During Sea Otter Classic, DT Swiss presented new enduro wheels: The EX 1501 Spline one is a light wheelset with an extra wide rim (25mm inner width), designed specially for enduro-racing.

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The DT Swiss EX 1501 Spline One weighs 1660g in the 26″ version and 1730g in the 27, 5″ version.

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All spline One wheels are “tubeless ready”.

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To achieve an ideal balance of weight and stiffness, high quality forged, triple crossed straight pull spokes are used.

The hub uses the well proven DT Swiss Ratchet System.

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The DT Swiss EX 1501 are available in both 26″ and 27,5″ (650B).


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