Well I about to ride the second shift at WRL and checked the spokes of the rear of the x stream. It was like seein your old girlfriend with her new boyfriend....spoke nipple pulled right out of the rim with a couple of more cracked. I ran down to RBM and mech. said they could lace up another rim. So I'm going with that for now.  This is the second rim I've busted. They are Jalco DRX 4000's.  I dont think Rans has had any recalls with them, just my bad luck.

And lose 20 lbs.

Quote from jayg on Apr 30^th, 2012, 9:24pm:

One red bike coming up.

Run a fatter tire in the rear once you get your new wheel--that may help some too.

I busted the rear wheel on my V-3, think the Jalco 4000 just will not carry the weight I am putting on it. If anymore problems I am going to a 26.

Bud I thought he was running 559 wheels...  

I switched over to 559's on my XStream and haven't looked back...I'm very pleased with them. If your Xstream is like mine, the brake pad mounts have slotted holes in them so they'll work with either a 559 or a 650 wheel. The rolling diameters are much the same between the two sizes - the 559 rim is a little smaller in diameter, which allows for more tire section height. I used a Velocity Synergy Offset rim with 32 spokes for the back wheel. On the front I used regular Velocity Synergy rim, also with 32 spokes. My normal setup is 85 psi rear and 70 psi front for a nice comfy ride. If I want to go as fast as I can go, I up the pressure to 100 psi in both tires. If my new setup is any heavier than the factory 650's, I can't tell it (I never did weight either wheel). They sure do ride smooth. I've been running these wheels since last September, and they still run incredibly true and smooth. If I were a weight weenie, I might have done something different...like choose a lighter wheelset, and diet 35 lbs off of the pilot. I have an aero belly, so I should be faster than Jay... but I'm not. What's up with that?  
 
PS...If anybody wants the 650 wheels that came on my XStream, I'll make them a very good price.

Those Jalcos you like so much. Jalco DRX4000 with Novatec hubs and bladed spokes. 24 spokes front, 28 spokes rear, 650C size. Seemed like nice enough wheels, just too small a tire size for my preference.