1" tyre on a 17mm rim won't be lovely by modern standards, but it will only be as horrible as what we all had in the 90s 🙂
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More survivor’s bias here: used 2.1” tyres on 17mm Bontrager wheels on my Trek 8000 hardtail mtb, no issues.
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I meant how much you're going to pay for the wheels. They really need to be worth the asking price for just the hubs.
As for rebuilding, if you want something ideal for 2.1" tyres the baseline is probably Ryde Andra 40, which are £50 a pair. If you pay a shop to build those onto your hubs you're looking at the usual range of prices, probably around £80 including spokes.