The Silverton 2.5 wheelset, named after the famous Ski and MTB town in Colorado at the foot of the Rockies, has a different take on what an XC wheel should be.

Built around a Syncros alloy hub featuring sealed cartridge bearings and 28 straight-pull spokes, the wide alloy rim profile suits a wide range of wide trail tyres giving you a stable and consistent ride, even when pushing hard, and they offer great tubeless tyre security and pinch flat protection. The 28 spoke design is said to improve compliance and reduce vibrations transferred to the rider and reviews we've read would tend to agree.

At a smidge under 1900g for the pair, the Silverton 2.5 wheelset is a great lightweight all-rounder for XC adventures and Marathon Trail Epics, with excellent performance, versatility and durability at its core.

Who's this item for: XC, Marathon and Trail riders looking for a fast, light and sturdy hoops will get the most out of these wheels.

Hub: Syncros tapered body straight-pull hubs.

Materials: Forged and machined aluminium alloy.

Spoke hole count: 28

Engagement: 6-pawls and 78 teeth giving you a 4.6° angle of engagement.

Convertibility: It's an easy conversion of the rear freehub with it sliding off after the end cap is loosened with a cone spanner, but there are no axle conversion kits available at this stage.

Bearing style/amount: Dual sealed cartridge bearings on an aluminium hub-axle.

Brake Type: Centrelock disc mount. (6-Bolt models are supplied with an adapter)

Rims: Syncros symmetric drilled.

Tubeless: Yep, pre-taped and valves supplied.

Rim Dimensions: 30mm Internal.

Materials: Aluminium.

Spokes: Syncros (made by a Swiss Company....)

Material: Steel.

J-bend / Straight pull: These are straight-pull spokes.

Nipples: Standard 12mm Pro-Loc

Material: Alloy

Lacing: 3-Cross

Wheelset Weight: 1810g 27.5" and 1895g 29"

What's in the box: Complete wheel with tubeless tape pre-installed, tubeless valve core supplied but not installed.