Well I do love ryno lites, but to even remotely compare them to deemaxs is ridiculous. A Ryno lite will never take the same level of abuse of the deemax. One is pro level race/fr wheels. Tried and true to go HUGE consistently. Ryno lite is likely the best priced value wheel on the market. I have a set and they are great for light abuse. But once you start hitting 10 footers up and massive rock gardens I don't believe they would last. Regardless of ability they are not equal parts. That would be like comparing a Marzocchi MX to a z150 and saying they are equal. Ummmm no. they arent.