26, 27.5 and 29 inches. With three wheel sizes, it is becoming increasingly difficult to cover the entire market in just one test. Our selection therefore focusses on particularly innovative concepts and solutions within the three sizes. In addition to the usual comparison test with all the measured values relating to the wheel, we also got to the bottom of various questions:
1. how much does the larger diameter really affect stiffness, inertia and weight?
2. can classically constructed wheels keep up with system wheels?
3. how do lightweight carbon rims perform in the puncture test?
4. do wider rims really bring advantages?
5. which concept increases the stiffness of large 29er wheels?
We have tested the following wheelsets for you:
26 inch wheels:
Reynolds MTN AM Carbon
Spank Oozy Factory Wheelset
Syntace W30 MX
Wheels in 27.5 inch/650B in the test:
DT Swiss M 1700 Spline
SRAM Rise 40
Tune 650B 3.C
Whizz Wheels Hope Pro
29 inch wheels:
bike ahead composites ac-29 biturbo
E*Thirteen TRS+ 29
Roval Control Carbon
You can read the entire test of the 26, 27.5 and 29 inch wheels from BIKE 5/2013 in the PDF download below.
