
Crikey.
They’re hookless rims (seriously – why did we ever use hooks in the first place? They’re so passé). And they have new “double time” hub and pawl geometry. So lots of pawl engagement – there are 4 pawls, and 26 teeth in the ratchet ring – but only two pawls engage at a time. So 52 effective engagement points for a nice smooth buzz.
In their lightest configuration (you can tweak axles and XD or regular freehub), a pair of 27.5in wheels weighs a claimed 1390g; the 29in option weighs a claimed 1430g.
The cheapest option will set you back £1512 (that’s £722 for the front wheel, and £790 for the rear). Add on £30 to the front hub price if you want the Predictive front hub for Rockshox’s new RS-1 fork.
More details from SRAM
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How much!!!!!?
chris_db – that’s what the SRAM copywriter thought!
“damn, I’m gonna have to really sell the crap out of these”
I was sold when they said ‘Bigger wins’!
How big is a big win? Coming first is normally as good as is possible.
(I’m clearly not cut out for a career in marketing)
… !! … For that price I would quite like a free bike to connect them together.
The price of high end bike kit is spiralling out of control and it would wonderfully ironic if SRAM sold none of these !