Mountain Bike Wheels Reviews
Industry Nine Enduro 305 V3
The Enduro 305 V3 wheel set is a custom built, high end wheel set aimed at the demanding enduro rider. They have an alloy rim which is of 30.5mm wide, alloy straight pull spokes and their patented free hub design. About the brand Industry Nine was founded by Clint Spiegel back in 2005, and he chose the name as this...
WTB CZR i30 Carbon
CZR i30 wheels were designed to handle it all, which is why they feature a strategically reinforced carbon layup and are hand built using double-butted spokes, brass nipples and high-engagement hubs featuring top-tier bearings and oversized freehub seals to establish themselves as wheels that simply won’t quit. About the brand WTB stands for Wilderness Trail Bikes, and is one of...
Sector 9I Wheelset
New from the folks behind Kinesis UK and DMR in the UK are Sector wheels, offering a carbon rimmed wheelset called 9i aiming to be both light weight, but with a 'suit of armour'. Claiming to be tough enough for enduro but light enough for XC, the 9i wheelset has bold aspirations and a unique approach to creating the ultimate...
Hunt All-Mountain Carbon H_Impact Wheelset
Hunts ever-expanding wheel range now includes an Enduro focused carbon wheelset for the gravity rider looking for strength combined with carbon precision. Front and rear-specific, the All-Mountain Carbon H_Impact claims to be responsive, compliant and incredibly strong, all at the same time! What it doesn't claim to have is a particularly snappy moniker. Getting right to the point, the crucial...
Industry Nine Enduro 305 Wheelset
Industry Nine is known for producing high-quality wheelsets for all types of off-road biking. Their straight-pull aluminium spokes and rapid engaging hubs have set them apart from the crowd and delivered a performance that few can match. The Torch hub has been a benchmark in hub and freewheel technology for some time, with its rapid 3-degree engagement and durable parts....
Industry Nine Trail 270
Industry Nine are well known for their high-end wheelsets and non-conformist approach to manufacturing and wheel design. My first experience of their products was a Torch hub built on a set of Reynolds carbon wheels and they blew my mind. The speed of engagement along with the stiff hoop felt incredible and had me hooked on the rapid hub speed...
Nukeproof Horizon Wheelset
It's not just bikes that Nukeproof makes, their line of components is ever growing and the Horizon range represents robust and wallet-friendly products good enough for the world circuit. Expanding their Horizon range of components, Nukeproof have added a new wheelset into the mix at a bargain price. Developed with WTB, they stay true to the Nukeproof philosophy of being...
Spank Bikes Spike 350 Vibrocore 29er
Spank has a great reputation for hard-hitting and reliable products. I tried and failed to destroy a set of Oozy 345s in the Alps a couple of years ago, which cemented them for me, as one of the more robust wheel makers out there. Always keen to innovate, Spank has been working with their Vibrocore system, which they use in...
Stans NoTubes Arch S1 Wheelset
Stalwarts of the mountain bike wheel scene, Stans have been rolling out hoops for a long time and have always been at the forefront of rim development. Their Flow rim was wide and strong ahead of its time and their development of tubeless setups has been hugely important for mountain bike development. Their main range of rims can be simplified...
Stans NoTubes Arch Mk3 Wheelset
Stan's have been doing the tubeless thing for some time now, and their range of products for keeping air in tyres without tubes is well developed and widely used. Their wheelsets have been well received and used throughout mountain biking, from XC to downhill and everything in between, always being ahead of the curve. We are in a period of...
Mavic Deemax Pro
Wheels are one of the best upgrades you can do to any bike and Mavic have long been at the forefront of that technology. In recent years we’ve seen more and more carbon in this area, and indeed Mavic have started to explore this route too. However, when you look at the comparable weights, you can’t go too far wrong...
Mavic Crossmax XL Pro WTS
It wasn't long ago that you couldn't move at a trail centre for a set of bright yellow wheels. Invariably these wheels were the iconic and undeniably 'enduro' Mavic Crossmax Enduro Wheelset. They were fast, stiff and light, but the narrow rear width and super fast rolling rear tyre didn't fully match up with the average enduro rider's needs. Fast...
Hope Technology Enduro – Pro 4
Purveyors of fine quality British engineering, Hope have been at the forefront of component manufacturing for what seems like forever. Having developed an almost legendary reputation in the bike industry, they represent durability and reliability to the core, alongside an 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' mentality towards product development. For many years now the Pro II hubs have...
Spank Bikes Oozy Beadbite 345
The trend for wider rims is clear, and the competition is hotting up as manufacturers respond and the choice expands. The 345 from Spank has an internal width of 30mm, whilst it's namesake number refers to the outer width of 34.5mm. They feature their OohBah rim profile, aiming to create a strong, light and stiff hoop, which means there's little...
FUNN Fantom
For years FUNN components were the go-to product, the classic Fatboy/Rippa bar and stem combo was at every turn, and the (sometimes risqué) branding was part of many a riders sticker collection. They, however, never went away, producing solid kit at an affordable price point, but I must admit when I was asked to review some new wheels, FUNN was...
Superstar Components Trizoid AM 135mm/QR Wheelset
The Trizoid Wheelset is new from Superstar Components, their Tech 2 Evo wheelsets were hugely popular last year and we ran a set at the Mega Avalanche that is still going strong and running true. Needless to say we were keen to try out the new version which boast a triple pawl pick up with 120 points of engagement. In...
Continental Rubber Queen 2.4
The 2.4 Rubber Queen was an easy choice to make for the Mega, we wanted a tyre that was tough and grippy, and the Rubber Queen is just that. At well over a kilo per tyre the 2.4 is quite heavy, but as we were mostly going down that didn’t bother us. The added advantage of running it tubeless also...
Superstar Components Tech2 Evo AM/Enduro 135 Switch Wheelset
Superstar have been pumping out some really good quality products at some awesome prices lately, and these wheelsets are the latest’s offering. Our Tech2 Evo AM’s turned up with a bag full of adaptors that meant they could run QR, 9mm, 15mm and 20mm front and QR, 10mm and 12mm rear which meant we could run them on any bike...