Newmen are a small brand from the Allgäu region of Germany, very close to the Alps. And while some of you may not have heard of them, they’ve been featured on Pinkbike multiple times and received praise for their functional, clever approach to product development. Despite being a small outfit, they design, engineer, and test a hell of a lot in-house; 80% of their hub machining is done across the road from their headquarters. Their aluminum Evolution A.30 wheels received high praise a year ago for their no-nonsense approach with solid performance, and now its the carbon fiber Advanced SL A.30 that we’re looking at.
Newmen continued along the path of strong and light aluminum wheels, never really thinking that a carbon fiber rim would make much sense for enduro or DH applications. But customers and fans of Newmen pushed hard for exactly this, and Newmen decided to oblige.
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