It is a curious one, in that this new iteration of DT Swiss’ top-spec XRC 1200 carbon cross-country mountain bike wheels formally do NOT exist but. However you possibly can already purchase a motorcycle fitted with them by way of Canyon’s Cape Epic Untamed version Lux WC.
And which means we all know quite a few attention-grabbing particulars concerning the new wheels. Together with the truth that they’re greater than 11% lighter, but simply as huge as earlier than!
11% lighter 2025 DT Swiss XRC 1200 carbon XC MTB wheels
It has been 3.5 years since we noticed DT Swiss introduce something new to their ultralight XRC cross-country race carbon wheel household, and people have been on the extra reasonably priced 1501 degree. Their symmetric 25 or 30mm carbon XRC rim form itself hadn’t modified in even longer.
Positive, DT have been forward of their time, with Nino Schurter dominating the XCO World Cup & World Championships on 30mm inside carbon XMC wheels way back to 2017, 2018 & 2019. However it seems prefer it’s time for an overhaul.
The brand new carbon DT Swiss XRC 1200 wheels appear to be getting some intense testing beneath the 2 Canyon-Sidi staff duos on the Absa Cape Epic proper now. (Canyon supplied all of those pictures, hyping their restricted version Lux XC.) However whereas we’re aware of seeing unbranded prototypes being examined in early season races by the professionals, these look to get actual manufacturing graphics.
The brand new wheels characteristic a brand new X brand (don’t inform Elon) with a brand new font for an all-new simplified aesthetic.
What do we all know?
As for the unreleased wheels’ new tech particulars, there’s fairly a bit on Canyon’s web site for the Untamed version bike. And naturally, we will infer much more from these pictures.
First off, the identify stays the identical. The highest-tier carbon cross-country race wheelset remains to be referred to as the DT Swiss XRC 1200 Spline.
New uneven carbon rim
Canyon’s web site says new wheels characteristic a 20mm deep x 30mm inside hookless tubeless carbon rim. That compares to the present 25mm deep XRC that’s provided with 25mm or 30mm inside widths, for each 27.5 or 29″ wheels.
These new XRC 1200 wheels even have saved some weight. Canyon claims they weigh simply 1311g for the pair (597g entrance, 714g rear). That’s down 11.4% or a financial savings of 169g in comparison with the identical 30mm width of the present 1480g 29er XRCs.
We haven’t obtained any technical particulars from DT Swiss, however we will see a brand new uneven rim profile. The spokes on this rear wheel seem to hit the middle of the nostril of the rim profile, barely offset to the disc brake facet, with a wider nostril again in direction of the middle on the valve. Presumably, the identical factor occurs on the entrance in the wrong way to be able to stability spoke pressure on each wheels.
New straight-pull Spline hubs, too
The Canyon-Sidi sneak peek additionally offers us an up-close have a look at a brand new entrance hub shell too. The driveside seems like the prevailing straight-pull Spline hub from the present DT wheels. However the disc facet now expands again to a better flange, presumably to extend stiffness subsequent to the enter of braking forces? The hub additionally now barely tapers into the middle, vs. the cylindrical hubshell of the prevailing XRC 1200 entrance hub.
There’s no direct point out of it, however sometimes the 1200-level in DT naming means a 180 hubshell. That may imply a 36T Ratchet EXP freehub and SINC ceramic bearings.
New DT Swiss XRC 1200 – Availability & pricing
Sure, these seem like unreleased 29″ DT Swiss XRC 1200 wheels that you would be able to, in truth, purchase now. They value 8000€ for the pair, with the facet advantage of getting a free Canyon Lux WC, a full DT 232 One suspension complement, and an XTR groupset thrown in for at no extra value.
Canyon is barely promoting 100 of the entire restricted version Canyon Lux World Cup CFR Untamed reproduction bikes with these wheels, although. So act quick if you happen to can’t resist that new-new.
