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Shimano XT

 

 

Totally underrated, Shimano make good use of the latest technology. Many of the new wheel sets are created with scandium rim technology utilizing a new spoke pattern that is built for speed – yet still absorb the impacts in of mountain biking. Don't let the design for speed fool you, these wheels are very durable. Don't forget Shimano's legendary long-lived, user serviceable bearings. If you can't afford pro prices but still want high quality this might be your best bet.

 

Shimano XT  Wheelset

The entire Shimano wheels roster is hard to beat. Shimano has a reputation for building rock-solid wheels for the road as well for mountain biking. Even more, they enhanced their lineup to even enhance the high performance and precision engineering that all of their workings are famous for. Better yet, the most current Shimano mountain bike wheels use wider rims, and have 24 spokes instead of 16. They also have faster hubs and a 2-cross lacing pattern. To put it bluntly, the new Shimano wheelsets are lighter, and stronger.

 

The Shimano XT wheelset range gives you better performance at a comfortable price. They are also tubeless compatible with upgraded hubset capability for even better freewheel mechanism with 36 points of engagement. They also dropped the weight a bit, which makes this mountain trail wheelset also suitable for the some racers.

 

For mountain bikers wishing to have full coverage, the upgraded rims are 23.3mm wide and 21mm high and use a lightweight alloy construction with an anodized finish for scratch resistance. For better suspension they even are ubeless compatible and include tubeless valves. This gives you the choice of running a standard tire or a new tubeless one – which reduce weight and improves rigidity. Moreover, the new XT wheelset has a 24-spoke is stainless steel straight with pull spokes to for better strength.

 

 

Shimano's XT hubs have also been upgraded over the cheaper earlier models - markedly the rear freehub mechanism. Instead of utilizing 18 points of engagement for each revolution, the XT's use 36 points of engagement resulting in a faster and stronger freewheel. If you are one of those mountain bikers who want an easier and faster acceleration on the trail, the Shimano XT line has a number of choices for you.

 

The  Shimano XT M775 Wheelset specs:



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