Enve is entering new territory with their brand new AM30 carbon wheelset. The rims are still made in the US, but the $1,600 price tag is much less than what we’ve come to expect from Enve, and even better, the spoke nipples are now located on the outside of the rim – no more pulling off rim strips to true a wheel or replace a spoke. The wheels are intended for bikes with between 110 – 180mm of travel with 2.3 – 2.6″ tires, a range that reflects the breadth of the trail / enduro category these days.
The AM30 wheels use a new rim profile that has a 30mm internal width and a height of just 20 millimeters, 7 millimeters less than Enve’s M730 rims. That lower height is intended to provide better damping and impact absorption, reducing the likelihood of a broken rim.
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