Rider Profile
Name : Daniel
Information : 6'2" +3 Ape Index / 188cm / 240lb / 109kg / 39yr, been riding 35 years
Origin : New Mexico, USA
Riding Type : XC to Enduro rider, ~1000km/year, 95th percentile pace on Strava leaderboards - Definitely not a pro, but not necessarily slow. My favorite rides are just rolling out of my driveway and hammering on the local chunky trails for an hour or two to cover 10-20 miles.
Specifications
Bike-1
Litespeed JaySho 32" XC/Trail Prototype - 130mm Fork Titanium Hardtail
IntendBC 130mm Samurai 32 Fork, Custom Frame, XT/e.13 Groupset, CodeRS Brakes, Raceface ERA/TurbineSL Cockpit
Bike-2
Specialized Enduro Comp - 170/170mm 29" All-Mountain/Enduro Bike
MRP Lift/DSD Runt Zeb Fork, GX Eagle Groupset, Code RS Brakes, Evil Boomstick/12ga Cockpit
Bike-3
Rocky Mountain Instinct - 160/140mm 29" Trail/All-Mountain Bike
DVO Diamond Fork, DVO Topaz Shock, XT/e.13 Groupset, XT Brakes, Evil Boomstick/12ga Cockpit
Bike-4
Diamondback Overdrive Carbon Sport - 150mm XC/Trail Hardtail
Pike RCT3 150mm Fork, 9x135 QR Frame, SLX Groupset, Avid Elixir1 Brakes, Raceface Turbine/Ride Cockpit
Wheels
Pair-1
ANAX32 (XC Front, AM Rear) with DT240 Hubs, Rainbow Themed Brass, Aerolite Spokes, Maxxis Aspen 2.4 Tires, No Inserts
Pair-2
AM933/EN933 (AM Front, DH Rear) with DT240 Hubs, Black Brass, DT Race Spokes, Specialized Eliminator 2.6 GRID Gravity Tires, Tannus Fusion Insert
on Specialized Enduro Comp - 170/170mm 29" All-Mountain/Enduro Bike
Pair-3
RM29C14 (AM Front, DH Rear) with DT350 Hubs, Black Brass, DT Race Spokes, E.13 AllMountain/SemiSlick-DH 2.4 Tires, Cushcore DH Insert
on Rocky Mountain Instinct - 160/140mm 29" Trail/All-Mountain Bike
Pair-4
RM29C07 (XC Front, AM Rear) with DT350 Hubs, Gold Brass Nipples, DT 2.0 Straight Spokes, Maxxis RekonRace/Aspen 2.25 Tires, No Inserts
on Diamondback Overdrive Carbon Sport - 150mm XC/Trail Hardtail
A Decade of Defying Limits with Light Bicycle Wheels
At this point, I have four bikes. All with Light Bicycle wheelsets.
The first was a used bike that came with LB wheels, and they worked so well that I've bought three more sets. The first wheelset that came originally on my Instinct was a 35/30mm Light Bicycle Trail wheelset on DT350 hubs, and I honestly expected this to be the replaceable part on a bike that I picked up for a great price on the Pinkbike Buy/Sell. Instead, I've had to replace most of that bike (new front triangle, new fork, new shock, new chainring/chain/cassette, new brake rotors/pads, new bars/stem/seat/seatpost) and yet the wheels remained completely unchanged. When I finally went to some wider tires, I actually moved that wheelset to my cross-country hardtail after I broke the aluminum wheels on it, and once again expected them to finally break... and they've happily soldiered on for another 6 years of extremely hard use, and another 2000km of riding.
The upgrade wheelset I bought for my Instinct is definitely overbuilt, and despite being a 142mm non-boost setup, it is still a stiffer wheelset than any of the aluminum superboost ones I've ridden on demo bikes. It's quicker, snappier, faster, and holds tough lines better than anything other than high-end stuff I've tested, and these have seen a decade of abuse on this bike. Aside from some outer-layer scratches caused by my crashing into rocks at 45kph, these wheels remain visually and functionally perfect, and I've only had to true them once in that whole decade.
When I finally upgraded to a full-on Enduro bike, the choice was obvious - get another set of Light Bicycle wheels. I went a bit wider since the frame would accommodate 2.6" tires, and I couldn't be happier with the performance of those rims. I upgraded to DT240 hubs (mixed experience there - I did experience my first ratchet failure on a DT hub with these), but the wheelbuild and wheels have performed brilliantly. Even with an unlimited budget, I wouldn't change anything about this bike.
The latest addition is my fully custom 32" prototype hardtail. Totally custom titanium frame, and by this point, I knew I wanted a wheelset that could keep up with my 'forever frame', and the choice was obvious. The day the ANAX32 wheelsets were announced, I knew that's what I wanted to run with those. Adding a little bit of custom bling to match my bike, these wheels are a customized reflection of the stuff I enjoy owning the most - pretty rainbow oil slick details on functional carbon fiber. I'm eagerly looking forward to durability testing these, but given that I've put over 2000km on a similar wheelset with the same thin tires (and I'm not nice to that bike either, I'm full sending a lightweight hardtail down trails that other riders on Enduro bikes have tried to helpfully warn me about, then are confused why I can hold their wheel through chunky rock sections and drops), I'm expecting these to show just how much potential a solid 32" bike can have.
Why Light Bicycle is Always the Obvious Choice
I never started out looking to be a Light Bicycle customer, let alone a fan. I got my first set expecting them to be a write-off, and those have lasted me over a decade of extremely hard use. I bought a second set because I honestly couldn't beat the price... and those are still working brilliantly. Knowing the wheels will absolutely keep up despite the aggressive pricing has left me with space to upgrade bikes and have enough leftover to go on cool trips (Angel Fire bike park is absolutely worth the trip if you're nearby). Buying the next two sets of LB wheels just seemed obvious, because getting wheels at this quality and price frees me up to spend the rest of my bike budget on very nice parts elsewhere.
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May 19th, 2026 | Light Bicycle
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