DT Swiss sent out a press release teaser ahead of Eurobike 2012, which will again take place in Friederichshafen, Germany in September. We’ve covered some of these items before, but here is the “official” information, and we’ll have a word or two afterward on these components.
XM 1550 29″er Wheels These are the newest design for wheels from DT Swiss and have been very successful in 26 inch size. They feature the “open crows foot” pattern for the spokes which yields a hybrid radial/cross pattern. The bearings, ratchet system, and of course, tubeless compatibility, all carry over to the 29 inch model.
Front wheel:
100mm/9mm TB
100mm/15mm TA
Lefty
Rear wheel: 135mm/10mm TB
Hub: TRICON, Star Ratchet System
Center Lock (6-bolt with Adapter)
Rim: Aluminium, 26 x 19mm , 30 hole
Color: black
XRC 950T 29″er Wheels Tubular all-out race wheels featuring DT Swiss’ new carbon hubs, wider rim for better tubular gluing grip, and ceramic bearings.
Front Wheel: 100mm/5mm QR
Rear Wheel: 135mm/5mm QR
Hub: New carbon hub
Ceramic Bearings and Star Ratchet System
Center Lock (6-Bolt with adapter)
Rim: Carbon, 26 x 30mm, 32 hole
Color: Carbon UD
XMM 100 29 And XMM 120 29 Inch Forks: These we have been eager to check out. The forks feature DT Swiss’ new “Torsion-Box” lowers in magnesium which should go a long way in bringing the prices of DT Swiss’ 29″er fork line down to levels we’ve seen from other manufacturers. The inners are nothing to sneeze at either….
Crown/steerer: 1.5 Tapered / High-Modulus UD-Carbon
Uppers: 32mm Aluminum
Lowers: Torsion-Box Magnesium
Damping: Twin Shot Damping System featuring three ride settings: open, climbed
or lockout, available with or without remote control; travel management
Spring: ABS air spring
The high end model will be about 1520 gm. Alternative models with 9mm or 15mm drop-out, 1 1/8 steerer or aluminum crown will also be available. No prices have been finalized as yet, but DT Swiss says the products will become available in October of this year.
We hope to get some samples of the Tricon wheels and the XMM fork in for test/review later. Stay tuned….
ABS air spring
So, no word about those new rims that “c_g” talked about some time back then ?
Or will there be a part deux ?
ojos azules: This press release by DT-Swiss is specifically dealing with brand new products and the XM 1800 20er wheels (with the rims you are referring to) are merely modified existing products. By my expereince with DT-Swiss I would be greatly surprised to NOT see the mid range M1800 29er in the 2012 linup.
We will report as news come up.
XM1550 wheelset with Lefty? Awesome! My new race day wheelset…
NIce to see a Lefty, but centerlock hubs as standard? I know you can buy centerlock Avid rotors these days, but when you look at the number of Shimano brakes on the trail, as compared to all others (esp. Avid), it doesn’t seem to make a whole lot of sense. Is there a reason they are taking this approach?
Weight on XM 1550 set?
@Phil
CL is why more convenient than ISO and to boot, a bit lighter. Once I began using CL I was a convert.
The nice thing is that with an ISO adapter you can still use an ISO rotor and enjoy the ease of CL, since you don’ t need to remove 6 bolts but rather pull out the adapter with the rotor mounted to it.
They also come with a 6 bolt adapter so you can run either CL or 6 bolt…
How much do those rims weigh alone ?