With race courses getting ever rougher and more technical racers are looking to size up their race tyres for improved handling, this means that race wheels also need to widen up.
DT have gone back to the drawing board for the XR 361 this isn't just a wider 331, it's a fully custom asymmetrical extrusion designed to offer the best possible strength and stiffness to weight ratio of any wide alloy rim.
A 22.5 mm internal width makes these ideal for high volume 2.2-2.4 inch XC race tyres whilst not being so wide that you can't chuck a set of 1.8 Mud spikes on there if the heavens open.
The rim bed is tubeless optimized to provide fast tyre installation, a great tyre fit and quick trouble-free tubeless setup, of course you also have the option to run standard inner tubes.
Whilst as wide as DH rims from a few years back, it should be noted that these are still very much race orientated items with a maximum suggested system weight of 100 KG, heavier riders or those looking for more durability are advised to look at our XM designated trail rims.
When lacing these rims, the offset should be towards the drive side on the front and away from the driveside on the rear, this allows for an optimal balance of spoke angles.
The XR 361 rims all come packaged with a set of DT Swiss Squorx Pro Head® nipples and PHR washers required for your wheel build.
Features:
- Available in 28 or 32 hole
- Weight 390 g (27.5 inch) or 410 g (29 inch) including washers
- Disc brake specific
- ERD 598 mm (27.5 inch) or 607 mm (29 inch)
- Outer width 26 mm
- Height 18 mm