TM enduro rims

[barry]

anyone able too tell me what the best sizes are or if they know of anything that might fit on without too much trouble ( maybe GPX rims :?: )

[Doogs]

The subject title says enduro rims,

18" rear and 21" front are generally the standard for Enduro competition in VICTORIA and most of the world.

Although some like to run 19" rear depending on if is a more Motocross based track or a track day in particular.

If it is SuperMotard you want then 17" rear 17" front is the standard
but there is talk of smaller sizes too, I know nothing of these.

Or people convert RGV rims.
But I think the purpose build ones are best as you can still jump them

this out weights any benefit EX road bike rims could ever have
RGV rims may be lighter, but don't know about that.

[albonator316]

Spoked wheels are a must if your jumping this bike! road rims are designed for it and will start to buckle under the pressure of consistant jumping

[Wobbly]

They won't buckle - they'll fail...

[albonator316]

They won't buckle - they'll fail...
you say tomato, i say tomato :lol: (that saying doesn't work typed :lol2:)

[Wobbly]

Well, to be pedantic a cast rim will buckle if either the hub get twisted :shock: or you apply excessive pressure to the edge of the rim and deform it. Neither of these will happen if you jump with cast rims on (unless you actually hit something like a tree :lol2: ) but it will eventually fracture the rim and, if left unattended, eventually fail (as in catastrophically fail ie. snap).

Probably requires a fair bit of abuse to happen of course. There are also specialist cast SM wheels that I'm presuming don't break, most likely down to the grade of alloy used.

[Doogs]

The whole reason MX and Enduro bikes continue to use expensive
spoked wheel is purely for jumping, shock absorbtion, ability to run low tyre
pressures and to be able to straight and adjust them after giving the abuse.
and side flex [/b]

Road rims will eventually be f@#rked

[barry]

thanks for this probaly stuffed the title up a bit wasn't really looking at jumping too much. mainly for going to work. not sure if anyone really races in Tassie haven't really looked as i haven't got my bike setup or rebuilt at this stage ( It think's it is a 2 stroke but it isn't)

[Wobbly]

I guess it comes down to how much you want to spend. Cast wheels are an option then, but they aren't as cheap as you might think as generally the rear hubs are too wide and require machining down. The bloke by the handle of KTM450 does some work with cast wheels for KTMs, but I have no idea if the TM has a similar hub or not.

Do you know if any other euro models have interchangeable hubs with the TM? You could always unlace your existing ones and lace up some 17's, but I'm assuming here you also want to keep dirt riding with the original rims so that's not an option...

[barry]

the machining part dosen't worry me to much i've got a few friends with the gear to sort out any size problems as for other models with the same hubs i'd have to have a chat to my local dealer about that as the hubs a machined and it runs a 9 bolt sprocket :?: but losing a couple of bolts shouldn't hurt it is only a 250

[Wobbly]

If the hubs are interchangeable with something like a KTM you'll open up your options a lot. Otherwise RGV rims seem to be fairly popular, but if you want to run normal tyres sizes then you want something with around 3.0 - 3.5" front rim width (bead to bead) and at least 4" rear (5" preferable, 4.25 probably most common). Axle wise you have a few options, including playing with bearing sizes if you can find rims with an axle size close to the TM. If you measure your current axles diameter that will give you a starting point at least anyway.

[Grimas]

Welcome barry, i have nothing to add as far as the wheels go but if your keen for a ride let me know as im always looking for someone to ride with ;)

Are you up north or down south?