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Earlier this year at Sea Otter, Trek had several new launches including the excellent Carback Radar Tail light . Lately, Trek has been releasing new products in batches, which means that it’s easy to miss something new – like the Bontrager Paradigm Pro 30 TLR Disc gravel wheels. It wasn’t until after the show that we found the (very) wide gravel wheels on the Trek website. Naturally, we wanted to know more. Bontrager Paradigm 30 Pro gravel wheel Gravel wheels are quickly seeing a race to mountain bike widths, and the Paradigm 30 wheels are no different. In fact, these wheels use the same rim as the Bontrager Kovee Pro 30 MTB wheel. That includes a rim that’s 35mm wide externally, 29mm wide internally, and 29mm deep. As a result, Trek says these wheels will pair well with 700c tires in 42-50mm widths like their new Betasso RSL GX. Bontrager Paradigm 30 Pro gravel wheel The hooked rims are tubeless ready, and come pre-taped. The tubeless tire set up with the Bontrager Betasso RSL GX TLR gravel tire was a cinch using Bontrager TLR tire sealant.
What makes the Paradigm 30 wheels different than the Kovee Pro 30s? It mostly comes down to the hubs. The Paradigms have the necessary 12 x 100mm front and 12 x 142mm rear hubs needed for modern gravel bikes rather than the […]
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