Levo Gen 2 Which wheelset, Hunt or DT Swiss?

[BillyWhizz2020]

Hey all,

I'm looking to update my 2020 Levo wheels for something a bit newer and I've narrowed it down to 3 which are all currently on offer :-

Hunt Enduro Wide V2 29 (£339)
Hunt E-Enduro Wide V2 29 (£389)
DT Swiss HX 1501 Hybrid 29 (£415)

What are peoples thoughts and experiences please?

Cheers.

 

[brunsje]

Recommend looking at 'We Are One Composites'.
Made in Canada.

 

[BillyWhizz2020]

Recommend looking at 'We Are One Composites'.
Made in Canada.

£1,500 for wheels I've never heard of

 

[Paulquattro]

£1,500 for wheels I've never heard of

Plus import and postage

Personally the DT swiss wheels out of that choice ive only ever had good service out of them .

 

[VWsurfbum]

Not a recomendation, just another option.

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/mavic-e-deemax-30-e-mtb-wheelsethttps://www.wiggle.co.uk/mavic-e-deemax-30-e-mtb-wheelset

Think about why you're changing yours though, standard wheels for standard wheels by the look of the budget?

 

[DJ57UMP]

The DT splines use 240 hubs so they're kind of bulletproof and will hold their value. My only concern is them being straight pull - but that's a preference thing I think.

I'll get shot down for this but I only ever really hear about the Hunt rims that are softer than Hope Cheese... If your heart is set on Hunt then I'd go for the E-MTB for sure. And in fairness, I know lots of people that like the hubs, I'm just not a fan.

But for what it's worth and from what you've listed above I'd go with the DT setup.

 

[BillyWhizz2020]

Not a recomendation, just another option.

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/mavic-e-deemax-30-e-mtb-wheelsethttps://www.wiggle.co.uk/mavic-e-deemax-30-e-mtb-wheelset

Think about why you're changing yours though, standard wheels for standard wheels by the look of the budget?

The DT Swiss Hx 1501 wheels were the top spec aluminium version in 2020-2021 at £900+. The Hunt's have had good reviews and come in cheaper than the Roval Traverse that came fitted on the bike. Mine need a true and I have a flat spot on the rear so OK for a spare if I buy new. My budget is £500 ish

 

[BillyWhizz2020]

Not a recomendation, just another option.

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/mavic-e-deemax-30-e-mtb-wheelsethttps://www.wiggle.co.uk/mavic-e-deemax-30-e-mtb-wheelset

Good suggestion that, cheers.

 

[BillyWhizz2020]

The DT splines use 240 hubs so they're kind of bulletproof and will hold their value. My only concern is them being straight pull - but that's a preference thing I think.

I'll get shot down for this but I only ever really hear about the Hunt rims that are softer than Hope Cheese... If your heart is set on Hunt then I'd go for the E-MTB for sure. And in fairness, I know lots of people that like the hubs, I'm just not a fan.

But for what it's worth and from what you've listed above I'd go with the DT setup.

I think the DT 240 hubs might be decider you know, I also just read that the HX 1501 is re-packaged EX 511 rim which is a proven EWS race enduro rim

 

[Shjay]

DT Swiss all day long or if you can some hand built wheels from the likes of Ryan builds wheels. Not too far from you in Bristol I think.

 

[cookie70]

hard to go past the DT stuff for reliability even tho it might be a bit vanilla

 

[Pyr0]

DT. I've been running a set of HX1501 for almost 2 years and they've both been great so far.

 

[2wheeledwalbert]

DT Swiss all day long, had my hx1501 for 3 years now and they handle anything, still true as the day I bought them too

 

[irie]

Bought Hunt Trail Wide V2 wheels for my Trek Fuel EX in 2021 for ~£350 (6 pawls, 72 points of engagement).

Then when got the Trek Rail 5 in January 2022 swapped the wheels over from the Fuel. Wheels have been faultless since purchase. I don't drop in or jump more than a few feet btw.

Only problem was a couple of weeks ago when I serviced the rear I dropped a fecking pawl and couldn't find it!

So went to Hunt Wheels who are about 40 minutes drive from us and they gave me a replacement pawl plus 3 spares in case I dropped some more!

Bike's been to BPW and often to QECP (30 minutes from us), and abused on the South Downs, with no damage to the wheels other than multiple scratches.

Can't argue with £350 (Edit: looks like they're on offer now at £296!)

PS as far as I can see the vast majority of rims used by wheels builders are in fact made for them by Alex Rims.

www.alexrims.com

 

[Rando_12345]

DT swiss are proven wheels although I did have some issues with the m1700 I got (rim got falt spots really easily, constant spoke retensioning until i changed the rim to an ex511).

Hunt are relatively new but seem to get good reviews, I had spotted "Newmen" as a good option also, similar price to hunt and frequently reviewed as bomproof despite sensible weights: E-MTB | Newmen Components

 

[Alexbn921]

DT Swiss HX 1501 Hybrid 29 (£415)

 

[Nerds On Dirt MTB]

DT or e*Thirteen.

 

[Trickz]

Dt swiss for the excellent and tool free ratchet system..once fitted to the free hub the cassette can be just pulled off to clean..also the sound is nice..not like a loud ticking clock

 

[Mcharza]

Look if you can find for sale DT Swiss EX 1700 wheels, comes with DT 350 ratchet 36 hubs

 

[penguinni]

Anyone any experience with these wheels or the supplier?

Im very tempted.

I don’t actually need them but you know how it is.

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Husky430]

DT all the way

 

[Mteam]

I've had the DT Swiss hx1501 for the past 2 or 3 years on my wild fs, they've been absolutely bulletproof reliable.

out of the list you provided I'd choose the hx1501 no question.

 

[cookie70]

any experience with these wheels

the hubs are not in the same universe as the DT swiss ones, rims look good tho

better off with these: Wheelset DT Swiss EX 511 29" 350 Classic 32h Freeride Enduro DH | eBay

 

[JStrube]

I never buy anything branded Hunt. Was my Ex wife's name...

 

[lumpy]

Hey all,

I'm looking to update my 2020 Levo wheels for something a bit newer and I've narrowed it down to 3 which are all currently on offer :-

Hunt Enduro Wide V2 29 (£339)
Hunt E-Enduro Wide V2 29 (£389)
DT Swiss HX 1501 Hybrid 29 (£415)

What are peoples thoughts and experiences please?

Cheers.

I'm very happy with my Hunt E-Enduro Wide set. I've killed 2 Roval rears and a Stans. The Hunts are working really well for me

 

[Bndit]

Anyone any experience with these wheels or the supplier?

Im very tempted.

I don’t actually need them but you know how it is.

Pardon our interruption...

Shimano

Shimano hubs are shit for ebikes, don`t buy these.

 

[Levo Laland]

Hunt, my mech destroyed my Trail Wide V2 rear wheel. Hunt sold me a replacement rim and spokes at a massive discount under the lifetime crash replacement program. I'm not even the original purchaser of the wheels and so had no proof of purchase. Can't fault the aftersales service. I'm not a fan of the rim profile, would prefer deeper, but these wheels are strong for the weight.

 

[BillyWhizz2020]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and suggestions people, much appreciated.

 

[Bomble]

DT Swiss HX 1501 Hybrid 29 (£415)
Where have you seen these for that price?

 

[2wheeledwalbert]

DT Swiss HX 1501 Hybrid 29 (£415)
Where have you seen these for that price?

Bikester.co.uk bargain.