These are a nice sensible pair of wheels for a gentleman who logs a serious amount of miles on his bike.  Neville’s old wheels had started breaking spokes and he wanted something light weight but super durable.  I laced a pair of Kinlin XR-270 rims to DT Swiss 240s hubs – the total weight was 1493g for the pair which is lighter than almost any off-the-shelf wheelset and durability will be fantastic.

The DT Swiss 240s hubs are one of the most durable hubsets out there.  The star-ratchet mechanism requires almost zero maintenance and literally never wears out.  The hubs run on large 15x28x7mm bearings which means fewer bearing replacements.  Although the 240s hubs are expensive their on-going running costs are so low that after a few years they look to be pretty good value – especially if maintenance isn’t your thing and you just want to put the wheels in the bike and ride :-)

Spokes are DT Swiss Aerolite, the front is laced 24×2 (which personally I think is the best looking lacing pattern) and the rear is 28×3.

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