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Watch: Made With Love // Industry Nine

Get a glimpse of the process—from lathing to lacing—of what it takes to make set of Industry Nine wheels in this episode of Made With Love.

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Vittoria First to Use Graphene in Carbon MTB Rims

Graphene is a modern technology wonder, said to be 200 times stronger than steel and yet extremely flexible and lightweight. Vittoria began experimenting with Graphene as a resin additive and found, “Graphene-enhanced composites have 10~30% improved material properties.” Among those improved material properties, the company found the additive made wheels more laterally stiff and that spoke hole strength …

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Convert Your 27.5 Bike to 26+ with Rims and Tires from WTB

Over the past few years many riders have purchased 27.5 bikes, only to have plus-envy once 27.5+ bikes started catching on. Some intrepid 29er owners (including yours truly) found they could convert their bikes to 27.5+ using WTB Scraper rims and Trailblazer tires. In fact, the Scraper/Trailblazer combo was designed with this purpose in mind. Now, WTB is …

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Industry Nine Sparks Interest with the Matchstick, A Front Axle with Bike Tools Hidden Inside

Industry Nine has had a rim named “Enduro” in their line long before it became a buzzword. For 2017, Industry Nine has widened the Enduro rim’s internal width to 31mm. The new rim, dubbed Enduro 310, will be available in both carbon and aluminum. While these new rims are wide, they are not intended for …

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DT Swiss Now Offering All the Widths

DT Swiss has taken their 1501 Spline One series of wheels and expanded the number of rim widths offered. No matter what your discipline is or what tire size you want to run, there is an option for you. Within the 1501 series, DT Swiss has three different rim classifications. For cross country, there is the …

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