650b Wheelset Weight...

[adubb25]

hello all,

i am going 650b front and back on my homegrown...no cassette just single speed...

my current build list-

hubs: shimano m756 (f/r)
hoops: velocity blunts
spokes: dt swiss comp
nips: dt swiss brass
tires: nevegal or neo

considering all the posted weights for the above listed my build with wheelset, tubes, and tires the weight for my specific wheelset will range from 9.5-10.5lbs (approx 4600g)...is this within reason...?

my question to you all is what is your approx weight of your 650b wheelsets...? share pics if available along with any other input...

[DeeEight]

The stock wheels that came on my Beasley geared, with shimano centerlock hubs on weinmann discovery rims, with straight gauge spokes and gold annodized alloy nipples, neomotos and kenda 650B tubes combined are about 9 pounds.

[TNC]

I used to keep a piece of paper with this written down by my computer, but it's disappeared. At the shop I weighed my CrossMax XL front with a 2.5 WTB Weirwolf Race tire. That tire weighs exactly the same as the 2.3 Neo...the 2.5 size of the Weirwolf is really more like a 2.3. I then weighed my 650B Blunt with 14/15 DT spokes and a convertible 20mm Dimension hub with a Neo. They were almost exactly the same weight. Now, the CrossMax XL is not as light as the newer CrossMax ST, but it's no boat anchor by any means. If you keep wheel build components reasonable, weight is not a big factor when considering 650B.

[jeffw-13]

Hope Pro II hubs, Velocity Blunt wheels, DT Swiss Comp spokes.

1970 g

[adubb25]

without tubes, tires, or discs the front 1015g and the rear is 1209g...comin in at 2224g for complete wheelset...approx 4.89lbs...

is that kind of weight about average for a 650b wheelset...?

[ragetty]

verlocity blunt 605b rims in white, sapim 2.0/1.8 spokes, nipples, hope pro 2 hubs, otherwise bare:

front 895g (with Maverick hub adapter, so around 840g for 20mm thru axle)
rear 975g

[ljsmith]

Originally Posted by adubb25

without tubes, tires, or discs the front 1015g and the rear is 1209g...comin in at 2224g for complete wheelset...approx 4.89lbs...

is that kind of weight about average for a 650b wheelset...?

I am not sure what the average weight is of a 650b wheelset, but yours seems pretty heavy. I know Shimano hubs are very heavy. I only have a 650b front, I ride XC so its pretty light at 660g, which is 100g lighter than my 26" wheel. It is a American Classic hub with Stans rim and Sapim CX-ray spokes.

[adubb25]

if i go surly hubs (f/r) i cut approx 80g on front and 130g on the rear...basically cutting a 1/2lb...

and i could shave another 60-80g via spoke choice...makin it a true 1/2#

by choosing pacenti quasi-motos instead of nevegals/neos i could shave almost another pound...

i am sold on blunts for hoops, yet open to any ideas on hubs, spokes, etc...i am not a weight weenie b/c i am 230#, middle of the road (ie no need for total lightness with a need that wont damage the bank account)...open to suggestions...!?!?!

[r1Gel]

Originally Posted by adubb25

hello all,

i am going 650b front and back on my homegrown...no cassette just single speed...

my current build list-

hubs: shimano m756 (f/r)
hoops: velocity blunts
spokes: dt swiss comp
nips: dt swiss brass
tires: nevegal or neo

considering all the posted weights for the above listed my build with wheelset, tubes, and tires the weight for my specific wheelset will range from 9.5-10.5lbs (approx 4600g)...is this within reason...?

my question to you all is what is your approx weight of your 650b wheelsets...? share pics if available along with any other input...

Whoa... and I thought my wheel set was heavy:
Rims: Velocity Blunts
Spokes: Sapim Race
Nipples: Sapim alu Polyax
Hubs: Vision 360 (locally-branded, made by Taiwanese brand Da Bomb)

Front 980g


Rear 1240g


Total would be 2220g, less the ~180g rotors = 2040g (~4.5lbs).
Most of the weight is due to the hubs (similar weight to Shimano Deores), what with sealed cartridge bearings and a steel freehub body.

I didn't weigh my tires, but going by published estimates, 750g for the Neo front and 550g for the Quasi rear, plus 2 tubes (~400g) would get a total of 3740g (~8.2lbs).

FWIW, these go on a converted to SS Schwinn Moab 3. I hope to get some decent shots of the whole bike and post them as soon as I get the chance.

[adubb25]

Originally Posted by r1Gel

FWIW, these go on a converted to SS Schwinn Moab 3. I hope to get some decent shots of the whole bike and post them as soon as I get the chance.

craziness...i used to have 00 moab 2 and the bike that this wheelset is going on is a 01 homegrown...weird eh

i only hope that my weight can be minimized abit...what did the white blunts run you for cost...?

[r1Gel]

Originally Posted by adubb25

craziness...i used to have 00 moab 2 and the bike that this wheelset is going on is a 01 homegrown...weird eh

i only hope that my weight can be minimized abit...what did the white blunts run you for cost...?

Got my Blunts from Red Barn. Give Chad a call... tell him Israel sent ya

[88 rex]

Stans/ hope pro 2 front/ DT 2.0/1.5/Revo = 728g

Stans/Lefty hub/DT Comps = 690ish g

Alex TD-Lite/Woodman Lefty/ DT comps = I think this one will come close to 800g, haven't weighed yet.

Don't currently have any rear weights.