Nino Schurter won Olympic gold on an XMC-1200 Spline wheelset from DT Swiss. In fact an all-mountain wheelset, albeit not a very heavy one. The 24 millimeter wide rim provided the decisive riding qualities. Florian Vogel also used the same wheels.

DT Swiss is now reacting and equipping its figureheads with the new wheels in time for the World Cup in Lenzerheide - for example Nino Schurter with the "XRC 1200 / 25", Florian Vogel and Linda Indergand with the "XMC 1200 / 30". The versions with the red decals are only available for the factory athletes and are not available in stores - but the ones underneath are, and according to DT Swiss, they should be rolling into stores from the beginning of August.

Wider and lighter

The XRC was previously only available in a narrow version, which is why the newly developed carbon rim comes with an inner width of 25 millimetres and is also lighter compared to the old XMC rim with a width of 24 millimetres. The complete wheelset only comes in a 29-inch version and weighs 1410 grams.

The XMC-1200, which was previously 24 millimetres wide, now comes with a 30 millimetre wide rim. This was also newly developed. This wheelset is available in 27.5 inch with a weight of 1446 and in 29 inch with a weight of 1540 grams.

The advantage of the wider rims is more grip, greater tire stability in bends and, last but not least, more comfort. Schurter, for example, rides with a tire pressure of 1.55 bar on the front wheel with the 25 millimetre rim, while Vogel needs just 1.3 bar with the 30 mm rim and the slightly heavier setup.

29 inches for downhill

In addition to the lightweight rolling stock, DT Swiss also offers a look at the 29-inch prototypes for downhill use. These come in 25 and 30 millimeter inner widths, only have a slight bump instead of a rim flange, making them almost "hookless", and weigh surprisingly little. DT Swiss specifies less than 1,900 grams for the
Twentyniner versions a. Truly little for rough use.

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