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DT Swiss simply dropped one of the vital area of interest units of mountain motorbike wheels and hubs with this D1900 Vintage wheelset and a couple of 370 DJ hubs. This isn’t a setup to your flexible hardtail that would possibly transition from pumptrack to leap traces to a little bit of amusing path using. This can be a brakeless thru-axle entrance, bolt-on singlespeed rear combo that begs to be thrown into the air, whether or not you favor the convenience of an out-of-the-box wheelset or wish to building up your individual best filth bounce wheelset…
DT Swiss D1900 wheels & 370 DJ hubs
(Pictures/DT Swiss)
“You’ve dreamed of landing a new trick in the park, you’ve talked about that triple on the pumptrack, but you’re still not sure you can pull it off.”
DT Swiss says the brand new D1900 Vintage wheelset will “grow to be your power into dedication“. That’s as a result of, sure… you learn that proper. No entrance brake. It’ll solely sluggish you down. Or simply get tangled to your tail whips.
(DJ footage by way of Lucas Huppert/DT Swiss)
There’s completely no versatility constructed into those wheels and hubs, simply no-nonsense filth bounce amusing.
What’s new?
Brakeless approach a lighter & more practical glance, but in addition a symmetrical wheel construct for even spoke pressure and extra sturdiness to take care of cased landings.
It’s additionally a novel not-quite-Spice up hub spacing designed to paintings with just about any new or outdated DJ fork. The outsized entrance hub includes a local 20mm thru-axle with 110mm spacing (versus Spice up 15×110, which in fact additionally features a brake mount), however will also be arrange as 15x100mm to suit extra usual non-Spice up MTB forks.
Out again, a Ratchet LN hub delivers fast and dependable energy switch, with confirmed 36T megastar ratchet internals. The rear hub will get a one-piece metal singlespeed freehub frame that integrates a tricky 12T cog with a non-adjustable chainline. That suggests you simply pop all the cog+frame off to provider the freehub or exchange the singlespeed cog.
Rear spacing is vintage 10x135mm with easy 6mm hex bolt-on caps, and a 6-bolt IS disc brake mount.
You’ll be able to get the entire 26″ wheelset constructed up with a 30mm inner tubeless-ready pinned alloy rim. Or building up a 370 DJ hubset to your personal complete customized filth bounce wheels.
Tech main points
370 DJ hubs
vintage high-flange aluminum hubs for j-bend spokes
20x110mm not-Spice up entrance hub spacing (convertible to 15x100mm)
10x135mm bolt-on rear hub spacing
36T Ratchet LN internals
singlespeed solely freehub frame with built-in 12T cog
6-bolt IS rear brake (no entrance brake mount)
32 spoke hollow drilling entrance & rear
D 1900 Vintage wheelset
constructed with new DT Swiss 370 DJ hubs
no entrance brake (contains further 15x100mm endcaps)
singlespeed-only rear, with 6-bolt brake mount
26″ E593 pinned aluminum rim
35mm extensive exterior x 20mm deep
30mm inner tubeless-ready, pre-taped however no valves incorporated
32 spokes laced 3x entrance & rear
DT Festival spokes and Professional Lock Squorx brass nipples, all black
max 120kg rider+ motorbike weight
2262g claimed wheelset weight, together with 12T cog (1052g entrance / 1210g rear)
DT Swiss DJ wheels & hubs – Pricing, choices & availability
The inexpensive new DT Swiss D1900 Vintage filth bounce wheels come solely in 26″ in all-black with a little bit of iridescent pop to the grey rim & hub graphics. Select up a brand new pair of D 1900 Vintage filth bounce wheels for simply $380 / 330€ out of your native DT broker ($155 / 135€ entrance & $224 / 195€ rear).
Or get the 370 DJ hubs one at a time and building up no matter dimension DJ wheels you want, with any 36-spoke rim – for simply $69 / 60€ entrance & $161 / 140€ rear.
In keeping with DT, “there’s nothing holding you back from pumping up the jam!” I feel that interprets to, ‘these wheels are not what’s preserving you again from unwell whips and backflips’!
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