Technical Stuff — Bontrager

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

Invest in hubs, and here's why.

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...

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HED Cycling – always a leader in cycling.

Aero Bontrager HED TT and Triathlon Wheel Builds

HED Cycling – always a leader in cycling.

For many years, the fastest road wheels in the world have been the result of the drive of one man, Steve Hed. He and his wife built up their small business from building wheels in their garage, to a global

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Loctite + Alloy Nipples = trouble

Bontrager Carbon DT Swiss HED Wheel Repairs

Loctite + Alloy Nipples = trouble

A personal friend called me up to discuss his Bontrager Aeolus wheels. These were specced with Bontrager sealed bearing hubs (with a DT Swiss freehub), DT Aerolite spokes (in glaring pianted white) and glorious HED Carbon clinchers. Sounds good so

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