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WTB Adds 29mm Width Option to Frequency and KOM Rims

The new adage when it comes to MTB rims, “wider is better,” just got another endorsement from WTB. The company announced their popular Frequency and KOM rims are now available in 29mm inner width configurations, for both 29er and 27.5 hoops. In keeping with WTB’s naming scheme, these rim options will be called i29. The Frequency rims are available in …

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Industry Nine Announces Two New Rims

Industry Nine has just announced two new rims: the UL235 and the EN305. Both rims featured updated bead hook designs, as well as other improvements. Here are the quick deets from Industry Nine: UL235 UL235 is our second generation Ultralite rim – now wider with improved tire retention due to a revised, shorter bead hook …

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Ibis Launches 6 New Asymmetric Rims

Ibis has just launched 6 new asymmetric rims–4 in carbon and 2 in aluminum. The new wheels consist of the 742, 942, 735, and 935 in carbon, and the 738 and 938 in aluminum. To interpret this naming convention, the first number is the wheel size (27.5 or 29… 26 is dead), and the second number …

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Podcast: What is Boost 148 and Other MTB Wheel Questions

In this episode we talk with Dustin at Southern Wheelworks about the advantages of Boost 148 and why hub standards are continuing to evolve. Dustin also fills us in on some of the techniques pro wheel builders use and talks about ways to save weight (and $$) on your next build.

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Cheap Chinese Carbon Rims, Long Term Tested: Light Bicycle Wide 38mm 29er Rim Review

I’ve had two sets of rims from the Chinese company Light Bicycle (LB) over the last two years, and I’ve broken them twice. That’s only made me like them more… I’ll get back to that later. This review is of their 38mm (31.6 mm internal) wide 29er rim, which I’ve been on for the whole …

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