Sun MTX 26″ Disc Bicycle Wheel Set
$179.99
At 500g, the Sun SOS is light weight for it’s width and strength. 500g for a rim that eats rock gardens for breakfast is hands down, one of the easiest decisions you’ll have to make when looking at ways to breathe new life in to your trusted steed.
Description
The Sun MTX bicycle rim is differentiable from a motorcycle rim by only a narrow degree of purpose. It’s not the lightest bicycle rim in the marketplace, but it will hold up. It’s design harkens back to the dark days of MTB, when ambitions far exceeded bicycle frame geometry, suspension design, and generally speaking, component capability. As a stop gap, the MTX offered a simple solution. Wheels built with them overcompensated to such an extent that the net effect was an increase in the entire bike’s potential. And when all else failed out on the trail, MTX wheels would still hold true.
Sun MTX 26″ Clincher Specs
| 26″ | Front Wheel | Rear Wheel | Wheel Weights (approx) |
| Rim Info | Sun MTX 26″ aluminum alloy clincher | ||
| ETRTO | 559x26mm (26″) | ||
| Weight | ≈700g, 26″ | ||
| Sidewall | Disc brake only | ||
| Inner Width | 25.8mm | ||
| Outer Width | 33.4mm | ||
| Rim Depth | 25.4mm | ||
| Rim ERD | 532 (26″) | ||
| Rim Tape | Tesa Tubeless Rim Tape Installed | ≈ 30 – 35g/wheel (varies based on overlap) | |
| Washers | single stainless eyelets | N/A | |
| Valve Type | Schrader compatible | ||
| Tire Type | Standard Clincher with inner tube | ||
| Tire Volumes | 26″ x 2.1″ – 2.6″ | ||
| Nipple Info (Brass) | Sapim 12mm Brass Chrome Plated @ ≈ 1g ea | 32H = 32 | |
| Nipple Info (Alloy) | Sapim Alloy Double Square Polyax @ ≈ .34g ea | 32H = 10 | |
| Spoke Info Leader | Sapim Leader 2.0mm Stainless Spokes Black ≈ 6.5g ea | 32H = 208 | |
| Spoke Info Race | Sapim Race 2.0/1.8/2.0 Butted Stainless Spokes Black ≈ 5.65g ea | 32H = 180 | |
| Spoke Info Dlight | Sapim D-Light TCS 2.0/1.65/2.0 Butted Stainless Spokes Black ≈ 5.16g ea | 32H = 165g | |
| Spoke Count | Front: 32H | Rear: 32H | |
| Spoke Pattern | Front: 3 Cross | Rear: 3 Cross (32H) | |
| Lengths 29er | 254/256mm (32H) | 254/256 (32H) | |
| Hub Info (option) | Shimano TX-506 | Shimano TX-506 |
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| Hub Weight | 252g | 465g | 252g F, 465g R |
| Hub Shell | Aluminum Alloy | ||
| Axle Info (option) | QR 9mm x 100mm OLD | QR 10mm x 135mm OLD | |
| Hole Ct | 32H | 32H | |
| DriveS PCD |
61 | 61 | |
| DS Ctr to Flange | 21.5 | 19.5 | |
| Non-DriveS PCD | 61 | 61 | |
| NDS Ctr to Flange | 33 | 32 | |
| Axle Material | Steel Alloy | ||
| Bearings | Loose Ball Bearings | ||
| Bearing Size | 3/16″ x 10 | 1/4″ x 9 | |
| Freehub HG | Shimano/Sram “Splined” MTB 8/9/10/11 Speed + Shimano/SRAM Road 8/9/10 speed | ||
| FH Material | Steel Alloy | ||
Wheel Weights
(without QR’s or rim tape)
| Shimano TX – Leader/Brass | F ≈ 1189g | R ≈ 1402g | Set ≈ 2591g |
| ST170/ST300 – Race/Alloy | F ≈ 1060g | R ≈ 1190g | Set ≈ 2250g |
What Others Are Saying…
The Sun MTX is a stellar wheelset option, in a field that’s composed of some of the best aluminum alloy MTB rims ever. Given their level of performance, they are an unbeatable deal, (coupon codes here). We’re not joking around here. If you don’t have a lot of time to research all the rim options in the marketplace, if you don’t have a lot of money, and if you can find this product page, maybe that’s Magic.
Should you buy this wheelset? Entirely your call. Should you watch this short but sweet rock climbing video? Absolutely. One More Fun One.
Wheelset Facts
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- Comes with rim tape installed.
- The Sun MTX has an 25.8mm inner width, is 25.4mm tall, 33.4mm wide, and weighs about 700g (26″)
- Recommended for use with 26″ x 2.1″ – 2.6″ tires
- We do Not use internal washers with these rims, the rims are eyeletted.
- Wheelset weight will vary with end caps, freehub driver, and nipple selection. Rim Tape adds approximately 30-35g for the wheelset, on average.
Additional information
| Weight | 7 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 30 × 7 × 26 in |
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