B(ike)log — Cyclocross Wheels

Avant-Garde Nuance (AGN) The Avant-Garde Nuance (AGN), is our latest series of E.22 rims.  It is named exactly after our anonymous test team, which features a diverse group of wheel connoisseurs scattered over South East Asia. As the name suggests, it embraces the current reform in the industry, with the goal of testing and delivering vastly superior product, even if concepts are initially unconventional and unaccepted.  This new line presents the hallmark of modernism, and the series of finished products depict our vision of the future.  Essence & Development Two years following the success of the X-Series (nicknamed the Experiment), the AGN takes a...

Enve's latest wheel, the SES 4.5 AR Disc, is aerodynamically optimized, the company claims, for 28- to 30c road tires. This wheel is designed for the increased clearance of disc-brake road bikes, and seeks to capitalize on the growing interest in wider road tires. According to Enve’s press release, the 4.5 AR (All-Road) Disc was born out of a 2015 wheel test with Enve-sponsored Team MTN-Qhubeka (now Team Dimension Data) on some of Paris-Roubaix’s famed cobblestone sectors. Paris-Roubaix covers over 250 kilometers total; only about 50km is cobblestoned. But those kilometers often play an outsized role in who wins and loses, which is why equipment is...

Cyclocross-specific tire bed shape, ultra-low weight, softer ride, disc-only   High-end carbon tubular wheels for cyclocross racing have historically been little more than little more than repurposed road items (not unlike the sport of cyclocross itself, in fact). The new Enve CX wheels, however, are fully purpose-built for the task with a rim shape designed specifically around high-volume tubulars.  According to Enve, three factors make its new wheelset ideal for cyclocross.     The tire bed on the new Enve CX wheels is perfectly matched to 33mm-wide cyclocross tubulars First, the shape of the tire bed has a larger radius than what would typically...

Link to Original post: enve.com At ENVE we are driven to innovate products that deliver more confidence, speed, strength and reliability to your ride experience. Here’s an innovation report from 2015: Carbon MOUNTAIN STEM   Strong, lightweight, durable and optimized specifically for aggressive mountain use. The Mountain Stem is produced 100% in the USA. SES 4.5 The SES 4.5 ushered in a new generation of SES shape for more speed, stability, and optimization for use with 25mm tires and modern road bikes. M SERIES HV With the introduction of new higher volume enduro treads and the prolific use of wide tires for everyday trail...

October 22, 2015 – Ogden, Utah, USA – ENVE is pleased to announce a new cyclocross wheelset that has been developed specifically for racing. ENVE has long produced rim and wheel models that have proven themselves on the toughest cyclocross courses in the world, the ENVE CX targets cyclocross racers looking for the ultimate in cyclocross specific performance.  As such, the new wheel is available as a disc specific tubular model only. In terms of structure the new ENVE CX rim is designed to be more forgiving over rough and variable terrain. “A common thread in the feedback from our athletes was the desire for a more...