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Interview: Downhill Wheel Tech with DT Swiss - Pinkbike

Your new wheels the FR 1500, came out this year didn't they?

So you're just going to see much less kind of pinch flats on the side of the tire? They Specialize In Spark Plugs

Interview: Downhill Wheel Tech with DT Swiss - Pinkbike

Are tire inserts a big thing that you factor in now? Is it a thought process?

What tips do you have for people setting up a wheel for tubeless?

Is there anything that you do different wheel build-wise for the downhill riders that you would do for any other disciplines?

What are the things that people should do if they are going to build their own wheels at home or even just maintain them?

Do you see a lot of the teams pulling seals out of hubs?

On these builds are we talking all brass nipples? Do you use any reinforcing washers or anything?

Do you see a lot of mechanics changing the spoke tension depending on the track conditions? Do you see spoke tensions being slackened off?

Is there a big variance between the tensions across the teams?

What are the biggest issues you guys see here at the World Cup?

So you're riding the new DT Swiss rim out this year. How are you finding it?

So when you build up a wheel, does it differ from track to track?

What's the biggest issue you see with wheels at the World Cup? I mean, is it normally just getting smashed into rocks?

Any top tips for people when they're building up wheels?

Tape wise are you just running normal tape? You haven't done anything funky in there?

No silicone in the bead?

You guys use alloy, is this a conscious decision to use alloy rather than carbon?

I see you're on DTs Ronan. How do you find them? Do you like an aluminium wheel?

The whole spoke tension thing, do you make any changes or just leave it to a mechanic?

Tubeless wise you always run tubeless, you're not running inserts?

Interview: Downhill Wheel Tech with DT Swiss - Pinkbike

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