I forgot to weigh them after I built them but I am guessing somewhere in the 1600 gram range. They have been holding up fine. I had the 26" LB AM wheels before and got a small crack in the rear wheel but that was because I was running pressure too low. They warrantied it but I keep the rear at 28-30 now. Before that crack I had about 800 miles on them with no issues. Their 650B wheels are suppose to be even stronger due to a new process.
You're right about going lighter. You could easily get down to 27 or sub 26 and still have a tough build. If I got rid of the chain guide I would be almost at 27lbs even which I could do since I have the RF narrow/wide ring.
Rad, good to hear, been thinking about those wheels for awhile now, I'd love to build a set with some DT Swiss 240s hubs etc but man those hubs aren't cheap!
The Bronson came alive today. I was running the stock rear CTD and thought it was pretty good. I just got my Float X rear shock and the bike is so much more balanced now. The rear can actually keep up with the Pike now.
DT240 hubs would make for an even lighter wheelset. The Kings are heavy compared to DT240 hubs.
I run their 26r wider rims on my Pro Carbon Stumpy FSR and have almost 12k miles with only a few broken spoke nipples. I helped them find tire specs for their 27.5 wheels.
MRP AMg is solid no issues. The only thing I can note is that you do get more chain slap noise vs. running a full guide and roller. The chain slaps against the bashguard and add a little noise. I added some velcro on the bashguard where the chain hits to quiet it down.
Cheers dude. I've got a stumpy which came with that little chain stay guide thing so I might keep that on with the AMg which would hopefully reduce the noise!