Has anybody fitted tougher wheels to their 850 (or indeed any GS) - and if so, what?
I’m hoping to do another Globebusters expedition this year and worry that the OEM spoked rims aren’t really up to the job. When I did the London-Beijing expedition in 2019 nearly all the GSs on the trip had loose/bent spoke and/or dented rim issues. My Rally Raid CB500X took it all in its stride and the BARTubeless wheels looked as good at the end as at the start.
I swapped the CB500 for an 850. I’m considering making a similar wheel change and looking for feedback on what others might have done…
I’m hoping to do another Globebusters expedition this year and worry that the OEM spoked rims aren’t really up to the job. When I did the London-Beijing expedition in 2019 nearly all the GSs on the trip had loose/bent spoke and/or dented rim issues. My Rally Raid CB500X took it all in its stride and the BARTubeless wheels looked as good at the end as at the start.
I swapped the CB500 for an 850. I’m considering making a similar wheel change and looking for feedback on what others might have done…