{"id":18228,"date":"2015-08-24T14:08:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T18:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=18228"},"modified":"2015-08-24T14:08:27","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T18:08:27","slug":"dt-swiss-br-2250-classic-wheelset-first-impressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2015\/08\/24\/dt-swiss-br-2250-classic-wheelset-first-impressions\/","title":{"rendered":"DT Swiss BR 2250 Classic Wheelset First Impressions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Even though purchases are on hold for a couple months I’ve been eyeing a new fat bike for this winter, making up a typical build spreadsheet to have fun with the planning phases. The frame that want (2016 Salsa Blackborow<\/a>) isn’t available yet so I normally wouldn’t make any parts purchases, but I came across a deal\u00a0on a wheelset that I couldn’t pass up. Bike-Discount<\/a>,\u00a0an online seller out of Germany renound for low prices on European-origin components, had the DT Swiss 2250 Classic<\/a> wheelset listed <\/a>for $628.23 (plus $22.60 postage) a few months ago; about what I’d expected to pay for some hubs and \u00a0a single rim. I ordered them and a couple\u00a0weeks later they arrived.<\/p>\n

For my next fat bike there were three major wants which this wheelset meets: through-axles, current axle width\u00a0standards (197mm rear, 150mm front), and DT Swiss’ excellent Star Ratchet<\/a>. Through-axles make for a very solid connection to the frame, the 197mm \/ 150mm axles work for 5″-class fat bike tires and any Rock Shox Bluto-compatible fork, and the Star Ratchets are incredibly solid, easy to maintain, and can be upgraded to higher engagement via either DT Swiss’ own 36-point upgrade<\/a>\u00a0or Bontrager’s not-well-advertised 54-point pieces<\/a>. While I haven’t begun purchasing parts for the bike yet, I’ll likely be getting the 54-point ratchets as they’ve been working out well on the Jones Plus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There isn’t much info on these wheels and rims available online yet, outside of folks having tried them on a Pivot LES\u00a0Fat<\/a>\u00a0or taking photos at shows. Thus, I wanted to document measured weights (well, mass) and included parts. Note that all these include paper tags attached to the wheels, as I wanted to leave them intact in case I choose to sell the wheelset:<\/p>\n

Front Wheel:<\/strong> 1068g (w\/ paper tag)
\nRear Wheel:<\/strong> 1180g (w\/ paper tag)
\nRim Strip:<\/strong> 61g (each)
\nCenterlock Adapter:<\/strong> 26g (w\/ paper tag)<\/p>\n

Here’s the included accessories (photo<\/a>):<\/p>\n