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PhilipW

Monkey
Mar 13, 2007
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Are these going to be sold separately? Are they going to only be 28H or will there be a 32H?

These could be my next rims.
LG1+ rimz - 32h only for now
TRS+ - 24, 28, 32 in 26", 32 in 29"

As Chris mentioned, the idea behind the rims is to be as strong as aluminum and approaching carbon weight, at a fraction of the cost.
 

mtg

Green with Envy
Sep 21, 2009
1,862
1,604
Denver, CO
Phillip,

Are the DH rims UST? It looks like they have standard spoke holes that would need to be sealed, but how about the rim shape itself?
 

dropmachine

Turbo Monkey
Sep 7, 2001
2,922
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Your face.
e13 has a history of putting out nothing but stellar products. Honestly I can't remember the last time they put out something sketchy or silly. I am more than willing to bet those wheels are going to kick all kinds of ass. Also the pricing is MSRP, so they will be cheaper in stores no doubt.

I am super curious about the wheels myself. Has anyone else ever done a scandium rim before?
 

marshalolson

Turbo Monkey
May 25, 2006
1,770
519
IIRC the XTR rims were (or maybe still are) scandium.
in know the m975 wheels were scandium. those wheels were pretty strong too. the rims were stiff enough that they often popped the good 15-17-15g double nippled straight pull spokes, but those rims could take some pretty major abuse.

que me up for ordering a set of those trail wheels the minute they are available.
 

gemini2k

Turbo Monkey
Jul 31, 2005
3,526
117
San Francisco
About Scandium "An Al-5.25Mg alloy containing 2.5% magnesium showed a
yield strength of 365 MPa, more
than double the strength of the
scandium-free alloy. Scandium
provides the highest increment of
strengthening per atom percent of
any alloying element when added
to aluminum."

Also Scandium doping/alloying improves fatigue live, improves "weldability", grain structure, and makes it easier to heat treat

http://www.dunand.northwestern.edu/refs/files/JOM-0302-35.pdf
 

dump

Turbo Monkey
Oct 12, 2001
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e13 has a history of putting out nothing but stellar products. Honestly I can't remember the last time they put out something sketchy or silly. I am more than willing to bet those wheels are going to kick all kinds of ass. Also the pricing is MSRP, so they will be cheaper in stores no doubt.
Yup - this is why e13 gets my vote! They know their stuff and do a damn good job.
 

manhattanprjkt83

Rusty Trombone
Jul 10, 2003
9,646
1,216
Nilbog
i have been really looking fwd to seeing the pedals hit the market but i am really wondering why they aren't thinner...

Thin pedals make all kinds of sense...
 

ianjenn

Turbo Monkey
Sep 12, 2006
3,001
704
SLO
i have been really looking fwd to seeing the pedals hit the market but i am really wondering why they aren't thinner...

Thin pedals make all kinds of sense...
They dont actually look that thick. Those vectors are not showing it well. I will try and get some shots next to the 26 pedals sometime soon. The pins are over an inch long! AHAHAHAHAH
 

'size

Turbo Monkey
May 30, 2007
2,000
338
AZ
Thickness should be 17mm with the plates, 14mm without. Thin enough while keeping long term durability...
thanks philip!

do you happen to have any info regarding the following:?

is the TRS+ rim an actual UST spec (bead) rim? or 'tubeless ready' like a stan's rim? the slideshow's audio and text say two different things.
 
Dec 7, 2009
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Cloud Kiwi
Getting a set of the hubs to build up a set of 29er wheels to get them even stiffer
Got some Mavic SLR Crossmaxx 29ers my frame flexes before these do and I'm 200lbs, dam wheels are so stiff its a ball busting 29er ride, sort of wish for some softer wheels for more comfort but hell they roll fast too so no gain without pain right:D.
 
Dec 7, 2009
197
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Cloud Kiwi
Butch's DHR build took quicker than the pedals coming to market....
Yeah but has Butch actually got pedals on that DHR yet :D

Norbar: I like your thinking those Easton Havoc are awesome wheels and light for DH set, I may yet be persuaded away from my Hadley fav rim build sets in future by those Havoc's.

Those pedals look a little thick by todays stds ;)
 

captainspauldin

intrigued by a pole
May 14, 2007
1,263
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Jersey Shore
Interesting.. so they list all the single ringle guides that were 32-36T compatible as 33-36T, I guess they're trying to steer everyone to the 32T-specific SRS+ for 32T setups? I doubt they would re-design all the 32-36T stuff to only work with 33-36T, so maybe just a 'marketing' change?
 

ZoRo

Turbo Monkey
Sep 28, 2004
1,224
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MTL
Bumping this up. Anybody got significant time on the new pedals. Curious. They look good.
 

dump

Turbo Monkey
Oct 12, 2001
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Bumping this up. Anybody got significant time on the new pedals. Curious. They look good.
Was going to get in on the first batch shipped last october, but decided to wait since it would be months before I got to ride them.

Also interested to hear impressions.
 

norbar

KESSLER PROBLEM. Just cause
Jun 7, 2007
11,368
1,606
Warsaw :/
I doubt that. It's good for the local trails but for the hairy ones even on super grip pedals you need some stealth rubber.

I'm also not a fan of proprietary pins. They look good but I'm not sold yet.