All wheels

Fresh: MorningStar Tools R2.O.C-Tech

Professional wheelbuilders can debate the pros and cons of different lacing patterns until the end of time, but every one of them will agree that there’s nothing like a perfectly true and round wheel. Morningstar Tools’ R2.O.C-TECH attaches directly to Park Tool’s TS-2 stand, replacing the rigid calipers with needle gauges to simultaneously show exactly how out-of-true and round a wheel is.

All wheels

Bible Teaser: SRAM Rise 60 Wheels

12.16.2011 // 0 Comments

SRAM recently launched a preview video for its Rise Wheels. To find out what we thought of the wheels, check out our full review of the Rise 60 wheels in the upcoming Bible of Bike Tests issue. The Bible of Bike Tests will go on sale everywhere January 17th.

+ more

Fresh: Stan’s NoTubes ZTR Race Gold

11.16.2011 // 0 Comments

Stan's NoTubes ZTR Race Gold $950 / notubes.com If you like looking for excuses, these 1,345-gram wagon wheels are probably not for you. The ZTR Race Gold wheels were designed around being the lightest, and consequently fastest, wheel system possible. Leave the heavier UST-specific tires behind, because these were made for lighter, standard-bead tires. Oh, and you might want to lose that spare tire too, as these have a rider weight limit of 170 pounds.

+ more

Fresh: Mavic CrossMax ST

11.10.2011 // 0 Comments

Mavic has done some major renovations on its venerable ‘trail’ wheelset. The most noticeable feature is, perhaps, the quicker hub engagement—improved from 17 degrees to 7.5 degrees. The wheels are also now convertible to fit any axle standard front or rear. On top of all that, the rims lose about 20-grams apiece and have been tweaked for easier tubeless setup.

+ more

SRAM’s New Super Wheel – the Rise 60

10.13.2011 // 1 Comment

At 1,330 grams (that’s with old school QRs, front and rear), these things aren’t rockin’ a spare gram anywhere.

+ more

Interbike: Rolf Prima Ralos Mountain Bike Wheels

09.22.2011 // 0 Comments

After a long absence from the mountain bike world, Rolf Prima is back. The company, which is famous for its paired-spoke lacing patterns, rolled out its new Ralos XC/trail wheels at Interbike. These hoops will be available in both a 26-inch and 29-inch version (the Ralos6 and Ralos9 respectively). The Ralos9 wheelset, shown here, tips [...]

+ more

Easton Havoc And EA70 XCT Wheelsets

09.15.2011 // 0 Comments

The Havoc is Easton’s latest DH offering, and claims to be the lightest dedicated downhill wheelset currently on the market. At 1,870 grams, this is impressive, as the wheelset features an ultra-wide, 23-millimeter internal rim width and UST compatibility. The wheelset is designed around 150-millimeter dropout spacing, but adaptors are available for frames that utilize [...]

+ more

Gear: A-Class VXD3 Wheelset

09.08.2011 // 0 Comments

By Kevin Rouse A-Class VXD3 Wheelset – $749 aclass-wheels.com Stock and bond markets be damned—gold is where it’s at. The designers over at A-Class obviously think so at least. Well, as far as aesthetics go anyway. For their VXD3 wheelset, they chose aluminum instead to help keep weight and (at roughly $1700 an ounce for [...]

+ more

Preview: Easton Havoc UST 150

07.23.2011 // 0 Comments

At a media event during Crankworx, Easton took a group of editors to ride its new DH wheelset on the burly trails of Squamish, BC. We were all excited about the rumor of getting to see and ride the carbon downhill wheels that Easton has been working on, however Easton said that these were not [...]

+ more

First Impressions: 2012 Shimano Deore XT

06.23.2011 // 3 Comments

By: Kevin Rouse Last week the folks at Shimano took the time to herd a group of journalists around Lake Tahoe and let us get our hands on the 2012 Deore XT M780 groupset for the first time. While first impressions aren’t everything, we can definitely say we were quite pleased. In fact, nearly all [...]

+ more