DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim Reviews

Review score: 8.8/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £69.99 – Save 22% (RRP: £89.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim worthy of a review score of 8.8 out of 10.

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• Brand – DT Swiss
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DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Rims. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim.

The first thing is material. Looking at what DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Rims. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Rims. Brands like DT Swiss are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Rims category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Rims.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £69.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.2 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Rims

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Rims.

We found 138 in the Rims category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £149.57, making it below average at £69.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Rims. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £1100.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £9.99.

With 138 products available we worked out that 58 cost more than DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim and 77 were cheaper.

Cost of DT Swiss products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 133 products from DT Swiss, of which 26 were in the Rims category.

For now though we’re looking at DT Swiss branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £292.02 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest DT Swiss product we found was £6.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £1199.99.

Of the 133 from DT Swiss, 90 were more expensive than DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim and 41 were cheaper.

How much are DT Swiss Rims?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at DT Swiss products that are listed in the Rims category.

The average price of the 26 products that match this search was £59.09, with the cheapest coming in at £26.99 and highest price was £84.99. With the average being £59.09, DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim comes in above average.

7 products that meet this search were more expensive than DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim and 17 were cheaper.

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DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.6 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Rims category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.1 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim or another similar product, like DT Swiss XM 521 35mm MTB Rim reviews or DT Swiss M 462 25mm MTB Rim reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Rims.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Rims. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with DT Swiss, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.8/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010858555
• Product ID 2: 631587UK
• Brand: DT Swiss
• Model number: RDXM4865028S011430
• RRP: £89.99
• EAN: 7630033834155
• Description: DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB RimThe XM 481 30mm MTB Rim from DT Swiss is perfect for riders seeking more grip and more efficient rolling performance; both optimised by the 30mm internal rim width and its ability to provide a greater tyre volume. To ensure the tyre profile is as refined as possible, this light, strong and durable rim has a minimal bead hook so the tyre takes shape from the instant its bead to sidewall protrudes from the rim. This rim is also tubeless compatible straight out of the box.Features: ¬†Material: Aluminium ¬†Internal Rim Width: 30mm ¬†Outer Rim Width: 35mm ¬†Brake Compatibility: Disc Brake ¬†Use: All Mountain ¬†Type: Tubeless Ready ¬†Weight: 27.5": 490g; 29": 525gBuy DT Swiss Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles. Ride. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.
• Full Category: Wheels & Tyres > Rims
• Savings percentage from RRP: 22%
• Size: 28H
• Unisex
• 20
• Adult

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Other options for Rims

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Rims. 138 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching DT Swiss XM 481 30mm MTB Rim included,
DT Swiss M 502 30mm MTB Rim reviews, DT Swiss M 542 35mm MTB Rim reviews, or we really liked the look of DT Swiss E 512 25mm MTB Rim reviews as another alternative.