Carbon wheel producer, Reynolds, has renewed its lineup of 29″ and 27.5″ wheels for Enduro and Downhill, now boasting shallower, extra compliant rims mentioned to supply improved monitoring. Sustaining a 30mm inside width and an uneven profile, the brand new carbon rims lose 6mm in depth, now down to only 20.5 mm.
The brand new wheelsets are lighter, and are mentioned to supply improved affect resistance over their predecessors. In truth, Reynolds go as far as to say these Blacklabel 307 & 309 wheels symbolize absolutely the quickest wheel options accessible for DH and Enduro, but additionally lead the {industry} by way of affect resistance and sturdiness.
Right here’s an outline.
Reynolds Blacklabel 307/309 DH & Enduro Carbon Wheelsets
Like many wheel producers, Reynolds are appreciating the deserves of a little bit of compliance in a wheelset, with the testing carried out by group riders revealing a desire for a extra forgiving wheel. As such, the newest Blacklabel 307 & 309 (27.5″ and 29″) Carbon Wheels from Reynolds look to supply improved consolation and monitoring over tough terrain with a shallower rim depth of simply 20.5mm.
Reynolds tells us this 6mm discount in rim depth has led to a rim that’s virtually 40% extra vertically compliant. Inner width stays at 30mm, however the exterior width grows slightly to 37mm, with a slight asymmetry to the profile that enables for extra equally balanced spoke tensions between the drive and non-drive sides.
That is true for all 4 new wheelsets launched immediately: Blacklabel Enduro Professional, Blacklabel Enduro Skilled, TR Enduro, and Blacklabel DH Skilled. All see rims composed of Reynolds’ IDM Matrix, mentioned to mix the highest-quality carbon fibers with a novel resin with distinctive affect dispersing traits.
The Reynolds Enduro Wheels see simply 28 spokes entrance and rear, largely to make sure the additional compliance of that shallower rim can truly be felt by the rider, but additionally to maintain weight down. In the meantime the Downhill providing runs 32 spokes in a bid to keep up the next stiffness, and extra exact journey high quality because of this.
The New Reynolds Enduro Wheels
High quality for Enduro is the Reynolds Blacklabel Enduro Professional wheelset, retailing at £2,200 ($2,299.99 USD). This one advantages from the model’s lightest carbon layup, known as the MR5 layup. The set weighs a claimed 1,834 grams in 29″, and 1,728 grams in 27.5″. Its 28 Sapim CX-Delta spokes are laced to an Business 9 Hydra Hubset with an industry-leading engagement of 0.52°.
Slightly heavier, and slightly extra inexpensive, is the Reynolds Blacklabel Enduro Skilled wheelset, priced at £1,800 ($1,899.99 USD). It will get the exact same rim with the lighter MR5 carbon layup, however is laced by way of Sapim CX-Delta spokes to a Ringle Tremendous Bubba X hubset providing a slower, however very respectable engagement of 4°.
This might be the popular possibility if supposed for a motorcycle that suffers with pedal kickback, except after all it’s paired with an OChain. The Enduro Skilled wheelset weighs a claimed 1,870 grams in 29″, and 1,762 grams in 27.5″.
Essentially the most inexpensive wheelset in Reynolds’ Enduro vary is the TR Enduro, priced at £1,350 ($1,449.99 USD). This one weighs a claimed 1,861 grams in 27.5″ – a claimed weight for the 29″ possibility has not but been specified. The TR Enduro wheels are laced with 28 Sapim Dash spokes, secured with EXT brass nipples, to a Ringle SRX MTN hubset. The drive mechanism sees 3 pawls partaking each 12°.
All three new Enduro wheelsets from Reynolds include CL hubs, solely, however are every accessible with Shimano HG, MicroSpline and SRAM XD driver our bodies.
The New Reynolds Downhill Wheels
The Reynolds Blacklabel Downhill Skilled Wheelset is priced at £1,800 ($1,899.99 USD). It runs the exact same MR5 carbon rim because the Blacklabel Enduro wheels, however right here that rim is laced to the hubs by way of 32 Sapim Dash spokes (J-Bend), entrance and rear. Hubs come within the type of Ringle Tremendous Bubba hubs, with the choice for 4° or 8° engagement, and they’re 6-bolt solely. Claimed weight in 29″ is 1, 943 grams.
Pricing & Availability
All Reynolds Blacklabel and TR Carbon Wheelsets for Enduro and Downhill can be found on the Hayes Bicycle web site now in 29″, 27.5″ and MX pairings, retailing on the following costs:
- Enduro Black Label Professional £2,200 / $2,299.99 USD / €2,330
- Enduro Black Label Skilled £1,800 / $1,899.99 USD / €1,930
- Enduro TR £1,350 / $1,449.99 USD / €1,470
- DH Skilled £1,800 / $1,899.99 USD / €1,930
