New wheels question

[Bo6]

Just about to buy a set of Hunt Adventure Wheels and would like to confirm the axles size & width. It looks like 12X142 rear and 12X100 front will work. Is this correct?

The plan is to get a Scram XD/XDR hub to enable a 10-50 cassette for road riding, mounting 38-40m tubeless slick tire. I plan to use the stock wheels with my 11-50 cassette and knobbyish tires for adventure rides on trails. 2 wheel sets will make for quick changes and let me ride trails one day and go on my regular group road ride the next.
It will be fun to see what difference the wheel/tire combo makes to the bike.

Bob

 

[ratz]

Which Frame and Year do you have? 142 would be the newest bikes; and the 12x100 rear is universal.

 

[Bo6]

Which Frame and Year do you have? 142 would be the newest bikes; and the 12x100 rear is universal.

Thanks, it's a 2021 so 142 should fit.

Bob

 

[Flying Dutchman]

@Bo6 let me know how you get on with those wheels - I would be very interested in doing something like that as well

 

[Bo6]

Finally got a chance to try the new wheels (Hunt aluminum wheels with Panaracer 650x38 tubeless road slicks and 10-50casset). My digital bathroom scale indicated a little more than 1lb weight saving and an as tested bike weight of ~38.6 lbs. No empirical data but did a 15km ride with 140m of climbing first with original tires then about an hour later with the new wheels and cassette.

The bike felt noticeably lighter handling on the front and climbed hills easier (one gear higher). Rolling seemed faster on the down hills and flats. The 10 tooth sprocket let me get to about 50km/hr easily vs the 42km/hr with the 11 tooth. The ride seemed slightly smoother as well.

I had expected the better climbing with the lighter wheels and tubeless tires but was surprised at the lighter feeling in the front end. Overall a worthwhile change to the bike. Sorry I lost the receipts, but the change cost less than $1000 including wheels tires cassette and brake discs.

Next test will be when my knobby 650X48 tires arrive. I was going to mount the on the old rims, but like the new rims too much so may just change tires.

 

[Animal494]

Thanks for the feedback, Bo6!

 

[Bo6]

Well, I have had a chance to try the Panaracer small knob tires and was pleasantly surprised that they are reasonably quick rolling. The traction is better but for looser gravel I think a more aggressive knobby would be better. That said they are good for general adventures on easier packed dirt trails and roads.
Had a bit of trouble setting up the rear derailleur shifting during wheel changes, the jockey wheel could not be adjusted far enough to get good shifting to the 50 tooth on the old wheel. I played with it a bit and finally bought a set or spacers to move the derailleur out a bit. With a 2mm spacer the problem was solved, and only minor shift adjustment is needed between wheel changes. Probably slightly different dish on the wheels.

 

[Bo6]

Just an update on the Panaracer slicks I used all summer. They are fast rolling and good traction on pavement, but very prone to flats. I have had 4 flats from sharp gravel all of which broke the inner cords of the tire. I put in patches on the inside to act as a boot but have finally discarded the tires as there are bulges at the patch locations. Now using the stock tires and they are definitely slower, but safer.
I ran them tubeless, and this did save me from catastrophic failure. in all cases the tires lost air slow enough to stop under control.