DT Swiss Wheels with White Industries Hubs

Gravel in depth

DT Swiss GR 531 wheels on White Industries CLD hubs

The gravel pair our customers build most on this page, with 11 in our build records. The DT Swiss GR 531 is a hooked aluminum rim, 24mm inside, 25mm deep, about 535 grams in 700c, sized for about 35 to 50mm tires. We lace it to White Industries CLD hubs in 24 hole.

• Titanium freehub bodies. The T11, CLD, XMR and MI5 rear hubs use a 6/4 titanium freehub body. On the CLD, XMR and MI5, two of the four Enduro cartridge bearings sit in the freehub and two in the 6061-T6 aluminum shell, which White Industries says gives smooth rolling and long life.

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Mountain in depth

DT Swiss XM 481 wheels on White Industries CLD hubs

Our mountain pick from the DT Swiss and White Industries parts we build with. The DT Swiss XM 481 is a hooked aluminum rim, 30mm inside, 21.5mm deep, about 525 grams in 29 inch, sized for about 2.3 to 2.6 inch tires. We lace it to White Industries CLD hubs in 32 hole.

• More pinch flat resistance on the FR 541. DT Swiss reshaped this downhill and freeride rim for impact, and says tests with a tire supplier showed 17 percent more pinch flat resistance than the earlier FR 560.
• Three pawls and a threaded drive ring. Three heat-treated steel pawls on stainless steel leaf springs catch a 48-tooth steel drive ring threaded into the hub shell, for 48 points of engagement, or 7.5 degrees. White Industries says the whole hub is easy to service and rebuild.

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Road in depth

DT Swiss RR 511 wheels on White Industries T11 hubs

The road pair our customers build most on this page, with 11 in our build records. The DT Swiss RR 511 is a hooked aluminum rim, 18mm inside, 32mm deep, about 530 grams in 700c, sized for about 25 to 32mm tires. We lace it to White Industries T11 hubs in 24 hole.

• PHR washers at the spoke holes. On rims like the RR 411, EX 511 and FR 541, a shaped washer spreads each nipple's load over more of the rim. DT Swiss says that lowers peak loads enough to build a lighter rim, and that the washer pivots to line its ball-head nipples up with the spoke, cutting the risk of a broken spoke or cracked rim.
• A design with a long record. These hubs descend from the Ti Cassette rear hub of 1992, which White Industries says was the lightest on the market at the time. It says that cassette hub design has stayed basically unchanged for 30 years.

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Questions about these builds

Which DT Swiss rim should I build on White Industries hubs?

For gravel, the GR 531 (24mm inside) on White Industries CLD hubs; for mountain, the XM 481 (30mm inside) on White Industries CLD hubs; for road, the RR 511 (18mm inside) on White Industries T11 hubs. Each one opens the builder from its section above, and the cards below cover every DT Swiss rim that fits a White Industries hub.

Road / Cross / Gravel

DT Swiss rims on White Industries hubs for road, cross and gravel bikes

Each card opens our custom wheel builder with the rims and hubs for a wheelset already picked, on the White Industries hub our customers choose most with that rim. The builder offers every White Industries hub that fits, and you choose the colors, spokes and the rest.

DT Swiss R 460 on White Industries CLD18mm inside · 22.5mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →DT Swiss GR 531 on White Industries CLD24mm inside · 25mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →DT Swiss G 540 on White Industries CLD24mm inside · 25mm deep · 28 hole · hookedStart building this pair →DT Swiss RR 521 on White Industries CLD20mm inside · 32mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →DT Swiss R 470 on White Industries CLD20mm inside · 23mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →DT Swiss R 500 on White Industries CLD22mm inside · 23mm deep · 32 hole · hookedStart building this pair →DT Swiss E 512 on White Industries CLD25mm inside · 21.8mm deep · 32 hole · hookedStart building this pair →DT Swiss RR 421 on White Industries CLD20mm inside · 21mm deep · 28 hole · hookedStart building this pair →DT Swiss RR 481 on White Industries CLD22mm inside · 25mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →DT Swiss E 470 on White Industries CLD24mm inside · 20mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →DT Swiss G 500 on White Industries CLD26mm inside · 20mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →

Fat Tire / Plus Bike

DT Swiss rims on White Industries hubs for fat and plus bikes

Each card opens our custom wheel builder with the rims and hubs for a wheelset already picked, on the White Industries hub our customers choose most with that rim. The builder offers every White Industries hub that fits, and you choose the colors, spokes and the rest.

DT Swiss BR 710 on White Industries CLD76mm inside · 15.8mm deep · 32 hole · hookedStart building this pair →

From our truing stand

DT Swiss wheels on White Industries hubs we’ve built

Wheels we have built with DT Swiss rims and White Industries hubs.