Sorry if this thread has happened before, it happens all the time in the 41. Anyway, I used to be an avid mountain biker in my younger days. After a broken ankle(unrelated to mtb) and the demolition of my favorite trial and the the theft of my bike, I stopped riding for several years. About 3 years ago, I went over to the dark side and started road biking and have been biking ever since. I used the insurance money to buy a new bike, a giant xtr composite 26. Since riding my road bike, unfortunately my mtb has been turned into a commuter complete with slicks. I keep telling myself I want to start riding again but I don't have the motivation to swap tires out to the same wheel set so I can go for a ride for one day and then swap them again right after for my commuter tires. Thus my solution to get me back on the trail is to get another wheelset dedicated to knobby tires only. I am trying to find an alternate wheelset to satisfy this urge. I've recently seen some sales on mavic slr's for under 800. In the road world, this is relatively cheap, but I'm not sure what this is in the mtb world. So is sub 800 for slrs a good deal? are these wheels a good deal, or can you suggest another wheelset for me that is cheap, durable and light? Thanks!

p.s. I am running v-brakes, not discs.

https://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Catalog...erm=rhyno+lite
Decent wheelset, bomb proof but kind of heavy. If you can find the set that comes with the XT hubs it would be a killer deal.

Or if you want to get a bit pricier I would look at getting a set of Stans NoTubes 355 built up they come in a rim brake option still. You could go to your shop and ask them about Handpun wheels from QBP they're basically hand built wheels with a nice spec. My roommate got a set of 29er flows with Hope hubs for about $600 built which is a damn good deal.

If I were you I would go with something like what Mr Pink57 suggested and not bother spending $800 on the wheels. You're really just not gaining that much unless you're really riding hard and need incredibly strong wheels or racing competitively and need that slight edge that the lighter wheels might give. I Really don't think you're going to be any better of a rider or enjoy yourself any more for spending the extra $500+(Depending on what you buy) on the wheels. But hey, that's my take on the idea of super light wheels on my road bike too, so maybe I'm just a lame ass all around.