Product Description
Brand |
ENVE |
Category |
BIKECOMPONENTS |
Seller |
Backcountry |
There's an unfortunate consequence when your thrills are fulfilled by gravity-chasing, adrenaline packed days, and that's that it certainly takes a toll on your bike. Taco'd rims, snapped spokes, or worse have happened to most of us, with our wheels often taking the brunt of the force when we hit a drop to flat. We'd wager that the team of engineers at ENVE know the feeling too, which is why they've spent the past years designing a rim that can stand up to gravity-centered riding, without heavy rim inserts or compromising tire pressures. The ENVE M730 29in Wheelset is there for you, with a redesigned rim that features a lightweight protective strip to keep your wheels spinning through root-latticed lines, and gut-clenching drops alike. ENVE's M730 line takes queues from the M70's that came before it, like use of downhill-specific carbon laminates that stand up to aggressive all-mountain charging, but it strays from the profile with changes to increase strength. The M730 is designed to better pair with modern tires so that they can better absorb chunder and chatter from the trail without being run at ungodly-high tire pressures. Nothing will spook you faster when you're charging a dusty line than drifting in a corner where you were anticipating feeling planted, so ENVE made the M730 to run with their new Protective Rim Strip that provides pinch-flat protection so that you can run your tire pressure lower for increased traction. The Protective Rim Strip isn't designed just to reduce pinch flats, though; it's intended to protect your rim in its entirety against harsh riding and impacts, so that harsh puncture flats aren't so likely to lead to rim failure. The carbon layup on the M730 is designed to resemble that of the M90's with the strength that you need for hard-hitting lines, but without compromising pedal-ability for long climbs to the top when you have to earn your laps. The rim width on the M730 might just land in our favorite sweet-spot at 30mm internal a...
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