DT Swiss 2014 Preview: XM & EX 1501 wheels, One Piece MAG fork
With only a few days left till the Eurobike exhibition manufacturers will be revealing some of their new products. Swiss manufacturer DT Swiss will come up with a bunch of new wheels and an all-new series of forks called “One Piece MAG”.
DT Swiss XM 1501 Spline 2014 wheels
Developed for aggressive trail riding, the all-new DT Swiss XM 1501 Spline wants to combine stiffnes, low weight, and good value. The wheelset is available in 26″, 650B and 29″.
DT Swiss XM 1501 Spline Facts
Front Wheel: 100mm/15mm TA
Rear Wheel: 142mm/12mm TA
Hub: Spline One, two piece hub body, DT Swiss Ratchet System with 36 teeth, 6-bolt
Rim: Aluminium invisible rim connection, tubeless ready, Prohead Reinforcement System, DT squorx nipples, 27/22,5mm x 19,5mm, 32 holes
Spokes: straight pull spokes
Size/Weight: 26″ – 1545g | 27,5″ – 1595g | 29″ – 1680g
Color: black
Special: tubeless ready rim strip, tubeless valves, seperate 5mm end caps and 5mm RWS for front and rear wheels
DT Swiss EX 1501 Spline 2014 wheels
For those who want to run high volume tires on hard enduro race courses, DT Swiss offers the EX 1501 wheelset. The tubeless-ready wheels are available in 26″ (1660g), and 650B (1730g) and are equipped with the DT Swiss Ratchet System with 36 teeth.
DT Swiss EX 1501 Spline Facts
Front Wheel: 100mm/15mm TA
Rear Wheel: 142mm/12mm TA
Hub: Spline One, two piece hub body, DT Swiss Ratchet System with 36 teeth, 6-bolt
Rim: Aluminium invisible rim connection, tubeless ready, Prohead Reinforcement System, DT squorx nipples, 30/25mm x 21mm, 32 holes
Spokes: DT Swiss Competition, straight pull spokes
Size/Weight: 26″ – 1660g | 27,5″ – 1730g
Color: black
Special: tubeless ready rim strip, tubeless valves, seperate 5mm end caps and 5mm RWS for front and rear wheels
DT Swiss One Piece Mag Federgabel
Totally new for 2014, the One Piece Mag lower is a high tech, injection-molded, magnesium piece of engineering. Optimized through FEA (Finite Element Analysis) it is an engineering feat. that employs material only where needed, yielding super low weight with high stiffness. The One Piece MAG forks are available with 100mm up to 150mm of travel. While there are three versions for all wheel-sizes for the 100mm and 120mm forks, the 140mm and 150mm models are suitable for 26″ and 650B wheels.
Of course this is only a small preview of the new DT Swiss products for 2014 – more will be shown on the eurobike exhibition. We’ll be there and keep you updated, just check our website in the next days.
Words: Aaron Steike | Photos: DT Swiss