Carbon wheel manufacturer, Reynolds, has renewed its lineup of 29″ and 27.5″ wheels for Enduro and Downhill, now boasting shallower, more compliant rims said to offer improved tracking. Maintaining a 30mm internal width and an asymmetric profile, the new carbon rims lose 6mm in depth, now down to just 20.5 mm.
The new wheelsets are lighter, and are said to offer improved impact resistance over their predecessors. In fact, Reynolds go so far as to say these Blacklabel 307 & 309 wheels represent the absolute fastest wheel solutions available for DH and Enduro, but also lead the industry in terms of impact resistance and durability.
Here’s an overview. Reynolds Blacklabel Wheelsets have been developed with input from Pivot Factory Racing Reynolds Blacklabel 307/309 DH & Enduro Carbon Wheelsets
Like many wheel manufacturers, Reynolds are appreciating the merits of a bit of compliance in a wheelset, with the testing carried out by team riders revealing a preference for a more forgiving wheel. As such, the latest Blacklabel 307 & 309 (27.5″ and 29″) Carbon Wheels from Reynolds look to offer improved comfort and tracking over rough terrain with a shallower rim depth of just 20.5mm.
Reynolds tells us this 6mm reduction in rim depth has led to a rim that is almost 40% more vertically compliant. Internal width remains at 30mm, but the external width grows a little to 37mm, with a slight asymmetry to the profile that allows for more equally balanced spoke tensions between the drive and non-drive sides.
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