Product Description
Brand |
Reynolds |
Category |
BIKECOMPONENTS |
Seller |
Backcountry |
Explore new adventures off the beaten path with the ATR 650 Carbon Disc Wheelset from Reynolds. If your 'cross or gravel frame can accommodate the smaller diameter, yet wider hoops and tires, you're in for a boost of comfort, traction, and if the conditions are right, less rolling resistance. Just like it changed the landscape of mountain biking, more and more gravel riders are appreciating the lower pressure and grip that comes with running wider tires. For many, the fun on a drop bar bike begins where the smooth pavement ends and B roads begin. These wheels fully support your habit of traversing roads and trails with its wider and stronger carbon fiber rims designed to support plus road rubber. Equip your all-road bike with a set of ATR 650's and appropriate rubber and you'll experience a lightweight, stiff, and comfortable wheelset that'll improve the ride on bike tours or racing alike. The rims feature a healthy 23mm internal and a 32mm external width that plumps up road plus tires for a greater footprint that improves comfort, rolling resistance, and traction over chip seal county roads and gravel paths. The 40mm depth improves aerodynamics and increases stiffness making the bike more responsive and handles fast corners with surefootedness. Set up the tires tubeless and you'll enjoy a new world of suppleness and avoid pinch flats or most any other puncture induced deflations. These ATR rims are laced to Reynolds Allroad Disc hubs using 24 steel spokes on both the front and rear for lightweight performance and an excellent ride quality. A fast engaging freehub has a 10-degree pickup for 36 points of engagement letting you get back on the gas with very little lag. The hubs accommodate center lock disc rotor mounting which we prefer over 6-bolt as it is a quicker, stiffer interface and you can always use 6-bolt rotors with adapters. Disc brakes on gravel and all-road bikes is a no-brainer as it provides more powerful, predictable braking in all conditions. The...
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