Originally Posted by
mx_599
those hope hubs would be pretty nice. i don't like fsa, but it is a personal thing with customer service. so you have someone that will build the hope hubs and wheels? do you get to choose spokes and nipples and rims if you want?
The Hope's would be nice. I'm actually toying around with building them myself, after I build a set of rim brake, "road only" 26" wheels for my wife's MTB. I'm just not sure I want to be my own guinea pig for XC riding.
Originally Posted by
mx_599
if pinched flats are a problem, i don't really think one brand is better than another....maybe rim widths could play a role.
The Aeroheats are nice on the road, especially with a 1" to 1.5" slick, but not so much on the trail. They're narrow and my Fire XCs are hard to mount. So I'm going to put them back on my Fisher for towing the trail-a-bike for my son.
JJ