Technical Stuff — 29er
Invest in hubs, and here's why.
27.5" 29er Aero Alex Rims All Mountain Bontrager Carbon Classic Cyclocross DT Swiss Easton Enduro Gravel HED Hope Hplusson Hybrid Kinlin Lefty Nextie Novatec Pacenti Project321 Sapim Shimano Spank Stan's No Tubes Syntace Track and Fixed TT and Triathlon Tubeless Tune Velocity Wheel Builds Wheel Repairs White Industries XLR8 Hubs XLR8 Rims Zelvy Zipp
We've been doing this bike wheels thing for a while now, and there's one constant .... hubs are an investment. Buy wisely, and buy once. A good set of hubs will last several sets of rims. We recommend spending at least as much on hubs as the rest of the wheelset. Why? Aren't the rims the core of a wheelset? As we see it, rims are somewhat consumable. Certainly in the case of rim brake rims, as wear on the brake tracks will one day compromise rim integrity, and they'll need to be replaced. With the emergence of disc brakes...
Cannondale Ai Asymmetric System - a detailed explanation of an elegant solution to a complex problem.
29er All Mountain Carbon Cyclocross Enduro Gravel Lefty Nextie Project321 Wheel Builds Wheel Repairs
Our sponsored World Champs XC racer switched over to Cannondale recently, and she quickly needed some new wheels for her Cannondale "Ai" Scalpel. Ai stands for Asymmetric Integration and means the rear wheel has a specific 6mm dish (to the non drive side). More on that in a moment. She rides Project 321 hubs, and the beauty of the system is that standard hubs can be used, along with standard rims. From the wheel perspective, we have to build to a specific offset. Cannondale says the offset shifts the rear hub and drivetrain 6mm to the right, enabling super short chainstays without any of...