DT Swiss has made bicycle elements since 1994, and to have fun their 30 yr anniversary, they’ve introduced again some retro brand styling and glossy silver for some restricted version wheels and hubs. For wheels, DT constructed up two of their flagship carbon wheelsets with silver spokes and polished silver hubs – the ultralight & aerodynamic ARC1100 38mm aero highway wheels and the bombproof & fast-engaging EXC1200 enduro wheels. And for a hubset alone, they picked their newest 90 POE fast-engaging 240 DEG hubs with basic excessive flanges so you may construct up your personal 4° engagement MTB wheels…
DT Swiss’ Thirtieth Anniversary within the biking trade
DT wireworks (that’s what the D&T stand for of their native German & French – Drahtwerke/Tréfileries, respectively) have been manufacturing Swiss wire because the 1600s, initially for fencing. However they turned that wire into bicycle spokes of their trendy type, beginning 30 years in the past now in 1994.
We really toured their Biel/Bienne HQ and spoke, rim & wheel manufacturing unit in Switzerland again in 2017 to see how our wheels get made. And that’s nonetheless how they do it, though they’ve since added a pair new high-tech cold-forged spoke sorts like the newest fluted RevoLite since then.
However, again to the Thirtieth-anniversary package…
Restricted version Thirtieth Anniversary DT Swiss hubs & wheels
The rationale we’re writing (and you might be studying) is shiny silver hubs, shiny silver spokes, and retro pink DT logos. There’s too many all-black bike and elements nowadays, and so DT is bringing again some flash. Similar to these authentic DT Hugi hubs… earlier than matte black ano turned a factor.
DT 240 Traditional DEG 3 Dec hubs
Tech-wise, these restricted version DT 240 Traditional DEG 3 Dec hubs are the identical that I reviewed final week. Their huge replace is basically 3x the engagement of a typical DT hub, or virtually 2x the max doable engagement from any earlier DT hub, however whereas retaining the identical confirmed Ratchet mechanism and unmatched freehub sturdiness. The 240 DEG hub contains a pair of outsized 90T ratchet rings delivering fast 4° engagement, good for probably the most technical mountain biking.
These shiny polished silver hubs with retro DT logos promote for $230 / 170€ entrance and $500 / 377€ rear. They’re accessible now in restricted numbers via DT distributors for Shimano MicroSpline or SRAM XD in 6-bolt with Increase MTB spacing solely, drilled for 32 J-bend spokes.
DT EXC 1200 Traditional DEG 3 Dec
On the whole mountain bike wheels aspect, you may get a restricted version EXC 1200 Traditional DEG 3 Dec wheelset. This $3000 / 2500€ carbon enduro wheel options DT Swiss’ revamped carbon molding tech and inside safety layers that promised to construct a lot more durable light-weight carbon mountain bike wheels – debuted simply over a month in the past. I’ve been using the lighter all-mountain set because the begin of summer season trouble-free.
The 1756g EXC enduro MTB wheels function a 30mm inside and are constructed on these 90POE fast-engaging 240 DEG hubs. You may choose full 29er or mullet setups, they usually include each MicroSpline & XD freehub our bodies.
ARC 1100 Dicut DB 38 3 Dec
And lastly, roadies get a light-weight aero wheelset, too. The most recent Aerodynamic Race Carbon highway wheel sequence added this 38mm deep x 22mm inside hooked tubeless wheel to the line-up this yr at a weight of simply 1292g. The ARC 1100 Dicut DB 3 Dec additionally sells for $3000 / 2500€, and consists of each Shimano HG & SRAM XDR freehubs, plus a customized padded wheelbag made by EVOC to maintain your gentle aero wheelset secure in between wheel swaps.
The truth is, we already noticed these ultralight aero wheels final month fitted to a spare bike on the roof of a Uno X staff automotive on the Tour de France. Prepared for some high-speed climbing!
Snap them up now, earlier than all of them are gone. Or simply be part of me in making an attempt to persuade DT Swiss that each wheel appears to be like quicker with silver spokes and silver hubs!
