Published by Tristan on 22 Jul 2010 at 04:21 pm
Mat Waghorns’ 1244g mountain bike race wheels
Mat approached me a few months ago – he is off to race the World Cup in Mont Saint Anne, Canada and he needed a fast and light pair of XC wheels.
Mat originally wanted to use a pair of carbon rims but I explained that I didn’t think the cost / benefit was right and that the much cheaper, just as light Stan’s Race rims would be a great option.
I laced the sub-300 gram Race rims to Tune King and Kong hubs. These are one of the lighter mountain bike hubsets out there and with large bearings and aluminium axles they offer good durability and performance.
I used DT Swiss Aerolite bladed spokes to keep weight and aerodynamic drag down. The front wheel and non-driveside rear are laced 3-cross, and the driveside rear is laced 2x to increase the non-driveside spoke tension. This is important on the very light Race rims.
Gold nipples and custom gold decals – Mat’s aiming for gold at the World Cup.
The wheels came in at a stunning 1244 grams for the pair and they look a million-bucks.
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